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# SerpstatBot

> SerpstatBot is a SEO tool crawler run by Serpstat. It crawls the web to add new links and track changes in Serpstat's backlink database.

- Operator: Serpstat
- Kind: SEO tool crawler
- robots.txt token: serpstatbot
- Follows robots.txt: yes
- Source: https://serpstatbot.com/ (checked 2026-11-05)
- Page: https://invisit.dev/bots/serpstatbot

## What is SerpstatBot?

It crawls the web to add new links and track changes in Serpstat's backlink database.

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

If serpstatbot cannot fetch robots.txt, including a 403, it crawls as if there are no restrictions. It supports Crawl-delay up to 20 seconds.

- [Serpstat’s documentation](https://serpstatbot.com/)

## Should you block SerpstatBot?

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 SerpstatBot 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: serpstatbot
Disallow: /
```

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

## How to verify a request is really SerpstatBot

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

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

- [SerpstatBot IP ranges](https://serpstatbot.com/serpstatbot-ip.txt)

## See when SerpstatBot 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 SerpstatBot?

SerpstatBot is a SEO tool crawler run by Serpstat. It crawls the web to add new links and track changes in Serpstat's backlink database.

### Is SerpstatBot 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 SerpstatBot?

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