2ip bot
What is 2ip bot?
About
2ip bot is a developer helper operated by 2IP. 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. Set up Dark Visitors agent analytics to see how often 2ip bot visits your website.
Detail
Operator | 2IP |
Type
Expected Behavior
Developer helpers generally visit websites on direct behalf of a user who is evaluating some feature or attribute. Visits can be one-off or part of a larger crawl.
Analytics
Visits to Your Website
Half of your traffic probably comes from artificial agents, and there are more of them every day. Track their activity with agent analytics.
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Robots.txt
Should I Block 2ip bot?
Probably not. Developer helpers are normally used to optimize or find problems with your website.
How Do I Block 2ip bot?
You can block 2ip bot 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.
User Agent Token | Description |
---|---|
2ip bot |
Should match instances of 2ip bot |
# robots.txt
# This should block 2ip bot
User-agent: 2ip bot
Disallow: /
Recommended Solution
Instead of doing this manually, use automatic robots.txt to keep your rules updated with the latest AI scrapers, crawlers, and assistants automatically.
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