Twitterbot
Last updated 20 hours ago.
What is Twitterbot?
About
Twitterbot is a fetcher operated by X. 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.
Track Twitterbot Visiting Your Website
You can see when Twitterbot visits your website using the API or WordPress plugin.
Detail
Operator | X |
Documentation | https://developer.twitter.com/en/docs/twitter-for-websites/cards/guides/troubleshooting-cards |
Type
Fetcher
Fetches web content on behalf of an app
Expected Behavior
Fetchers visit websites on-demand. They're normally dispatched by apps to present metadata about a link (e.g. the title and thumbnail image) to a user.
Insights
Twitterbot's Activity on Your Website
Other Websites
Access Control
Should I Block Twitterbot?
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.
Using Robots.txt
User Agent Token | Description |
---|---|
Twitterbot |
Should match instances of Twitterbot |
You can block Twitterbot or limit its access by setting user agent token rules in your website's robots.txt.
# robots.txt
# This should block Twitterbot
User-agent: Twitterbot
Disallow: /