WellKnownBot
Last updated 15 hours ago.
What is WellKnownBot?
About
WellKnownBot is a developer helper operated by Well-Known. 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.
Detail
Operator | Well-Known |
Documentation | https://well-known.dev/about/ |
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.
Insights
Activity on Your Website
Other Websites
Access Control
Should I Block WellKnownBot?
Probably not. Developer helpers are normally used to optimize or find problems with your website.
Using Robots.txt
User Agent Token | Description |
---|---|
WellKnownBot |
Should match instances of WellKnownBot |
You can block WellKnownBot or limit its access by setting user agent token rules in your website's robots.txt.
# robots.txt
# This should block WellKnownBot
User-agent: WellKnownBot
Disallow: /