Overview
cron-job.org is a fetcher used to execute scheduled HTTP requests configured by cron-job.org users.
Its primary user-agent pattern is cron-job.org; a representative HTTP user-agent is http://cron-job.org/.
cron-job.org is verified with Medium confidence. The identity type is Verified Bot, and the evidence basis is a public crawler reference or source-linked documentation.
cron-job.org is marked as not reliably governed by robots.txt directives; use server-side rules if the traffic should be restricted.
cron-job.org can usually be allowed after confirming the source and monitoring request volume.
Identity
- User-Agent Pattern
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cron-job.org - HTTP Agent Examples
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http://cron-job.org/ - Robots Token
- cron-job.org
- Identity Type
- Verified bot
- Evidence Method
- Verify cron-job.org by matching `cron-job.org` to a public crawler reference or source-linked documentation, then checking reverse DNS, IP ownership, request behavior, and crawl consistency.
Classification
- Type
- Unknown
- Kind
- Fetcher
- Family
- cron-job.org
- Purpose
- Site owner fetch
Behavior and handling
- Common Use
- Executes scheduled HTTP requests configured by cron-job.org users.
- Detection Notes
- cron-job.org traffic is primarily detected by the `cron-job.org` user-agent pattern; a representative HTTP user-agent is `http://cron-job.org/` Compare source IPs, reverse DNS, request paths, and crawl cadence before trusting the traffic.
- Respects robots.txt
- No
- Spoofing Risk
- cron-job.org has medium spoofing risk because user-agent strings can be copied; pair the match with DNS, IP, behavior, or operator evidence.
- Risk
- Safe
- Recommended Handling
- Do not block
Rules and controls
- Robots.txt Snippet
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# This agent may ignore robots.txt. Use authenticated access controls or network policy when blocking is required.
Relationships
- Operator
- cron-job.org Checked 2026-06-23
Relationships without an Evidence link are normalized from the canonical directory record. They should not be interpreted as independent proof of physical presence or request origin.