What is IndeedJobBot?
IndeedJobBot is Indeed's web scraper that crawls and indexes job postings across the internet to populate the Indeed job search platform with comprehensive employment opportunities. Agent Analytics can track when it visits your website.
Overview
| Operated By | Indeed |
| Expected To Follow Robots.txt | Yes |
| Insights Last Updated | July 12, 2026 |
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Expected Behavior
IndeedJobBot behaves however its operator configured it, and scrapers as a category are the least polite bots on the web. Expect anything from slow careful extraction to rapid page hammering, robots.txt ignored, and user agent strings that change when blocked. Watch its volume and speed rather than trusting its label.
How To Block IndeedJobBot With Robots.txt
Add this rule to your robots.txt file to block IndeedJobBot from accessing your entire website, or use Automatic Robots.txt to block all scrapers at once. You can customize which pages are blocked by swapping out / for a different path.
User-agent: IndeedJobBot # https://knownagents.com/agents/indeedjobbot
Disallow: /IndeedJobBot Global Insights
As of July 12, 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
Country of Origin
Robots.txt Blocking Trend
0% of top websites block IndeedJobBot in their robots.txt files.
Overall Scraper Traffic
0.0% of all web traffic came from scrapers.
Frequently Asked Questions
Should I Block IndeedJobBot?
Often yes. IndeedJobBot extracts content at scale, and scrapers in this category commonly republish or resell what they take. There is rarely an upside for the website being scraped, and copies of your content elsewhere can compete with your own pages in search. Almost none of the top websites we track have robots.txt rules for IndeedJobBot right now.
Does IndeedJobBot Follow Robots.txt Rules?
Yes. IndeedJobBot 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 IndeedJobBot actually follows it.
Does IndeedJobBot Access Private Content?
Assume IndeedJobBot will try. Scrapers routinely ignore robots.txt, and some go after paywalled or gated content when it has value. Real authentication stops most of them. Politeness conventions stop almost none of them.
Why Is IndeedJobBot Visiting My Website?
Your site has data IndeedJobBot's operator wants, like prices, listings, contact details, or articles. Scrapers target sites deliberately, so repeated visits mean your content specifically is the goal.
How Can I Tell if IndeedJobBot Is Visiting My Website?
Agent Analytics tracks IndeedJobBot 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 "IndeedJobBot". Look for fast sequential requests across many pages. Keep in mind that IndeedJobBot 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.