Screaming Frog SEO Spider
What is Screaming Frog SEO Spider?
About
Screaming Frog SEO Spider is an SEO crawler operated by Screaming Frog. 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.
You can set up agent analytics to see when Screaming Frog SEO Spider visits your website.
Detail
| Operator | Screaming Frog |
| Documentation | https://screamingfrog.co.uk/seo-spider/ |
Type
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
Screaming Frog SEO Spider Visiting Your Website
Other Websites
Access Control
Should I Block Screaming Frog SEO Spider?
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
You can block Screaming Frog SEO Spider or limit its access by setting user agent token rules in your website's robots.txt. We recommend setting up agent analytics to check whether it's actually following them.
| User Agent Token | Description |
|---|---|
Screaming Frog SEO Spider |
Should match instances of Screaming Frog SEO Spider |
# robots.txt
# This should block Screaming Frog SEO Spider
User-agent: Screaming Frog SEO Spider
Disallow: /