ia_archiver User-Agent & Blocking Rules

Operated by Internet Archive

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What is ia_archiver?

The original user-agent for the Internet Archive's crawler (Alexa Internet).

Owner Internet Archive
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Test if ia_archiver can access your URL

Enter URL to test if ia_archiver is allowed or blocked.

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Is ia_archiver Safe?

Yes, ia_archiver is considered safe.

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

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User-Agent String used by ia_archiver

ia_archiver

How to Block ia_archiver?

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

User-agent: ia_archiver
Disallow: /