SeekportBot
GoodBotCommunity-sourcedSeekportBot is the web crawler for Seekport, a public, free, and independent search engine. Operated by SISTRIX since December 2014, Seekport does not store user data, profile users, or display advertising, ensuring unbiased search results. The SeekportBot identifies itself with the user agent string: Mozilla/5.0 (compatible; SeekportBot; +https://bot.seekport.com) . It adheres to the directives in the robots.txt file, including respecting the Crawl-Delay directive to manage its crawling frequency. A comprehensive and up-to-date list of IP addresses used by SeekportBot is available on their website. If you wish to control SeekportBot's access to your website, you can adjust your robots.txt file accordingly. For example, to set a crawl delay of 2 seconds, add: To prevent SeekportBot from crawling your site entirely, add: After updating your robots.txt file, it may take some time for SeekportBot to recognize and adhere to the new directives. For further inquiries or assistance regarding SeekportBot, you can contact them at [email protected]. Operated by SISTRIX.
What is SeekportBot?
SeekportBot is the dedicated crawler for Seekport, a public and independent search engine operated by the German platform intelligence company SISTRIX. Unlike many modern AI-focused scrapers, SeekportBot is designed specifically to build a traditional search index to provide an alternative to major global search engines. It operates with a focus on privacy, explicitly stating that it does not store user data or profile users, and it maintains a transparent operational model without advertising.
Identification
How we rated this bot
Identifies itself honestly, and we found no credible reports of abuse.
What we read
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Why it crawls your site
The bot crawls the internet to discover, fetch, and update web content for the Seekport search index. By systematically visiting websites, it ensures that the search engine's database remains current and relevant for users. Operators can verify the bot's legitimacy by checking the official documentation at bot.seekport.com, which provides a list of authorized IP addresses and clear instructions on how to manage or restrict its access via robots.txt.
IP ranges
Requests from SeekportBot originate from these published ranges. For strict verification, match the source IP against this list in addition to checking the user-agent and reverse-DNS.
Block or allow SeekportBot
Add a Disallow rule for Mozilla/5.0 (compatible; SeekportBot; +https://bot.seekport.com) 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 SeekportBot from crawling your entire site User-agent: Mozilla/5.0 (compatible; SeekportBot; +https://bot.seekport.com) Disallow: / # Allow SeekportBot full access User-agent: Mozilla/5.0 (compatible; SeekportBot; +https://bot.seekport.com) Allow: /
Ensure your robots.txt allows Mozilla/5.0 (compatible; SeekportBot; +https://bot.seekport.com). Verify requests by checking the user-agent string.
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