ContextAd Bot
What is ContextAd Bot?
About
ContextAd Bot is an uncategorized agent. 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 ContextAd Bot visits your website.
Type
Expected Behavior
Behavior will vary depending on whether this agent is a search engine crawler, data scraper, archiver, one-off fetcher, etc.
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 ContextAd Bot?
It's difficult to say without a type. Its purposes could either be good or bad for your website, depending on what it is.
How Do I Block ContextAd Bot?
You can block ContextAd 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 |
|---|---|
ContextAd Bot |
Should match instances of ContextAd Bot |
# robots.txt
# This should block ContextAd Bot
User-agent: ContextAd 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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