Cloudflare Custom Hostname Verification
What is Cloudflare Custom Hostname Verification?
About
Cloudflare Custom Hostname Verification is an SEO crawler. 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. You can see how often Cloudflare Custom Hostname Verification visits your website by setting up Dark Visitors agent analytics.
Type
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.
Agent 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.
Top Websites
Robots.txt
Should I Block Cloudflare Custom Hostname Verification?
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 Cloudflare Custom Hostname Verification?
You can block Cloudflare Custom Hostname Verification 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 |
|---|---|
Cloudflare Custom Hostname Verification |
Should match instances of Cloudflare Custom Hostname Verification |
# robots.txt
# This should block Cloudflare Custom Hostname Verification
User-agent: Cloudflare Custom Hostname Verification
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.
Global Bot & LLM Traffic
SEO Crawlers
The overall volume of internet traffic coming from SEO Crawlers
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