archive.org_bot User-Agent & Blocking Rules

Operated by Internet Archive

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What is archive.org_bot?

The crawler for the Internet Archive (Wayback Machine). It preserves the history of the web.

Owner Internet Archive
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Test if archive.org_bot can access your URL

Enter URL to test if archive.org_bot is allowed or blocked.

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Is archive.org_bot Safe?

Yes, archive.org_bot is considered safe.

This bot is verified and generally respected by the SEO community.

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User-Agent String used by archive.org_bot

archive.org_bot

How to Block archive.org_bot?

Add the following standard robots.txt rule to prevent archive.org_bot from accessing your site.

User-agent: archive.org_bot
Disallow: /