What is ia_archiver-web.archive.org?
ia_archiver-web.archive.org is an archiver operated by Internet Archive. You can set up Agent Analytics to see when ia_archiver-web.archive.org visits your website.
Overview
| Operated By | Internet Archive |
| Expected To Follow Robots.txt | Yes |
| Insights Last Updated | September 14, 2026 |
Do you operate this agent? Contact us to suggest an update.
Category
Expected Behavior
ia_archiver-web.archive.org periodically fetches complete pages rather than checking metadata alone. Visit frequency typically rises with your site's popularity and update cadence.
How To Block ia_archiver-web.archive.org With Robots.txt
Add this rule to your robots.txt file to block ia_archiver-web.archive.org from accessing your 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: ia_archiver-web.archive.org # https://knownagents.com/agents/ia-archiver-web-archive-org
Disallow: /Insights for ia_archiver-web.archive.org
As of September 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
Country of Origin
Robots.txt Blocking Trend
7% of top websites block ia_archiver-web.archive.org in their robots.txts.
Overall Archiver Traffic
0.0% of all web traffic came from archivers.
Frequently Asked Questions
Should I Block ia_archiver-web.archive.org?
Rarely. ia_archiver-web.archive.org preserves snapshots of your pages through redesigns, migrations, and broken links. Blocking it prevents future captures but does not remove existing snapshots. To remove those, you must contact the archive directly. For context, 7% of the top websites we track currently have robots.txt rules for ia_archiver-web.archive.org.
Does ia_archiver-web.archive.org Follow Robots.txt Rules?
Yes. ia_archiver-web.archive.org 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 ia_archiver-web.archive.org respects it.
Does ia_archiver-web.archive.org Access Private Content?
No. ia_archiver-web.archive.org archives only what an anonymous visitor can see. Anything public at crawl time may remain available in its archive long after you remove it from your site.
How Can I Tell if ia_archiver-web.archive.org Is Visiting My Website?
Agent Analytics tracks ia_archiver-web.archive.org visits in real time. You can also check your server logs for requests whose user-agent string contains "ia_archiver-web.archive.org". Look for a page and its embedded assets being fetched again after a long interval. Because ia_archiver-web.archive.org does not publish a verification method, any client can claim its identity and a log match is only a clue.
Why Is ia_archiver-web.archive.org Visiting My Website?
ia_archiver-web.archive.org is preserving your pages as part of a historical record. It returns periodically so the archive can capture how your content changes over time.