What Is Superfeedr bot?
Superfeedr bot is a feed fetching crawler operated by Superfeedr, a real-time RSS and feed API service. The bot visits websites to retrieve and parse RSS, Atom, and JSON feeds on behalf of subscribers who use Superfeedr's platform to monitor content updates. Superfeedr provides push notifications for new feed entries, helping publishers distribute content and subscribers track updates across millions of websites and blogs in real-time. You can see how often Superfeedr bot 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 | Superfeedr |
| Last Updated | 5 hours ago |
Top Website Robots.txts
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Top Website Blocking Trend Over Time
The percentage of the world's top 1000 websites who are blocking Superfeedr bot
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.
User-agent: Superfeedr bot # https://darkvisitors.com/agents/superfeedr-bot
Disallow: /Frequently Asked Questions About Superfeedr bot
Should I Block Superfeedr bot?
No. Blocking fetchers prevents link previews from appearing when your content is shared on social media, messaging apps, and other platforms. This significantly reduces click-through rates and social engagement. Link previews are crucial for content distribution.
How Do I Block Superfeedr bot?
If you want to, you can block or limit Superfeedr bot's access by configuring user agent token rules in your robots.txt file. The best way to do this is using Automatic Robots.txt, which blocks all agents of this type and updates continuously as new agents are released. While the vast majority of agents operated by reputable companies honor these robots.txt directives, bad actors may choose to ignore them entirely. In that case, you'll need to implement alternative blocking methods such as firewall rules or server-level restrictions. You can verify whether Superfeedr bot is respecting your rules by setting up Agent Analytics to monitor its visits to your website.
Will Blocking Superfeedr bot Hurt My SEO?
Blocking fetchers will hurt your social SEO and content distribution. Link previews significantly improve click-through rates from social media, messaging apps, and other platforms. Without previews, your content appears less engaging when shared, reducing social signals that can indirectly benefit search rankings.
Does Superfeedr bot Access Private Content?
Fetchers only access the specific URLs that users share or embed, without credentials or authentication. They're designed to retrieve publicly accessible metadata and preview information. Fetchers don't crawl beyond the shared URL and can't access private content unless the shared link itself provides public access to otherwise private information.
How Can I Tell if Superfeedr bot Is Visiting My Website?
Setting up Agent Analytics will give you realtime visibility into Superfeedr bot visiting your website, along with hundreds of other AI agents, crawlers, and scrapers. This will also let you measure human traffic to your website coming from AI search and chat LLM platforms like ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Gemini.
Why Is Superfeedr bot Visiting My Website?
Superfeedr bot visited your site because someone shared one of your URLs on a social platform, messaging app, or another service that generates link previews. The fetcher was triggered when the link was posted to retrieve your page's title, description, and preview image.
How Can I Authenticate Visits From Superfeedr bot?
Agent Analytics authenticates agent visits from many agents, letting you know whether each one was actually from that agent, or spoofed by a bad actor. This helps you identify suspicious traffic patterns and make informed decisions about blocking or allowing specific user agents.