Erfan Azimi Leaked Google Search’s Internal Engineering Documentation

Matteo Bodi
3 min readJun 2, 2024
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What many SEO experts suspected is confirmed by a leak in recent days.
The material was spotted on GitHub, a platform for developers, by Erfan Azimi, CEO of the Digital Eagle company, and it is one of the largest leaks the company has faced in recent times.

Google confirmed the leak but “we caution against making inaccurate assumptions about how Search works based on decontextualized, outdated or incomplete information,” a Google spokesperson told The Register, responding to those who took advantage of this opportunity. leak to revive the debate on search engine transparency. “We shared information about how Search works and the types of factors our systems evaluate, while also working to protect the integrity of our results from manipulation,” the spokesperson said.

The recent leak of Google Search’s internal algorithm documentation has revealed significant insights into the search engine’s ranking mechanisms. The leak, which involved Google’s Content Warehouse API documentation, provides a detailed look at the factors that influence search rankings and has notable implications for SEO practices.

Key takeaways from the leak include:

  1. Importance of Links: Links continue to play a crucial role in…

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