SiteAuditBot

Last updated 17 hours ago.

What is SiteAuditBot?

About

SiteAuditBot is a developer helper operated by Semrush. 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 see how often SiteAuditBot visits your website by setting up Dark Visitors agent analytics.

Detail

Operator Semrush
Documentation http://semrush.com/bot.html

Type

Developer Helper
Used by developers to test website functionality

Expected Behavior

Developer helpers generally visit websites on direct behalf of a user who is evaluating some feature or attribute. Visits can be one-off or part of a larger crawl.

Agent Analytics

Visits to Your Website

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Top Websites

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Robots.txt

Should I Block SiteAuditBot?

Probably not. Developer helpers are normally used to optimize or find problems with your website.

How Do I Block SiteAuditBot?

You can block SiteAuditBot 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
SiteAuditBot Should match instances of SiteAuditBot
# robots.txt
# This should block SiteAuditBot

User-agent: SiteAuditBot
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.