What is Snapchat?
Snapchat is a fetcher operated by Snapchat. You can set up Agent Analytics to see when Snapchat visits your website.
Overview
| Operated By | Snapchat |
| Source | Official Website |
| Expected To Follow Robots.txt | No |
| Insights Last Updated | September 15, 2026 |
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Expected Behavior
Snapchat usually makes a single request within seconds of a URL being shared, without crawling further. Traffic rises and falls with sharing activity, so a widely circulated link can produce a sharp burst of fetches.
Snapchat's User Agent
| User Agent | Mozilla/5.0 (iPhone; CPU iPhone OS 18_3_1 like Mac OS X) AppleWebKit/605.1.15 (KHTML, like Gecko) Version/18.3 Mobile/15E148 Safari/605.1 Snapchat/13.35.2 (like Safari/8621.2.5.10.10, panda) |
How To Block Snapchat With Robots.txt
Add this rule to your robots.txt file to request that Snapchat not access your website, or use Automatic Robots.txt to request the same of all fetchers at once. You can customize which pages are blocked by swapping out / for a different path.
User-agent: Snapchat # https://knownagents.com/agents/snapchat
Disallow: /Insights for Snapchat
As of September 15, 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
6% of top websites block Snapchat in their robots.txts.
Overall Fetcher Traffic
1.8% of all web traffic came from fetchers.
Top Visited Website Categories
The types of websites most frequently visited by Snapchat.
Frequently Asked Questions
Should I Block Snapchat?
Usually not. Blocking Snapchat may leave shared links without a title or image, making them less inviting to click. If it begins fetching at unexpected volume, try rate limiting before blocking it outright. For context, 6% of the top websites we track currently have robots.txt rules for Snapchat.
Does Snapchat Follow Robots.txt Rules?
No. Snapchat is not expected to follow robots.txt rules, so a disallow rule only communicates your preference. Enforce the block with firewall or server rules, then use Agent Analytics to verify that its requests stop.
Does Snapchat Access Private Content?
No. Snapchat has no credentials and should access only the public URL and assets needed for a preview. It does not continue through the rest of your site.
How Can I Tell if Snapchat Is Visiting My Website?
Agent Analytics tracks Snapchat visits in real time. You can also check your server logs for requests whose user-agent string contains "Snapchat". Look for a page and its preview assets being requested without follow-up navigation. Because Snapchat does not publish a verification method, any client can claim its identity and a log match is only a clue.
Why Is Snapchat Visiting My Website?
Someone shared a link to your page. Snapchat fetched it to build a preview card, and each new share may trigger another request. A spike often means your content is circulating more widely.