A bot is a software application that runs automated tasks over the internet. Bots can perform tasks that are simple and repetitive much faster than a human could.
You can add a bot to the database by visiting the Add Bots page and filling out the form with the bot's name and category.
You can search for a bot by entering the bot's name in the search bar on the Home page.
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You can report a bot by visiting the bot's page and filling out the report form at the bottom of the page.
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A bot is a software application that runs automated tasks over the internet, while a web crawler is a bot that crawls the web to index web pages for Search, improve SEO, train AI models, answer user questions, improve AI search engines, save web pages for later retrieval, provide previews of web page content, help with marketing and advertising efforts, monitor the web for changes on web pages, aggregate content from multiple sources across the web, help with accessibility (e.g. screen readers), fetch RSS feeds and other syndicated content, help with security (e.g. scanning for vulnerabilities), and more.
There are many different types or categories of bots, including Search, SEO, AI Crawler, AI User, AI Search, Archiver, Page Preview, Marketing, Monitoring, Aggregator, Accessibility, Feed, Security, and Other.
The purpose of each type or category of bot varies, but generally includes crawling the web to index web pages for Search, improve SEO, train AI models, answer user questions, improve AI search engines, save web pages for later retrieval, provide previews of web page content, help with marketing and advertising efforts, monitor the web for changes on web pages, aggregate content from multiple sources across the web, help with accessibility (e.g. screen readers), fetch RSS feeds and other syndicated content, help with security (e.g. scanning for vulnerabilities), and more.
An AI crawler is a bot that crawls the web and uses web page content to train their AI models.
An AI user is a bot that reads pages, as AI assistants, to better answer user questions.
An AI search is a bot that crawls the web to improve their AI search engine.
An archiver is a bot that crawls the web and saves web pages for later retrieval.
A page preview is a bot that scans web pages on demand to provide previews of the content.
A marketing bot is a bot that crawls the web to help with marketing and advertising efforts.
A monitoring bot is a bot that crawls the web to monitor the web (e.g. changes on web pages).
An aggregator bot is a bot that crawls the web to aggregate content from multiple sources across the web.
An accessibility bot is a bot that scans web pages to help with accessibility (e.g. screen readers).
A feed bot is a bot that crawls the web to fetch RSS feeds and other syndicated content.
A security bot is a bot that crawls the web to help with security (e.g. scanning for vulnerabilities).
The purpose of a search bot is to crawl the web and index web pages for Search.
The purpose of an SEO bot is to surf the web to help help improve SEO (search engine optimization).
The purpose of an AI crawler bot is to crawl the web and use web page content to train their AI models.
No, not all AI crawlers pay publishers for the content they access. Some AI crawlers pay some publishers for their content, while others do not.This information is available on our site. Search for the bot you are interested in to find out more details.
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