Detectify is listed in the Botcrawl directory as a security scanner from Detectify. The primary identifier for log review is Detectify.

Identification

  • User-agent pattern: Detectify
  • Family: Detectify
  • Type: Security
  • Kind: Scanner

Common use

Security scanning, malware checks, abuse prevention, compliance review, or vulnerability monitoring.

Verification and handling

Follow the operator's own documentation when additional verification details are available.

Directory guidance marks the risk level as Safe and the blocking decision as Depends. Do not rely on the user-agent string alone because user-agent strings can be copied or spoofed.

Robots.txt handling: Yes.

Identification

Aliases
compatible
Company
Detectify
Purpose
security
Identity Type
verified-bot
Source Type
verified-directory
HTTP Agent
Mozilla/5.0 (compatible; Detectify) +https://detectify.com/bot/3e03814aef1db3cec70f42dd847e9ef5b37f4c8e Mozilla/5.0 (compatible; Detectify)

Verification And Behavior

Verification Method
Follow the operator's own documentation when additional verification details are available.
Last Verified
2026-04-01
Last Checked
2026-05-20
Robots Token
Detectify
Respects Robots
yes
Spoofing Risk
User-agent strings for Detectify can be spoofed. Treat user-agent detection as a classification signal, then verify with published IP ranges, reverse DNS, signatures, operator documentation, or published operator documentation, IP ranges, reverse DNS, signatures, or other verified identity signals before allow-listing.

Common Use

Security scanning, malware checks, abuse prevention, compliance review, or vulnerability monitoring.

Detection Notes

Match `Detectify` as a case-insensitive substring in HTTP user-agent logs. Review bot_aliases for alternate names or product labels. Use bot_http_agent for full user-agent examples when the client sends a longer browser-like string. Do not treat a user-agent match alone as proof of identity for allow-listing.

Rules And Blocking Notes

User-agent: Detectify Disallow: /

Identification Note

User-agent strings can be spoofed. Use this record as an identification signal and confirm sensitive allow or block decisions with logs, DNS, IP ranges, request behavior, or operator documentation when available.