Official statement
A 304 response (not modified) does not count against the crawl budget. Google can reuse this request to crawl something else on the site. The 304 code helps Google understand how often pages are updated without decreasing the overall crawl rate.
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TL;DR
The 304 code does not reduce your crawl budget. Google reuses it to look at other content on your site. Keep optimizing your pages without fear of exhausting your crawl resources.
❓ Frequently Asked Questions
Le code 304 économise-t-il vraiment mon crawl budget ?
Oui, le code 304 n'est pas comptabilisé dans votre crawl budget, ce qui optimise l'allocation des ressources de Google sur votre site.
Dois-je m'inquiéter de la fréquence des 304 ?
Non, tant que vos pages essentielles sont bien crawlées, le reste de votre crawl budget peut être consommé par d'autres pages.
Mon serveur peut-il mal gérer des 304 ?
Assurez-vous que vos serveurs reviennent correctement les codes d'état HTTP pour éviter des malentendus avec les crawlers.
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