What is Authory?
Authory is an automated content archiving crawler that systematically searches for and backs up published articles, podcasts, and videos by journalists and content creators to create secure portfolios and prevent content loss. Agent Analytics can track when it visits your website.
Overview
| Operated By | Authory |
| Source | Official Website |
| Expected To Follow Robots.txt | Yes |
| Insights Last Updated | July 31, 2026 |
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Expected Behavior
Authory returns on a cadence to capture full snapshots of your pages for the historical record. Expect complete page fetches rather than metadata checks, at a frequency that rises with your site's popularity and how often your content changes.
Authory's User Agent
| User Agent | Mozilla/5.0 (compatible; Authory/1.0; +https://authory.com/) |
How To Block Authory With Robots.txt
Add this rule to your robots.txt file to block Authory from accessing your entire website, or use Automatic Robots.txt to block all archivers at once. You can customize which pages are blocked by swapping out / for a different path.
User-agent: Authory # https://knownagents.com/agents/authory
Disallow: /Global Insights for Authory
As of July 31, 2026, this data reflects agent visits measured across thousands of websites using Agent Analytics, combined with daily scans of the world's top 1000 websites and their robots.txt files.
Robots.txt Blocked Percentage
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Robots.txt Blocking Trend
0% of top websites block Authory in their robots.txt files.
Overall Archiver Traffic
0.1% of all web traffic came from archivers.
Frequently Asked Questions
Should I Block Authory?
Almost never. Authory preserves snapshots of your pages so the record survives redesigns, migrations, and dead links. Blocking only stops new captures. Snapshots that already exist stay public until you ask the archive itself to remove them. Almost none of the top websites we track have robots.txt rules for Authory right now.
Does Authory Follow Robots.txt Rules?
Yes. Authory is expected to follow robots.txt rules, so a disallow rule is the right first move. Automatic Robots.txt adds and maintains that rule for you, and Agent Analytics confirms Authory actually follows it.
Does Authory Access Private Content?
It archives only what any anonymous visitor can see. Anything public at crawl time can stay retrievable in Authory's archive long after you take it down.
Why Is Authory Visiting My Website?
Authory is preserving your pages as part of the historical record. Visits recur on a schedule so the archive can capture how your content changes over time.
How Can I Tell if Authory Is Visiting My Website?
Agent Analytics tracks Authory visits in real time alongside every other known AI agent, crawler, and scraper. You can also check your server logs for requests whose user agent string contains "Authory". Look for periodic full page captures that recur on a schedule. Keep in mind that Authory doesn't publish a verification method, so any client can claim its user agent string and a log match is a hint rather than proof.