What is FreespokeCrawler?
FreespokeCrawler is a search engine crawler operated by Freespoke. It visits websites to index and collect content for inclusion in Freespoke's search engine results. You can set up Agent Analytics to see when FreespokeCrawler visits your website.
Overview
| Operated By | Freespoke |
| Source | Official Website |
| Expected To Follow Robots.txt | Yes |
| Insights Last Updated | September 15, 2026 |
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Expected Behavior
FreespokeCrawler follows an algorithmic schedule shaped by your site's popularity, update cadence, and domain authority. It generally spreads requests across recurring crawl passes, throttles itself to limit server load, and respects crawl rules more reliably than most other bots.
How To Block FreespokeCrawler With Robots.txt
Add this rule to your robots.txt file to block FreespokeCrawler from accessing your website, or use Automatic Robots.txt to block all search engine crawlers at once. You can customize which pages are blocked by swapping out / for a different path.
User-agent: FreespokeCrawler # https://knownagents.com/agents/freespokecrawler
Disallow: /Insights for FreespokeCrawler
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
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Robots.txt Blocking Trend
7% of top websites block FreespokeCrawler in their robots.txts.
Overall Search Engine Crawler Traffic
15.2% of all web traffic came from search engine crawlers.
Frequently Asked Questions
Should I Block FreespokeCrawler?
No, unless you want to remove your pages from that search engine. FreespokeCrawler supplies its index, so blocking it can eliminate your visibility and organic traffic there. Nearly every website should allow this category. For context, 7% of the top websites we track currently have robots.txt rules for FreespokeCrawler.
Does FreespokeCrawler Follow Robots.txt Rules?
Yes. FreespokeCrawler 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 FreespokeCrawler respects it.
Does FreespokeCrawler Access Private Content?
No special access. FreespokeCrawler can reach only content available to anonymous visitors and does not sign in. Make sure sensitive content is not public by mistake.
How Can I Tell if FreespokeCrawler Is Visiting My Website?
Agent Analytics tracks FreespokeCrawler visits in real time. You can also check your server logs for requests whose user-agent string contains "FreespokeCrawler". Look for recurring passes that revisit changed pages and discover new ones. Because FreespokeCrawler does not publish a verification method, any client can claim its identity and a log match is only a clue.
Why Is FreespokeCrawler Visiting My Website?
FreespokeCrawler is adding new or changed pages to its search index. It may have discovered your site through links, a sitemap, or direct submission.