What is Moz rogerbot?

Consider blocking Moz rogerbot 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 rogerbot.

Yes. Moz rogerbot 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 Moz rogerbot respects it.

No. Moz rogerbot can reach only public pages, and authentication prevents it from accessing private content.

Agent Analytics tracks Moz rogerbot visits in real time. You can also check your server logs for requests whose user-agent string contains "Moz rogerbot". Look for comprehensive site crawls that follow internal links. Because Moz rogerbot does not publish a verification method, any client can claim its identity and a log match is only a clue.

Your domain appears in the ranking, backlink, or competitor data maintained by Moz rogerbot's operator. A customer may be tracking your site, one of your competitors, or a backlink that connects another site to yours.