Overview
FactSet SpyderBot is a financial Data Crawler from FactSet used for search indexing, URL discovery, page rendering, result freshness, and search-quality checks.
Its primary user-agent pattern is FactSet-SpyderBot; related patterns include factset-spyderbot; SpyderBot.
FactSet SpyderBot is not independently verified with Medium confidence. The identity type is Documented, and the evidence basis is observed traffic patterns and user-agent evidence.
Robots.txt behavior is not currently confirmed.
FactSet SpyderBot should be reviewed against site policy, source evidence, crawl rate, and requested paths before a permanent allow or block rule is created.
Identity
- User-Agent
FactSet-SpyderBot- Aliases
- factset-spyderbot; SpyderBot
- HTTP Agent Examples
FactSet-SpyderBot- Robots.txt Token
FactSet-SpyderBot- Identity Type
- Documented
- Evidence Method
- Verify FactSet SpyderBot by matching `FactSet-SpyderBot` to FactSet evidence, then checking reverse DNS, source-network ownership, signed request data, or published crawler documentation when available.
Classification
- Type
- Financial Data Crawler
- Kind
- Financial Data Crawler
- Family
- FactSet
- Purpose
- financial-data-indexing
Behavior and handling
- Common Use
- FactSet SpyderBot is used for search indexing, URL discovery, page rendering, result freshness, and search-quality checks.
- Detection Notes
- FactSet SpyderBot traffic is primarily detected by the `FactSet-SpyderBot` user-agent pattern; related patterns include `factset-spyderbot; SpyderBot`. Compare source IPs, reverse DNS, request paths, and crawl cadence with FactSet infrastructure before trusting the traffic.
- Respects robots.txt
- Unknown
- Spoofing Risk
- FactSet SpyderBot has medium spoofing risk because user-agent strings can be copied; pair the match with DNS, IP, behavior, or operator evidence.
- Risk
- Neutral
- Recommended Handling
- Depends
Rules and controls
- Robots.txt Snippet
# robots.txt behavior is unconfirmed. Do not rely on this rule without verification.