Bot intelligence record
InternetArchiveBot
Usually allowUse the IABot identifier to separate Internet Archive feed fetching or subscription-style retrieval from normal visitor requests in server logs.
- Operator
- Internet Archive
- Family
- Internet Archive
- Type
- Feed
- Source type
- Verified Directory
- Last checked
- 2026-05-20
User-Agent Pattern
Internet ArchiveIABot
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
Click snippet to copyUser-agent: IABot Disallow: /Click the snippet to copy it, or highlight the text manually.
Handling Guidance
NoThis bot is usually safe to allow when the request source is verified and the traffic matches your site policy.
Feed fetching, subscription updates, podcast retrieval, or content syndication checks.
Record Details
Structured data- Operator
- Internet Archive
- Family
- Internet Archive
- Type
- Feed
- Purpose
- Feed Fetch
- Identity type
- Verified Bot
- Confidence
- Medium
- Last verified
- 2026-04-01
- Last checked
- 2026-05-20
- Source type
- Verified Directory
- Verification
- Validate the identifying user-agent or signature against the operator documentation before creating hard allow rules.
- Spoofing risk
- User-agent strings can be spoofed. For allow-listing or low-friction rules, pair the published identifier with operator documentation or cryptographic verification when available.
Notes
InternetArchiveBot is listed in the Botcrawl directory as a feed retrieval bot from Internet Archive. The primary identifier for log review is IABot.
Identification
- User-agent pattern:
IABot - Family: Internet Archive
- Type: Feed
- Kind: Fetcher
Common use
Feed fetching, subscription updates, podcast retrieval, or content syndication checks.
Verification and handling
Confirm the user-agent against server logs and use published operator documentation, IP ranges, reverse DNS, or other trust signals when available.
Directory guidance marks the risk level as Safe and the blocking decision as No. Do not rely on the user-agent string alone because user-agent strings can be copied or spoofed.
Robots.txt handling: No.
Evidence and Source
- Validate the identifying user-agent or signature against the operator documentation before creating hard allow rules.
- Match `IABot` 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.
- Feed fetching, subscription updates, podcast retrieval, or content syndication checks.
- User-agent strings can be spoofed. For allow-listing or low-friction rules, pair the published identifier with operator documentation or cryptographic verification when available.
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