Skype
GoodBotVerifiedBOTSkype's URI Preview services fetches a page preview when someone posts a URL in a Skype message. Operated by Skype.
What is Skype?
Skype is a web crawler operated by Skype. Skype's URI Preview services fetches a page preview when someone posts a URL in a Skype message.
Identification
SkypeUriPreviewWhy it crawls your site
Skype crawls websites to generate link previews and thumbnails for shared URLs. It is operated by Skype 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 Skype
Add a Disallow rule for SkypeUriPreview 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 Skype from crawling your entire site User-agent: SkypeUriPreview Disallow: / # Allow Skype full access User-agent: SkypeUriPreview Allow: /
Ensure your robots.txt allows SkypeUriPreview. Verify requests are genuine by checking the user-agent string and referring to Skype's documentation.
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