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# DataForSeoBot

> DataForSeoBot is a SEO tool crawler run by DataForSEO. It crawls pages and adds the links it finds to DataForSEO's backlink database.

- Operator: DataForSEO
- Kind: SEO tool crawler
- robots.txt token: DataForSeoBot
- Follows robots.txt: yes
- Source: https://dataforseo.com/dataforseo-bot (checked 2026-11-05)
- Page: https://invisit.dev/bots/dataforseobot

## What is DataForSeoBot?

It crawls pages and adds the links it finds to DataForSEO's backlink database.

Crawls for an SEO product: backlink indexes, site audits, rank data. It sends no visitors; blocking it is common and harmless.

DataForSEO lists its subnets on its bot page. Its default crawl delay is 5 seconds.

- [DataForSEO’s documentation](https://dataforseo.com/dataforseo-bot)

## DataForSeoBot user agent

DataForSEO documents this user agent for DataForSeoBot. Version numbers in it change over time, so match on the name, not the whole string.

```
Mozilla/5.0 (compatible; DataForSeoBot; +https://dataforseo.com/dataforseo-bot)
```

## Should you block DataForSeoBot?

Block it freely if the load bothers you. It sends no visitors; the only cost is that the tool’s users, your competitors included, see less of your site.

## How to block DataForSeoBot in robots.txt

Add a group for its token to robots.txt at the root of your site.

A bot follows only the group that names it, so it ignores your `User-agent: *` rules once it has a group of its own. Repeat any paths you also want kept from it there.

```
User-agent: DataForSeoBot
Disallow: /
```

- [Build a robots.txt for AI bots](https://invisit.dev/tools/robots-txt-generator)

## How to verify a request is really DataForSeoBot

Anyone can send any user agent, so the string alone proves nothing.

DataForSEO publishes the IP ranges DataForSeoBot crawls from. A request that claims to be DataForSeoBot from any other address is not DataForSeoBot.

Or check by reverse DNS: look up the hostname of the request’s IP, confirm it ends in `dataforseo.com`, then look that hostname up again and confirm it points back to the same IP.

- [DataForSeoBot IP ranges](https://dataforseo.com/dataforseo-bot)

## See when DataForSeoBot reads your site

Bots don’t run JavaScript analytics, so a script tag never sees them. invisit records crawler reads on the server instead, through its server SDK or a Cloudflare Worker, and shows which bots read which pages, next to your visitors.

- [Track crawlers with invisit](https://invisit.dev/docs/server/sdk#crawler-reads)

## Common questions

### What is DataForSeoBot?

DataForSeoBot is a SEO tool crawler run by DataForSEO. It crawls pages and adds the links it finds to DataForSEO's backlink database.

### Is DataForSeoBot safe to block?

Block it freely if the load bothers you. It sends no visitors; the only cost is that the tool’s users, your competitors included, see less of your site.

### How do I block DataForSeoBot?

Add “User-agent: DataForSeoBot” followed by “Disallow: /” to your robots.txt.