What is LinkCheck by Siteimprove?
LinkCheck by Siteimprove is a web crawler that analyzes websites for quality assurance, accessibility compliance, SEO optimization, and digital governance as part of Siteimprove's comprehensive content intelligence platform. Agent Analytics can track when it visits your website.
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Expected Behavior
LinkCheck by Siteimprove maps sites the way its customers' SEO tools need, following internal links to build a full picture of structure, content, and ranking signals. Expect thorough crawls rather than spot checks, with frequency rising when your site or your competitors are actively monitored in its tools.
Overview
| Operated By | Siteimprove |
| Expected To Follow Robots.txt | Yes |
| Insights Last Updated | July 6, 2026 |
Robots.txt Blocked Percentage
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Robots.txt Blocking Trend
As of July 6, 2026, 0% of top websites block LinkCheck by Siteimprove in their robots.txt files.
Overall SEO Crawler Traffic
As of July 6, 2026, 2.4% of all web traffic came from SEO crawlers.
This data reflects agent visits measured across thousands of websites using Agent Analytics, combined with daily scans of the world's top 1000 websites and their robots.txt files.
How To Block LinkCheck by Siteimprove
Add this rule to your robots.txt file to block LinkCheck by Siteimprove from accessing your entire website. You can customize which pages are blocked by swapping out / for a different path.
User-agent: LinkCheck by Siteimprove # https://knownagents.com/agents/linkcheck-by-siteimprove
Disallow: /Frequently Asked Questions
Should I Block LinkCheck by Siteimprove?
Only if you want your own pages and outbound links out of those tools. LinkCheck by Siteimprove collects the ranking and backlink data behind SEO tools, likely including ones you or your agency use, and it does not change how search engines rank you. Blocking it will not hide your backlink profile either, because backlinks are discovered on the sites that link to you. Almost none of the top websites we track have robots.txt rules for LinkCheck by Siteimprove right now.
Does LinkCheck by Siteimprove Respect Robots.txt?
Yes. LinkCheck by Siteimprove is expected to honor robots.txt rules, so a disallow rule is the right first move. Automatic Robots.txt adds and maintains that rule for you, and Agent Analytics confirms LinkCheck by Siteimprove actually honors it.
Does LinkCheck by Siteimprove Access Private Content?
Login walls stop it. LinkCheck by Siteimprove analyzes public pages for rankings, links, and site structure.
Why Is LinkCheck by Siteimprove Visiting My Website?
Your domain shows up in the ranking, backlink, and competitor data LinkCheck by Siteimprove's operator sells. If anyone tracks your site or your competitors in an SEO tool, LinkCheck by Siteimprove visits you.
How Can I Tell if LinkCheck by Siteimprove Is Visiting My Website?
Agent Analytics tracks LinkCheck by Siteimprove visits in real time alongside every other known AI agent, crawler, and scraper. You can also check your server logs for requests whose user agent string contains "LinkCheck by Siteimprove". Look for full site crawls that follow your internal links. Keep in mind that LinkCheck by Siteimprove doesn't publish a verification method, so any client can claim its user agent string and a log match is a hint rather than proof.