Cloudflare Custom Hostname Verification
What is Cloudflare Custom Hostname Verification?
About
Cloudflare Custom Hostname Verification is an SEO crawler. If you think this is incorrect or can provide additional 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.
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.
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Last Updated | 3 hours ago |
Insights
Top Website Robots.txts
Country of Origin
Global Traffic
The percentage of all internet traffic coming from SEO Crawlers
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 String | Cloudflare Custom Hostname Verification |
# robots.txt
# This should block Cloudflare Custom Hostname Verification
User-agent: Cloudflare Custom Hostname Verification
Disallow: /