OpenindexSpider
What is OpenindexSpider?
About
OpenindexSpider is a scraper operated by Openindex. 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
Operator | Openindex |
Type
Expected Behavior
Due to the wide variety of use cases, there's no way to accurately predict visitation behavior. Scrapers are notorious for ignoring robots.txt rules and accessing disallowed content. This is especially true if they're dispatched to achieve a specific goal rather than for some general purpose.
Insights
OpenindexSpider's Activity on Your Website
Other Websites
Access Control
Should I Block OpenindexSpider?
Probably. Scrapers usually download publicly available internet content, which is freely accessible by default. However, you might want to block them if you don't want your content to be used for unauthorized purposes.
Using Robots.txt
User Agent Token | Description |
---|---|
OpenindexSpider |
Should match instances of OpenindexSpider |
You can block OpenindexSpider or limit its access by setting user agent token rules in your website's robots.txt.
# robots.txt
# This should block OpenindexSpider
User-agent: OpenindexSpider
Disallow: /