What is videootvBot?
videootvBot is a crawler that extracts the newest articles from publisher websites via feeds or HTML parsing to create carousels with images, links and text for native ads modules to improve content recirculation. You can set up Agent Analytics to see when videootvBot visits your website.
Category
| Operated By | Digital Green |
| Source | Official Website |
| Triggered By | Shared link |
| Used for AI Model Training | Not expected |
| Affects AI Chat & Search Visibility | Not directly |
| Expected To Follow Robots.txt | No |
Why Is videootvBot Visiting My Website?
Someone shared a link to your page. videootvBot 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.
Should I Block videootvBot?
Usually not. Blocking videootvBot 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, 7% of the top websites we track currently have robots.txt rules for videootvBot.
Insights for videootvBot
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.
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videootvBot Traffic
Frequently Asked Questions
What Traffic Patterns Should I Expect From videootvBot?
videootvBot 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.
Does videootvBot Follow Robots.txt Rules?
No. videootvBot 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.
Is videootvBot Used for AI Model Training?
Not ordinarily. videootvBot is not categorized as an AI training scraper or data provider, so AI model training is not its expected purpose.
Does Blocking videootvBot Affect AI Search or Citations?
Not directly. videootvBot's expected purpose is not to supply an AI search index or retrieve pages for AI-generated answers.
Does videootvBot Access Private Content?
No. videootvBot 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 Verify a Request From videootvBot?
Agent Analytics tracks videootvBot visits in real time. You can also check your server logs for requests whose user-agent string contains "videootvBot". Look for a page and its preview assets being requested without follow-up navigation. Because videootvBot does not publish a verification method, any client can claim its identity and a log match is only a clue.
How Is videootvBot Different From Other Digital Green Agents?
Digital Green operates separate agents for different purposes, so each agent should be evaluated and controlled independently.
- videootv Bot: videootv Bot is an uncategorized agent operated by Digital Green.