Gigabot
What is Gigabot?
About
Gigabot is the web crawler used by Gigablast, an independent U.S. search engine that crawls and indexes web content using its own proprietary search algorithms and database. You can see how often Gigabot visits your website by setting up Dark Visitors Agent Analytics.
Expected Behavior
Search engine crawlers do not adhere to a fixed visitation schedule for websites. The frequency of visits varies widely based on several factors, including popularity, the rate at which its content is updated, and the website's overall trustworthiness. Websites with fresh, high-quality content tend to be crawled more frequently, while less active or less reputable sites may be visited less often.
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Detail
| Operated By | Gigablast |
| Last Updated | 13 hours ago |
Insights
Top Website Robots.txts
Country of Origin
Global Traffic
The percentage of all internet traffic coming from Search Engine Crawlers
Robots.txt
Should I Block Gigabot?
Probably not. Search engine crawlers power search engines, which are a useful way for users to discover your website. In fact, blocking search engine crawlers could severely reduce your traffic.
How Do I Block Gigabot?
You can block Gigabot 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 | Gigabot/1.0 |
# In your robots.txt ...
User-agent: Gigabot # https://darkvisitors.com/agents/gigabot
Disallow: /
⚠️ Manual Robots.txt Editing Is Not Scalable
New agents are created every day. We recommend setting up Dark Visitors Automatic Robots.txt if you want to block all agents of this type.