What is FlowIQLabsBot?
FlowIQLabsBot is an internet-measurement crawler operated by FlowIQ Labs that records protocol, banner, handshake, TLS certificate, and geolocation data from public services. You can set up Agent Analytics to see when FlowIQLabsBot visits your website.
Overview
| Operated By | FlowIQ Labs |
| Source | Official Website |
| Expected To Follow Robots.txt | Yes |
| Insights Last Updated | October 14, 2026 |
Do you operate this agent? Contact us to suggest an update.
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Expected Behavior
FlowIQLabsBot's traffic pattern depends on the intelligence being collected. It may revisit specific pages on a schedule, crawl broader sections of your site, or appear only when information is requested. Its request scope and frequency reflect the underlying objective.
FlowIQLabsBot's User Agent
| User Agent | Mozilla/5.0 (compatible; FlowIQLabsBot/1.0; +https://flowiq-labs.com/scanning-info) |
How To Block FlowIQLabsBot With Robots.txt
Add this rule to your robots.txt file to block FlowIQLabsBot from accessing your website, or use Automatic Robots.txt to block all intelligence gatherers at once. You can customize which pages are blocked by swapping out / for a different path.
User-agent: FlowIQLabsBot # https://knownagents.com/agents/flowiqlabsbot
Disallow: /Insights for FlowIQLabsBot
As of October 14, 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
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Top Visited Website Categories
The types of websites most frequently visited by FlowIQLabsBot.
Frequently Asked Questions
Should I Block FlowIQLabsBot?
Confirm FlowIQLabsBot's purpose before blocking it. Intelligence gatherers may collect competitive research, measure advertisements, or evaluate pages for brand safety. Weigh any benefit against sharing business or page-level data with its operator or clients. For context, 6% of the top websites we track currently have robots.txt rules for FlowIQLabsBot.
Does FlowIQLabsBot Follow Robots.txt Rules?
Yes. FlowIQLabsBot is expected to follow robots.txt rules, so a disallow rule is the appropriate first step. Automatic Robots.txt can add and maintain that rule, while Agent Analytics lets you verify whether FlowIQLabsBot respects it.
Does FlowIQLabsBot Access Private Content?
No special access. FlowIQLabsBot can read publicly available pages but cannot bypass authentication. Assume anything you publish openly may be collected.
How Can I Tell if FlowIQLabsBot Is Visiting My Website?
Agent Analytics tracks FlowIQLabsBot visits in real time. You can also check your server logs for requests whose user-agent string contains "FlowIQLabsBot". Traffic may range from repeated requests to the same pages to broader crawls or one-off fetches. Because FlowIQLabsBot does not publish a verification method, any client can claim its identity and a log match is only a clue.
Why Is FlowIQLabsBot Visiting My Website?
FlowIQ Labs or one of its clients may be gathering competitive intelligence, measuring advertisements, or evaluating content for brand safety. The pages requested reflect the underlying objective.