What Is Statabot?
Statabot is StataCorp's web crawler that searches for and indexes Stata statistical software table of contents files (stata.toc) for software package management. You can see how often Statabot visits your website by setting up Dark Visitors Agent Analytics.
Agent Type
Expected Behavior
Fetchers retrieve metadata from web pages to generate link previews in social media platforms, messaging apps, and content aggregators. They're triggered on-demand when users share or post links, fetching information like titles, descriptions, and thumbnail images. Traffic is unpredictable and correlates with how often your content is shared. Viral content may trigger thousands of fetcher requests in a short period. Fetchers typically access only the shared URL rather than crawling your site.
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| Operated By | StataCorp LLC |
| Last Updated | 1 day ago |
Top Website Robots.txts
Country of Origin
Top Website Blocking Trend Over Time
The percentage of the world's top 1000 websites who are blocking Statabot
Overall Fetcher Traffic
The percentage of all internet traffic coming from fetchers
Robots.txt
In this example, all pages are blocked. You can customize which pages are off-limits by swapping out / for a different disallowed path.
# In your robots.txt ...
User-agent: Statabot # https://https://darkvisitors.com/agents/statabot
Disallow: /Frequently Asked Questions About Statabot
Should I Block Statabot?
Probably not. If you block a fetcher, it won't be able to fetch the metadata it needs to display a link preview. Fewer people will click on the link to your website without this.
How Do I Block Statabot?
You can block Statabot 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.