Question 1

Which AI bots does this tool detect?

Accepted Answer

22+ AI bots: GPTBot, ChatGPT-User, OAI-SearchBot (OpenAI); ClaudeBot, Claude-Web, anthropic-ai (Anthropic); PerplexityBot, Perplexity-User (Perplexity); Google-Extended (Gemini); Bytespider (TikTok/Doubao); CCBot (Common Crawl); cohere-ai (Cohere); Amazonbot (Amazon Alexa); Applebot-Extended, Applebot (Apple Intelligence); meta-externalagent, FacebookBot (Meta AI); DuckAssistBot (DuckDuckGo); YouBot (You.com); PhindBot (Phind); ai2bot (Allen Institute); diffbot (Diffbot).

Question 2

Where do I get my server log lines?

Accepted Answer

Nginx access logs are typically at /var/log/nginx/access.log. Apache logs at /var/log/apache2/access.log or /var/log/httpd/access_log. Cloudflare users can export from Analytics → Logs (Enterprise) or use Cloudflare Logpush. For Vercel/Netlify/Cloudflare Pages, use their respective Analytics / Logs sections.

Question 3

Is my log data sent to your servers?

Accepted Answer

No. All parsing happens entirely in your browser via JavaScript. No log data ever leaves your machine, no analytics, no telemetry, no server requests. You can verify by opening DevTools Network tab — zero outbound requests when pasting logs.

Question 4

What does heavy AI bot traffic mean for my site?

Accepted Answer

It's a leading indicator: AI bots crawl your content before AI search engines start citing it. Empire325's research across 312 pages found AI bot traffic preceded ranking improvements by an average of 28 days. Pages with sustained AI bot traffic (10+ hits/month) get cited 4.7× more in AI search than pages with sporadic AI bot traffic.

Question 5

How do I block specific AI bots if I don't want them crawling?

Accepted Answer

Add User-agent directives to your /robots.txt. Example: 'User-agent: GPTBot
Disallow: /' blocks OpenAI. Most major AI bots respect robots.txt (Google-Extended, GPTBot, ClaudeBot, anthropic-ai, Applebot-Extended, PerplexityBot, CCBot, Bytespider, meta-externalagent). Some bots (Perplexity-User on user request) intentionally ignore robots.txt. Use server-level UA blocking (nginx if/return 403) for hard blocks.

Question 6

How is AI bot traffic different from search bot traffic?

Accepted Answer

Search bots (Googlebot, bingbot) crawl to build a search index — when users search, results link to your page. AI bots crawl to extract claims they can cite in generated answers — when users ask AI, your URL appears as a citation alongside extracted text. AI bots care more about structured content (schema, FAQ, lists, definitions) than link equity. Search bots care about both.

AI Bot Traffic Analyzer

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