LinkedInBot
GoodBotVerifiedBOTLinkedInBot is used by LinkedIn when rendering link preview information. Operated by LinkedIn.
What is LinkedInBot?
LinkedInBot is a web crawler operated by LinkedIn. LinkedInBot is used by LinkedIn when rendering link preview information.
Identification
LinkedInBotWhy it crawls your site
LinkedInBot crawls websites to generate link previews and thumbnails for shared URLs. It is operated by LinkedIn 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 LinkedInBot
Add a Disallow rule for LinkedInBot 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 LinkedInBot from crawling your entire site User-agent: LinkedInBot Disallow: / # Allow LinkedInBot full access User-agent: LinkedInBot Allow: /
Ensure your robots.txt allows LinkedInBot. Verify requests are genuine by checking the user-agent string and referring to LinkedIn's documentation.
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