Bot intelligence record

ExaBot

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Claimed Exa crawler identifier for AI search and web data retrieval.

Ai AI Search Data Retrieval Observed Confidence: Low Verified: No robots.txt: Unknown
Operator
Exa
Family
Exa
Type
Ai
Source type
Observed
Last checked
2026-06-02

User-Agent Pattern

Exa
ExaBot
Verification note

User-agent strings are identification signals, not proof of identity. Confirm important allow, block, or rate-limit decisions with logs, DNS or IP evidence, request behavior, or operator documentation when available.

Robots.txt Snippet

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User-agent: ExaBot Disallow: /

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Handling Guidance

Depends

Use this record as bot intelligence, then verify the request source and behavior before allowing, blocking, or rate limiting.

AI search and web data retrieval associated with Exa search or API workflows.

Record Details

Structured data
Operator
Exa
Family
Exa
Type
Ai
Purpose
AI Search Data Retrieval
Identity type
Observed
Confidence
Low
Last verified
2026-06-02
Last checked
2026-06-02
Source type
Observed
Verification
Low-confidence record. Exa publishes web search and crawling products, but this exact user-agent token should be verified against current Exa crawler documentation or trusted logs.
Spoofing risk
User-agent strings can be spoofed. Pair the claimed identifier with operator documentation, IP verification, reverse DNS, signatures, or other available trust signals before creating low-friction allow rules.

Notes

ExaBot is listed in the Botcrawl directory as a ai bot from Exa. The primary identifier for log review is ExaBot.

Identification

  • User-agent pattern: ExaBot
  • Family: Exa
  • Type: Ai
  • Kind: Crawler

Common use

AI search and web data retrieval associated with Exa search or API workflows.

Verification and handling

Confirm the user-agent against server logs and use published operator documentation, IP ranges, reverse DNS, signatures, or other trust signals when available.

Directory guidance marks the risk level as Neutral 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: Unknown.

Evidence and Source

  • Low-confidence record. Exa publishes web search and crawling products, but this exact user-agent token should be verified against current Exa crawler documentation or trusted logs.
  • Match `ExaBot` as a case-insensitive substring in HTTP user-agent logs. Do not treat a user-agent match alone as proof of identity for allow-listing.
  • AI search and web data retrieval associated with Exa search or API workflows.
  • User-agent strings can be spoofed. Pair the claimed identifier with operator documentation, IP verification, reverse DNS, signatures, or other available trust signals before creating low-friction allow rules.

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