What is nyt_scraping?
nyt_scraping is a web scraping bot operated by The New York Times. It is used to collect content from websites for The New York Times' purposes. Agent Analytics can track when it visits your website.
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Expected Behavior
nyt_scraping behaves however its operator configured it, and scrapers as a category are the least polite bots on the web. Expect anything from slow careful extraction to rapid page hammering, robots.txt ignored, and user agent strings that change when blocked. Watch its volume and speed rather than trusting its label.
Overview
| Operated By | The New York Times |
| 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 nyt_scraping in their robots.txt files.
Overall Scraper Traffic
As of July 6, 2026, 0.5% of all web traffic came from scrapers.
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 nyt_scraping
Add this rule to your robots.txt file to block nyt_scraping from accessing your entire website. You can customize which pages are blocked by swapping out / for a different path.
User-agent: nyt_scraping # https://knownagents.com/agents/nyt-scraping
Disallow: /Frequently Asked Questions
Should I Block nyt_scraping?
Often yes. nyt_scraping extracts content at scale, and scrapers in this category commonly republish or resell what they take. There is rarely an upside for the website being scraped, and copies of your content elsewhere can compete with your own pages in search. Almost none of the top websites we track have robots.txt rules for nyt_scraping right now.
Does nyt_scraping Respect Robots.txt?
Yes. nyt_scraping 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 nyt_scraping actually honors it.
Does nyt_scraping Access Private Content?
Assume nyt_scraping will try. Scrapers routinely ignore robots.txt, and some go after paywalled or gated content when it has value. Real authentication stops most of them. Politeness conventions stop almost none of them.
Why Is nyt_scraping Visiting My Website?
Your site has data nyt_scraping's operator wants, like prices, listings, contact details, or articles. Scrapers target sites deliberately, so repeated visits mean your content specifically is the goal.
How Can I Tell if nyt_scraping Is Visiting My Website?
Agent Analytics tracks nyt_scraping 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 "nyt_scraping". Look for fast sequential requests across many pages. Keep in mind that nyt_scraping 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.