About this bot
iaskspider is a crawler associated with iAsk and used for ai-search.
The primary identifying User-Agent token is iaskspider.
Directory status: Active. Identity classification: Unverified with Low confidence. Identity type: observed.
robots.txt behavior is currently unconfirmed. Do not assume robots.txt alone will control this traffic.
Risk classification: Neutral. Recommended handling is to evaluate the request context before allowing, rate-limiting, or blocking.
How to identify this bot
- User-agent and crawler identifiers
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iaskspider - Also known as
- iaskspider/2.0
Details
- Kind
- Crawler
- Family
- iAsk
- Purpose
- AI search
- Common Use
- iaskspider is used for AI search indexing, answer retrieval, citation discovery, and page freshness checks.
- Respects robots.txt
- Unknown
Verification
- Identity Type
- Observed
- Evidence Method
- Treat `iaskspider` as an identification signal only. Corroborate the claimed identity independently before applying trust-based rules.
- Detection Notes
- Match the `iaskspider` User-Agent token and consider recorded aliases where applicable. A User-Agent match identifies a claim, not authenticated origin.
Website controls
- Robots.txt Snippet
# robots.txt behavior is unconfirmed. Use server-side controls if restriction is required.