Directory/Categories/Webhooks/SparkpostBot

SparkpostBot

GoodBotVerifiedBOT

Sparkbot webhook integration is used for automating email transactions on web server events. Operated by Bird.

Operator website ↗

GoodBot

Assessment

Webhooks

What is SparkpostBot?

SparkpostBot is a web crawler operated by Bird. Sparkbot webhook integration is used for automating email transactions on web server events.

Helpful — Verified, safe crawler. Respects robots.txt and provides operator documentation.

Identification

Bot name

SparkpostBot

Operator

Bird

How we rated this bot

Verified by Cloudflare, which confirms who runs it, with no widespread reports of abuse.

Names itself honestly

Yes

Verified by Cloudflare

Yes

Says it follows robots.txt and opt-outs

Not stated

Ignores site rules

None found

Disguises itself or evades blocks

None found

Overloads sites

None found

How widely people complain

No complaint about this bot in the evidence

Reddit discussion

There is no Reddit discussion of this bot in the evidence

What we read

Why it crawls your site

SparkpostBot crawls websites to deliver webhook payloads and verify endpoints. It is operated by Bird 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 SparkpostBot

Block it

Add a Disallow rule for SparkPost 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 SparkpostBot from crawling your entire site
User-agent: SparkPost
Disallow: /

# Allow SparkpostBot full access
User-agent: SparkPost
Allow: /