IsonSearchBot

IsonSearchBot is the primary web crawler operated by Epithre to power Ison Search, a search engine specifically designed for the Indonesian internet ecosystem. Unlike many modern crawlers that harvest data for generative AI training, IsonSearchBot functions as a traditional indexer that directs traffic back to the original source. It operates with a focus on transparency, providing a verifiable list of its egress IP addresses and adhering strictly to standard web protocols like robots.txt.

The bot crawls the web to build and maintain a searchable index of Indonesian-language content, ensuring that users can discover relevant local websites. It avoids executing JavaScript to minimize server load and maintains a polite crawl rate of one request every two seconds per host. Site owners can verify the bot's authenticity by cross-referencing the source IP against the JSON list published on the official Ison Search documentation page.