Screaming Frog SEO Spider

What is Screaming Frog SEO Spider?

About

Screaming Frog SEO Spider is an SEO crawler operated by Screaming Frog. If you think this is incorrect or can provide additional detail about its purpose, please contact us. You can see how often Screaming Frog SEO Spider visits your website by setting up Dark Visitors Agent Analytics.

Agent Type

SEO Crawler
Discovers search engine optimization insights

Expected Behavior

SEO crawlers analyze websites to gather search optimization data like keyword rankings, backlink profiles, site structure, and page performance. Most of them also build up proprietary databases that power SEO analytics tools and competitive intelligence platforms. Crawl frequency varies based on factors like site authority, backlink popularity, ranking performance, and whether the site is actively monitored by the service's customers. These crawlers typically perform comprehensive site scans, following internal links to map site architecture and assess optimization opportunities.

Detail

Operated By Screaming Frog
Last Updated 1 day ago

Insights

Top Website Robots.txts

1%
1% of top websites are blocking Screaming Frog SEO Spider
Learn How →

Country of Origin

United States
Screaming Frog SEO Spider normally visits from the United States

Global Traffic

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The percentage of all internet traffic coming from SEO Crawlers

Top Visited Website Categories

Games
Computers and Electronics
Business and Industrial
Beauty and Fitness
Books and Literature
How Do I Get These Insights for My Website?
Use the WordPress plugin, Node.js package, or API to get started in seconds.
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Robots.txt

Should I Block Screaming Frog SEO Spider?

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.

How Do I Block Screaming Frog SEO Spider?

You can block Screaming Frog SEO Spider or limit its access by setting user agent token rules in your website's robots.txt. Set up Dark Visitors Agent Analytics to check whether it's actually following them.

How Do I Block All SEO Crawlers?
Serve a continuously updating robots.txt that blocks new SEO crawlers automatically.
Set Up Automatic Robots.txt →
User Agent String Screaming Frog SEO Spider/22.2 
# In your robots.txt ...

User-agent: Screaming Frog SEO Spider # https://darkvisitors.com/agents/screaming-frog-seo-spider
Disallow: /

⚠️ Manual Robots.txt Editing Is Not Scalable

New agents are created every day. We recommend setting up Dark Visitors Automatic Robots.txt if you want to block all agents of this type.

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