About this bot
2-UAcomBot is a snapshot monitor associated with 2-UA and used for web change monitoring.
The primary identifying User-Agent token is 2-UAcomBot. Representative HTTP request identity: Mozilla/5.0 (compatible; 2-UAcomBot/1.0; +https://2-ua.com/support/robots).
Directory status: Active. Identity classification: Verified with High confidence. Identity type: official documented.
This identity is recorded as honoring robots.txt under 2-UAcomBot.
Risk classification: Neutral. Evaluate request context and site policy before allowing, rate-limiting, or blocking.
How to identify this bot
- User-agent and crawler identifiers
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2-UAcomBotMozilla/5.0 (compatible; 2-UAcomBot/1.0; +https://2-ua.com/support/robots)
Details
- Kind
- Snapshot monitor
- Family
- 2-UA
- Purpose
- Web change monitoring
- Common Use
- robots-aware HTTP snapshots for tracked URL and change-monitoring workflows
- Respects robots.txt
- Yes
Verification
- Identity Type
- Officially documented
- Evidence Method
- Match `2-UAcomBot` in the User-Agent and use the accompanying `X-AGENT: 2-UA` header as an additional request signal when present.
- Detection Notes
- Match the exact 2-UAcomBot User-Agent; current operator documentation also describes `X-AGENT: 2-UA` as a secondary header signal. Neither header alone is cryptographic authentication.
Website controls
- Robots.txt Snippet
User-agent: 2-UAcomBot Disallow: /