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DotBot

Crawlers that SEO platforms run to build backlink, keyword and audit data. Blocking them does not change your rankings.

Copy the robots.txt rule
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  • Follows robots.txt
  • Cannot be verified
  • Docs checked 28 Oct 2026
At a glanceMoz
  • UnverifiedIdentityNo published check
  • Obeysrobots.txtFollows robots.txt
  • PurposeSEO toolNot an AI product
  • TokenDotBot, rogerbotUse it in a User-agent line

robots.txt

The operator documents that this bot follows robots.txt rules.

Block DotBot
User-agent: DotBot
User-agent: rogerbot
Disallow: /
Allow DotBot
User-agent: DotBot
User-agent: rogerbot
Allow: /

Quick facts

robots.txt token
DotBot rogerbot
User agent contains
DotBot, rogerbot
Operator
Moz
Category
SEO tools
Purpose
SEO tool
robots.txt
Follows robots.txt
Verification
Cannot be verified
Also known as
rogerbot
Documentation
moz.com · checked 28 Oct 2026

If you block it

This SEO tool stops collecting data about your site. Your rankings are not affected.

Check a visit is real

  • No published way to check it. A request using this name is only a claim.

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

See which of these crawlers visit your site.

Crawl Analytics reads your own server and CDN logs and checks each claim against the operator’s published IP ranges and DNS.

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