dotbot
Operated by Moz. Last seen today.
What is dotbot?
About
dotbot is an SEO crawler operated by Moz. 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.
Detail
| Website | https://moz.com/help/moz-procedures/crawlers/dotbot |
Type
SEO Crawler
Discovers search engine optimization insights
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.
Insights
Other Websites
Access Control
Should I Block dotbot?
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.
Using Robots.txt
| User Agent Token | Description |
|---|---|
dotbot |
Should match instances of dotbot |
You can block dotbot or limit its access by setting user agent token rules in your website's robots.txt.
# robots.txt
# This blocks dotbot
User-agent: dotbot
Disallow: /