MetaCrawler
recommended: allowMetaCrawler fetches public web pages for MetaCrawler's search service.
What it does
MetaCrawler follows an algorithmic schedule shaped by your site's popularity, update cadence, and domain authority. It generally spreads requests across recurring crawl passes, throttles itself to limit server load, and respects crawl rules more reliably than most other bots.
How to identify it
User-agent contains any of:
MetaCrawler
robots.txt
Well-behaved crawlers honor robots.txt. To control MetaCrawler:
Allow full access
User-agent: MetaCrawler
Allow: /Block entirely
User-agent: MetaCrawler
Disallow: /
Grey-area scrapers ignore robots.txt. Botscope enforces your policy at the edge or origin regardless —
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See MetaCrawler on your own site
Botscope shows every bot and AI agent hitting your site — and lets you allow, challenge, or block each one. Observe first, enforce when you're ready.
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