What is Telegram Bot?
Telegram Bot is a fetcher operated by Telegram. You can set up Agent Analytics to see when Telegram Bot visits your website.
Overview
| Operated By | Telegram |
| Expected To Follow Robots.txt | No |
| Insights Last Updated | September 14, 2026 |
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Expected Behavior
Telegram Bot 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.
Telegram Bot's User Agent
| User Agent | GeekRadarBot/0.1 (+editorial discovery radar; personal non-commercial use; contact via Telegram bot) |
How To Block Telegram Bot With Robots.txt
Add this rule to your robots.txt file to request that Telegram Bot 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: Telegram Bot # https://knownagents.com/agents/telegram-bot
Disallow: /Insights for Telegram Bot
As of September 14, 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 Telegram Bot in their robots.txts.
Overall Fetcher Traffic
1.7% of all web traffic came from fetchers.
Frequently Asked Questions
Should I Block Telegram Bot?
Usually not. Blocking Telegram Bot 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 Telegram Bot.
Does Telegram Bot Follow Robots.txt Rules?
No. Telegram Bot 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 Telegram Bot Access Private Content?
No. Telegram Bot 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 Telegram Bot Is Visiting My Website?
Agent Analytics tracks Telegram Bot visits in real time. You can also check your server logs for requests whose user-agent string contains "Telegram Bot". Look for a page and its preview assets being requested without follow-up navigation. Because Telegram Bot does not publish a verification method, any client can claim its identity and a log match is only a clue.
Why Is Telegram Bot Visiting My Website?
Someone shared a link to your page. Telegram Bot 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.