magpie-crawler User-Agent & Blocking Rules

Operated by Brandwatch

Scrapers Caution

What is magpie-crawler?

Magpie-crawler is associated with Brandwatch (formerly Brandwatch / Crimson Hexagon) for social listening.

Owner Brandwatch
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Test if magpie-crawler can access your URL

Enter URL to test if magpie-crawler is allowed or blocked.

https://
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Is magpie-crawler Safe?

It is recommended to use caution with magpie-crawler.

This bot may have legitimate uses but can be resource-intensive or used for competitive intelligence.

For more information about our safety badges, visit our documentation.

User-Agent String used by magpie-crawler

magpie-crawler

How to Block magpie-crawler?

Add the following standard robots.txt rule to prevent magpie-crawler from accessing your site.

User-agent: magpie-crawler
Disallow: /