What is Moz dotbot?
Moz dotbot is an SEO crawler operated by Moz. You can set up Agent Analytics to see when Moz dotbot visits your website.
Category
| Operated By | Moz |
| Triggered By | Customer-configured crawl |
| Used for AI Model Training | Not expected |
| Affects AI Chat & Search Visibility | Not directly |
| Expected To Follow Robots.txt | Yes |
Why Is Moz dotbot Visiting My Website?
Your domain appears in the ranking, backlink, or competitor data maintained by Moz dotbot's operator. A customer may be tracking your site, one of your competitors, or a backlink that connects another site to yours.
Should I Block Moz dotbot?
Consider blocking Moz dotbot only if you do not want your pages included in SEO databases. It does not influence how search engines rank you, and blocking it will not hide backlinks to your site because those are discovered on the linking sites. For context, 7% of the top websites we track currently have robots.txt rules for Moz dotbot.
How Do I Block Moz dotbot Using Robots.txt?
Add this rule to your robots.txt file to block Moz dotbot from accessing your website, or use Automatic Robots.txt to block all SEO crawlers at once. You can customize which pages are blocked by swapping out / for a different path.
User-agent: Moz dotbot # https://knownagents.com/agents/moz-dotbot
Disallow: /Insights for Moz dotbot
As of October 29, 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
Country of Origin
Robots.txt Blocked Percentage
Moz dotbot Traffic
Frequently Asked Questions
What Traffic Patterns Should I Expect From Moz dotbot?
Moz dotbot usually performs comprehensive, link-following crawls rather than spot checks. Visit frequency may rise while a customer actively monitors your site or a related market.
Does Moz dotbot Follow Robots.txt Rules?
Moz dotbot 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 Moz dotbot respects it.
Is Moz dotbot Used for AI Model Training?
Not ordinarily. Moz dotbot is not categorized as an AI training scraper or data provider, so AI model training is not its expected purpose.
Does Blocking Moz dotbot Affect AI Search or Citations?
Not directly. Moz dotbot's expected purpose is not to supply an AI search index or retrieve pages for AI-generated answers.
Does Moz dotbot Access Private Content?
No. Moz dotbot can reach only public pages, and authentication prevents it from accessing private content.
How Can I Verify a Request From Moz dotbot?
Agent Analytics tracks Moz dotbot visits in real time. You can also check your server logs for requests whose user-agent string contains "Moz dotbot". Look for comprehensive site crawls that follow internal links. Because Moz dotbot does not publish a verification method, any client can claim its identity and a log match is only a clue.
How Is Moz dotbot Different From Other Moz Agents?
Moz operates separate agents for different purposes, so each agent should be evaluated and controlled independently.
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