# Googlebot keeps throwing MethodNotAllowed errors in Application#index

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/googlebot-keeps-throwing-methodnotallowed-errors-in-application-index/174241>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [August 23, 2009, 5:53am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/googlebot-keeps-throwing-methodnotallowed-errors-in-application-index/174241 "2009-08-23T05:53:46Z")\
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**Author:** ![andrew](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/f19dbf/32.png) [@andrew](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/andrew)\
**Post date:** [August 23, 2009, 5:53am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/googlebot-keeps-throwing-methodnotallowed-errors-in-application-index/174241/1 "2009-08-23T05:53:46Z")

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Hi guys,

Does anyone know how to solve this problem? As long as my app has  
lived, Googlebot (IP 66.249.68.199) brings up the  
ActionController::MethodNotAllowed error several times a week, saying  
“Only put requests are allowed.” How is Googlebot even accessing  
Application#index (I assume this is the application controller), and  
why are only post requests allowed? Thanks.

Rails 2.3.2

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**Author:** ![andrew](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/f19dbf/32.png) [@andrew](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/andrew)\
**Post date:** [August 23, 2009, 10:00am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/googlebot-keeps-throwing-methodnotallowed-errors-in-application-index/174241/2 "2009-08-23T10:00:10Z")

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2009/8/23 Andrew [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid):

> Rails 2.3.2  
> What is the exact url that it is trying to access?

Colin