What is 2ip bot?
2ip bot is a developer helper operated by 2IP. You can set up Agent Analytics to see when 2ip bot visits your website.
Overview
| Operated By | 2IP |
| Source | Official Website |
| Expected To Follow Robots.txt | No |
| Insights Last Updated | September 15, 2026 |
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Expected Behavior
2ip bot's traffic often follows fixed intervals like a cron job. Activity may consist of short recurring checks or occasional intensive bursts, but it usually remains limited to a specific set of pages or endpoints.
2ip bot's User Agent
| User Agent | 2ip bot/1.1 (+https://2ip.io/bot/) |
How To Block 2ip bot With Robots.txt
Add this rule to your robots.txt file to request that 2ip bot not access your website, or use Automatic Robots.txt to request the same of all developer helpers at once. You can customize which pages are blocked by swapping out / for a different path.
User-agent: 2ip bot # https://knownagents.com/agents/2ip-bot
Disallow: /Insights for 2ip bot
As of September 15, 2026, this data reflects agent visits measured across thousands of websites using Agent Analytics, combined with daily scans of the top 1000 websites and their robots.txt files.
Robots.txt Blocked Percentage
Country of Origin
Robots.txt Blocking Trend
7% of top websites block 2ip bot in their robots.txts.
Overall Developer Helper Traffic
0.8% of all web traffic came from developer helpers.
Top Visited Website Categories
The types of websites most frequently visited by 2ip bot.
Frequently Asked Questions
Should I Block 2ip bot?
Only if no one on your team relies on it. 2ip bot may support uptime monitoring, performance tests, or audits. Blocking it without checking first can silently disrupt those workflows. For context, 7% of the top websites we track currently have robots.txt rules for 2ip bot.
Does 2ip bot Follow Robots.txt Rules?
No. 2ip bot is not expected to follow robots.txt rules, so a disallow rule only communicates your preference. Enforce the block with firewall or server rules, then use Agent Analytics to verify that its requests stop.
Does 2ip bot Access Private Content?
Only when configured with access. A team may grant 2ip bot credentials to monitor staging sites or private health endpoints. Without those credentials, it sees only public pages.
How Can I Tell if 2ip bot Is Visiting My Website?
Agent Analytics tracks 2ip bot visits in real time. You can also check your server logs for requests whose user-agent string contains "2ip bot". Look for repeated checks of the same pages or endpoints at regular intervals. Because 2ip bot does not publish a verification method, any client can claim its identity and a log match is only a clue.
Why Is 2ip bot Visiting My Website?
Someone, most likely on your own team, configured 2ip bot to check your site. Uptime monitors, performance testers, and audit tools visit only the sites or endpoints they are told to watch.