Raptive Megacrawler
GoodBotVerifiedBOTAn internal diagnostic or auditing tool used by Raptive to monitor how AI scrapers interact with their network of creator websites. Operated by Raptive.
What is Raptive Megacrawler?
The Raptive Megacrawler is an internal utility operated by Raptive, a major creator media company, to assess the landscape of AI-driven data collection across its network. Rather than acting as a public-facing scraper, it functions as a diagnostic agent that helps Raptive understand which AI bots are accessing their publishers' content. This data informs the company's 'Terms of Content Use' framework, allowing them to provide actionable insights and blocking recommendations to their independent creators.
Identification
Why it crawls your site
This bot crawls websites within the Raptive network to verify that robots.txt configurations and other content protection measures are effectively deterring unauthorized AI scrapers. By identifying which agents are ignoring or respecting exclusion protocols, Raptive can refine its security recommendations to ensure creators maintain control over their intellectual property. Site owners can verify this bot by checking the User-Agent string against Raptive's official documentation or by contacting their Raptive support representative.
Block or allow Raptive Megacrawler
Add a Disallow rule for Raptive Megacrawler 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 Raptive Megacrawler from crawling your entire site User-agent: Raptive Megacrawler Disallow: / # Allow Raptive Megacrawler full access User-agent: Raptive Megacrawler Allow: /
Ensure your robots.txt allows Raptive Megacrawler. Verify requests by checking the user-agent string.
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