Status

Google Search result links degraded

Affected

Google Search API

Started

Nov 4, 2026, 23:00 UTC

Resolved

Nov 5, 2026, 20:20 UTC

1. Started · Nov 4, 2026, 23:00 UTC

   Google began delaying some /goto links, so we couldn't always resolve them during a search. Some requests were affected a few hours earlier. JSON responses could contain fewer results, and HTML could keep more /goto links instead of destination URLs.

2. Mitigated · Nov 5, 2026, 15:38 UTC

   Google Search JSON began keeping affected results, with the full /goto link in url. Those links could be sent to the Google Link Decoder to get the destination.

3. Resolved · Nov 5, 2026, 20:20 UTC

   Result links returned to normal levels, and no integration change is needed. A small share of links can still fail to resolve during a search.

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