What is intelx.io_bot?
intelx.io_bot is the web crawler for Intelligence X, a search engine that indexes and archives internet data including emails, domains, IPs, URLs, and other identifiable selectors. The bot collects data that is made searchable through their platform for threat intelligence, security research, and investigations. You can set up Agent Analytics to see when intelx.io_bot visits your website.
Category
| Example User Agent | Mozilla/5.0 (compatible; intelx.io_bot +https://intelx.io) |
| Operated By | Intelligence X |
| Source | Official Website |
| Triggered By | Automated crawl |
| Used for AI Model Training | Not expected |
| Affects AI Chat & Search Visibility | Possibly |
| Expected To Follow Robots.txt | Yes |
Why Is intelx.io_bot Visiting My Website?
intelx.io_bot is adding new or changed pages to its search index. It may have discovered your site through links, a sitemap, or direct submission.
Should I Block intelx.io_bot?
No, unless you want to remove your pages from that search engine. intelx.io_bot 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 intelx.io_bot.
How Do I Block intelx.io_bot Using Robots.txt?
Add this rule to your robots.txt file to block intelx.io_bot 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: intelx.io_bot # https://knownagents.com/agents/intelx-io-bot
Disallow: /Insights for intelx.io_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
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Frequently Asked Questions
What Traffic Patterns Should I Expect From intelx.io_bot?
intelx.io_bot 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.
Does intelx.io_bot Follow Robots.txt Rules?
intelx.io_bot is expected to follow robots.txt rules, so a disallow rule is the appropriate first step if you want to block it. Automatic Robots.txt can add and maintain that rule, while Agent Analytics lets you verify whether intelx.io_bot respects it.
Is intelx.io_bot Used for AI Model Training?
Not ordinarily. intelx.io_bot is not categorized as an AI training scraper or data provider, so AI model training is not its expected purpose.
Does Blocking intelx.io_bot Affect AI Search or Citations?
Blocking intelx.io_bot can remove your pages from the search engine it supplies. That may also affect AI products that rely on the same index, but it does not directly control unrelated AI search services.
Does intelx.io_bot Access Private Content?
No special access. intelx.io_bot 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 Verify a Request From intelx.io_bot?
Agent Analytics tracks intelx.io_bot visits in real time. You can also check your server logs for requests whose user-agent string contains "intelx.io_bot". Look for recurring passes that revisit changed pages and discover new ones. Because intelx.io_bot does not publish a verification method, any client can claim its identity and a log match is only a clue.