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What is WhatsApp?
About
WhatsApp is a fetcher operated by Meta. 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.
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
Other Websites
Access Control
Should I Block WhatsApp?
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 |
|---|---|
WhatsApp |
Should match instances of WhatsApp |
You can block WhatsApp or limit its access by setting user agent token rules in your website's robots.txt.
# robots.txt
# This blocks WhatsApp
User-agent: WhatsApp
Disallow: /