KakaoTalk Scrap
GoodBotVerifiedBOTThe KakaoTalk scrap server collects and processes webpage data to create optimized previews for URLs. Operated by Kakao.
What is KakaoTalk Scrap?
KakaoTalk Scrap is a web crawler operated by Kakao. The KakaoTalk scrap server collects and processes webpage data to create optimized previews for URLs.
Identification
kakaotalk-scrapWhy it crawls your site
KakaoTalk Scrap crawls websites to generate link previews and thumbnails for shared URLs. It is operated by Kakao as part of their link preview infrastructure. If you see this bot in your server logs, it is a verified crawler and generally safe.
Block or allow KakaoTalk Scrap
Add a Disallow rule for kakaotalk-scrap 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 KakaoTalk Scrap from crawling your entire site User-agent: kakaotalk-scrap Disallow: / # Allow KakaoTalk Scrap full access User-agent: kakaotalk-scrap Allow: /
Ensure your robots.txt allows kakaotalk-scrap. Verify requests are genuine by checking the user-agent string and referring to Kakao's documentation.
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