Bot vs. Human
Copy linkBot (automated) vs. human HTTP requests distribution
Bot traffic sources
Copy linkBot traffic describes any non-human Internet traffic, and monitoring bot levels can help spot potential malicious activities
Verified Bots
Copy linkCloudflare maintains a list of "Verified" bots.
Verified bots, such as the ones from search engines, are usually transparent about who they are. Cloudflare manually approves well-behaved services that follow our guidelines.
Latest Bots blog posts
Copy linkPosts tagged with "Bots" from the Cloudflare blog
As AI assistants and privacy proxies challenge the capabilities of traditional bot detection, the Web needs new models for accountability. We believe that control should remain with the client, and that an open ecosystem of anonymous credentials is key to preserving user privacy while protecting origins from abuse.
Thibault Meunier
We serve 7.6 billion challenges daily. Here’s how we used research, AAA accessibility standards, and a unified architecture to redesign the Internet’s most-seen user interface.
Leo Bacevicius, Ana Foppa, Marina Elmore
We propose an open registry format for Web Bot Auth to move beyond IP-based identity. This allows any origin to discover and verify cryptographic keys for bots, fostering a decentralized and more trustworthy ecosystem.
Thibault Meunier, Maxime Guerreiro