What is Checkly Bot?
Checkly Bot is a developer helper operated by Checkly. You can set up Agent Analytics to see when Checkly Bot visits your website.
Category
| Operated By | Checkly |
| Triggered By | Scheduled or manual configuration |
| Used for AI Model Training | Not expected |
| Affects AI Chat & Search Visibility | Not directly |
| Expected To Follow Robots.txt | No |
Why Is Checkly Bot Visiting My Website?
Someone, most likely on your own team, configured Checkly Bot to check your site. Uptime monitors, performance testers, and audit tools visit only the sites or endpoints they are told to watch.
Should I Block Checkly Bot?
Only if no one on your team relies on it. Checkly 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 Checkly Bot.
Insights for Checkly Bot
As of October 30, 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 Compliance
Country of Origin
Robots.txt Blocked Percentage
Checkly Bot Traffic
Frequently Asked Questions
What Traffic Patterns Should I Expect From Checkly Bot?
Checkly 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.
Does Checkly Bot Follow Robots.txt Rules?
No. Checkly 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.
Is Checkly Bot Used for AI Model Training?
Not ordinarily. Checkly Bot is not categorized as an AI training scraper or data provider, so AI model training is not its expected purpose.
Does Blocking Checkly Bot Affect AI Search or Citations?
Not directly. Checkly Bot's expected purpose is not to supply an AI search index or retrieve pages for AI-generated answers.
Does Checkly Bot Access Private Content?
Only when configured with access. A team may grant Checkly Bot credentials to monitor staging sites or private health endpoints. Without those credentials, it sees only public pages.
How Can I Verify a Request From Checkly Bot?
Agent Analytics tracks Checkly Bot visits in real time. You can also check your server logs for requests whose user-agent string contains "Checkly Bot". Look for repeated checks of the same pages or endpoints at regular intervals. Because Checkly Bot does not publish a verification method, any client can claim its identity and a log match is only a clue.
How Is Checkly Bot Different From Other Checkly Agents?
Checkly operates separate agents for different purposes, so each agent should be evaluated and controlled independently.
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