Overview
Mediavine Metadata Parser (Legacy Slash Pattern) is a legacy metadata-fetcher pattern associated with Mediavine and retained for historical matching.
Its primary user-agent pattern is MediavineMetadataParser/; related patterns include MediavineMetadataParser/7.7.3; a representative HTTP user-agent is MediavineMetadataParser/.
Mediavine Metadata Parser (Legacy Slash Pattern) is unverified with Low confidence. The identity type is Documented. This legacy or noncanonical identity is retained for historical log matching.
Robots.txt behavior for Mediavine Metadata Parser (Legacy Slash Pattern) is not confirmed. Do not treat a user-agent-only rule as guaranteed enforcement.
Use the canonical MediavineMetadataParser record for current detection; this slash-suffixed pattern is retained for historical logs.
Treat the user-agent or identity as a claim and corroborate it with published network data, reverse DNS, signed-request evidence, or current operator documentation when available.
Identity
- User-Agent
MediavineMetadataParser/- Aliases
- MediavineMetadataParser/7.7.3
- HTTP Agent Examples
MediavineMetadataParser/- Robots.txt Token
MediavineMetadataParser/- Identity Type
- Documented
- Evidence Method
- Verify Mediavine Metadata Parser (Legacy Slash Pattern) by matching `MediavineMetadataParser/` to Mediavine evidence, then corroborating the request with source-network ownership, reverse DNS, signed request data, or current operator documentation.
Classification
- Type
- Ad Crawler
- Kind
- Ad Crawler
- Family
- Mediavine
- Purpose
- metadata-parsing
Behavior and handling
- Common Use
- The slash-suffixed `MediavineMetadataParser/` pattern is retained for historical matching.
- Detection Notes
- Mediavine Metadata Parser (Legacy Slash Pattern) traffic is primarily detected by `MediavineMetadataParser/`; related patterns include `MediavineMetadataParser/7.7.3`; a representative HTTP user-agent is `MediavineMetadataParser/`. Treat these values as identification claims and corroborate them with source-network ownership, reverse DNS, signed request data, or current operator documentation.
- Respects robots.txt
- Unknown
- Spoofing Risk
- Mediavine Metadata Parser (Legacy Slash Pattern) can be spoofed if identification relies only on a user-agent string; corroborate the request with stronger operator-controlled evidence when available.
- Risk
- Neutral
- Recommended Handling
- Monitor
Rules and controls
- Robots.txt Snippet
# Legacy or noncanonical identity. Confirm the current canonical token before relying on robots.txt.