Akismet
GoodBotVerifiedBOTThe integration API for the Akismet spam filtering service. Operated by Akismet.
What is Akismet?
Akismet is a web crawler operated by Akismet. The integration API for the Akismet spam filtering service.
Identification
AkismetWhy it crawls your site
Akismet crawls websites to deliver webhook payloads and verify endpoints. It is operated by Akismet as part of their webhook delivery infrastructure. If you see this bot in your server logs, it is a verified crawler and generally safe.
Block or allow Akismet
Add a Disallow rule for Akismet in your robots.txt file. You can also block at the server level using your web server configuration or CDN firewall rules to filter requests matching the user-agent string.
# Block Akismet from crawling your entire site User-agent: Akismet Disallow: / # Allow Akismet full access User-agent: Akismet Allow: /
Ensure your robots.txt allows Akismet. Verify requests are genuine by checking the user-agent string and referring to Akismet's documentation.
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