DataForSeoBot
DataForSEO •
Since 2017
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What is DataForSeoBot?
DataForSeoBot is the crawler operated by DataForSEO, a company providing SEO data through APIs to other SEO tools and platforms. Rather than offering direct SEO tools, DataForSEO powers other applications with crawled data, SERP data, and various SEO metrics. Their bot crawls websites to gather data that's then processed and made available through their API services. This makes DataForSeoBot important in the SEO ecosystem as it powers numerous third-party SEO tools and custom solutions. The crawler operates at scale to provide fresh, accurate data for API consumers.
User Agent String
Mozilla/5.0 (compatible; DataForSeoBot/1.0; +https://dataforseo.com/dataforseo-bot)
How to Control DataForSeoBot
Block Completely
To prevent DataForSeoBot from accessing your entire website, add this to your robots.txt file:
# Block DataForSeoBot
User-agent: DataForSeoBot
Disallow: /
Block Specific Directories
To restrict access to certain parts of your site while allowing others:
User-agent: DataForSeoBot
Disallow: /admin/
Disallow: /private/
Disallow: /wp-admin/
Allow: /public/
Set Crawl Delay
To slow down the crawl rate (note: not all bots respect this directive):
User-agent: DataForSeoBot
Crawl-delay: 10
How to Verify DataForSeoBot
Verification Method:
Check against DataForSEO's published information
Check against DataForSEO's published information
Learn more in the official documentation.
Detection Patterns
Multiple ways to detect DataForSeoBot in your application:
Basic Pattern
/DataForSeoBot/i
Strict Pattern
/^Mozilla/5\.0 \(compatible; DataForSeoBot/1\.0; \+https\://dataforseo\.com/dataforseo\-bot\)$/
Flexible Pattern
/DataForSeoBot[\s\/]?[\d\.]*?/i
Vendor Match
/.*DataForSEO.*DataForSeoBot/i
Implementation Examples
// PHP Detection for DataForSeoBot
function detect_dataforseobot() {
$user_agent = $_SERVER['HTTP_USER_AGENT'] ?? '';
$pattern = '/DataForSeoBot/i';
if (preg_match($pattern, $user_agent)) {
// Log the detection
error_log('DataForSeoBot detected from IP: ' . $_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR']);
// Set cache headers
header('Cache-Control: public, max-age=3600');
header('X-Robots-Tag: noarchive');
// Optional: Serve cached version
if (file_exists('cache/' . md5($_SERVER['REQUEST_URI']) . '.html')) {
readfile('cache/' . md5($_SERVER['REQUEST_URI']) . '.html');
exit;
}
return true;
}
return false;
}
# Python/Flask Detection for DataForSeoBot
import re
from flask import request, make_response
def detect_dataforseobot():
user_agent = request.headers.get('User-Agent', '')
pattern = r'DataForSeoBot'
if re.search(pattern, user_agent, re.IGNORECASE):
# Create response with caching
response = make_response()
response.headers['Cache-Control'] = 'public, max-age=3600'
response.headers['X-Robots-Tag'] = 'noarchive'
return True
return False
# Django Middleware
class DataForSeoBotMiddleware:
def __init__(self, get_response):
self.get_response = get_response
def __call__(self, request):
if self.detect_bot(request):
# Handle bot traffic
pass
return self.get_response(request)
// JavaScript/Node.js Detection for DataForSeoBot
const express = require('express');
const app = express();
// Middleware to detect DataForSeoBot
function detectDataForSeoBot(req, res, next) {
const userAgent = req.headers['user-agent'] || '';
const pattern = /DataForSeoBot/i;
if (pattern.test(userAgent)) {
// Log bot detection
console.log('DataForSeoBot detected from IP:', req.ip);
// Set cache headers
res.set({
'Cache-Control': 'public, max-age=3600',
'X-Robots-Tag': 'noarchive'
});
// Mark request as bot
req.isBot = true;
req.botName = 'DataForSeoBot';
}
next();
}
app.use(detectDataForSeoBot);
# Apache .htaccess rules for DataForSeoBot
# Block completely
RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} DataForSeoBot [NC]
RewriteRule .* - [F,L]
# Or redirect to a static version
RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} DataForSeoBot [NC]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !^/static/
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ /static/$1 [L]
# Or set environment variable for PHP
SetEnvIfNoCase User-Agent "DataForSeoBot" is_bot=1
# Add cache headers for this bot
<If "%{HTTP_USER_AGENT} =~ /DataForSeoBot/i">
Header set Cache-Control "public, max-age=3600"
Header set X-Robots-Tag "noarchive"
</If>
# Nginx configuration for DataForSeoBot
# Map user agent to variable
map $http_user_agent $is_dataforseobot {
default 0;
~*DataForSeoBot 1;
}
server {
# Block the bot completely
if ($is_dataforseobot) {
return 403;
}
# Or serve cached content
location / {
if ($is_dataforseobot) {
root /var/www/cached;
try_files $uri $uri.html $uri/index.html @backend;
}
try_files $uri @backend;
}
# Add headers for bot requests
location @backend {
if ($is_dataforseobot) {
add_header Cache-Control "public, max-age=3600";
add_header X-Robots-Tag "noarchive";
}
proxy_pass http://backend;
}
}
Should You Block This Bot?
Recommendations based on your website type:
| Site Type | Recommendation | Reasoning |
|---|---|---|
| E-commerce | Optional | Evaluate based on bandwidth usage vs. benefits |
| Blog/News | Allow | Increases content reach and discoverability |
| SaaS Application | Block | No benefit for application interfaces; preserve resources |
| Documentation | Selective | Allow for public docs, block for internal docs |
| Corporate Site | Limit | Allow for public pages, block sensitive areas like intranets |
Advanced robots.txt Configurations
E-commerce Site Configuration
User-agent: DataForSeoBot
Crawl-delay: 5
Disallow: /cart/
Disallow: /checkout/
Disallow: /my-account/
Disallow: /api/
Disallow: /*?sort=
Disallow: /*?filter=
Disallow: /*&page=
Allow: /products/
Allow: /categories/
Sitemap: https://example.com/sitemap.xml
Publishing/Blog Configuration
User-agent: DataForSeoBot
Crawl-delay: 10
Disallow: /wp-admin/
Disallow: /drafts/
Disallow: /preview/
Disallow: /*?replytocom=
Allow: /
SaaS/Application Configuration
User-agent: DataForSeoBot
Disallow: /app/
Disallow: /api/
Disallow: /dashboard/
Disallow: /settings/
Allow: /
Allow: /pricing/
Allow: /features/
Allow: /docs/
Quick Reference
User Agent Match
DataForSeoBot
Robots.txt Name
DataForSeoBot
Category
seo
Respects robots.txt
Yes
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