AI BOTS · META
Meta-ExternalAgent
Meta publishes no IP list or DNS check; only Cloudflare's verified-bot signal can confirm it.
- Follows robots.txt
- Can be verified
- Docs checked 28 Oct 2026
- VerifiableIdentityCloudflare
- Obeysrobots.txtFollows robots.txt
- PurposeAI training, Data collectionFor an AI product
- Tokenmeta-externalagent, FacebookBotUse it in a User-agent line
robots.txt
The operator documents that this bot follows robots.txt rules.
Block Meta-ExternalAgent
User-agent: meta-externalagent
User-agent: FacebookBot
Disallow: /Allow Meta-ExternalAgent
User-agent: meta-externalagent
User-agent: FacebookBot
Allow: /Quick facts
- robots.txt token
meta-externalagentFacebookBot- User agent contains
- meta-externalagent, FacebookBot
- Operator
- Meta
- Category
- AI bots
- Purpose
- AI training, Data collection
- robots.txt
- Follows robots.txt
- Verification
- Can be verified
- Also known as
- FacebookBot
- Documentation
- developers.facebook.com · checked 28 Oct 2026
If you block it
Stops this crawler collecting your pages for model training from now on. It does not change your search rankings.
Check a visit is real
- Listed by Cloudflare as a verified bot
Where this comes from
The same registry NdovuSEOLabs uses to classify crawler traffic in your server and CDN logs, built from the operator’s own documentation.
Registry version 2026-10-29.1
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