DataForSeoBot

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What is DataForSeoBot?

About

DataForSeoBot is an SEO crawler operated by DataForSEO. It's not currently known to be artificially intelligent or AI-related. If you think that's incorrect or can provide more detail about its purpose, please contact us.

Track DataForSeoBot Visiting Your Website
You can see when DataForSeoBot visits your website using the API or WordPress plugin.
Set Up Agent Analytics

Detail

Operator DataForSEO
Documentation https://dataforseo.com/dataforseo-bot

Type

SEO Crawler
Discovers search engine optimization insights

Expected Behavior

SEO (Search Engine Optimization) crawlers do not adhere to a fixed visitation schedule for websites. The frequency of visits varies widely based on several factors, including the search keywords it ranks for, and how many other websites link to it.

Insights

DataForSeoBot's Activity on Your Website

Half of your traffic probably comes from artificial agents, and there are more of them every day. Track their activity with the API or WordPress plugin.

Set Up Agent Analytics

Other Websites

3%
of top websites are currently blocking DataForSeoBot in some way
Learn How →

Access Control

Should I Block DataForSeoBot?

Probably not, especially if you benefit from an SEO service yourself. However, you might choose to block them if you're concerned about things like server resource usage.

Using Robots.txt

User Agent Token Description
DataForSeoBot Should match instances of DataForSeoBot

You can block DataForSeoBot or limit its access by setting user agent token rules in your website's robots.txt.

# robots.txt
# This should block DataForSeoBot

User-agent: DataForSeoBot
Disallow: /

Instead of doing this manually, you can use the API or Wordpress plugin to keep your robots.txt updated with the latest known AI scrapers, crawlers, and assistants automatically.

Set Up Automatic Robots.txt