Overview
Placer.ai-Crawler is an observed crawler associated with Placer.ai.
The observed identity uses the Placer.ai-Crawler token and a representative Placer.ai-Crawler/1.0 user agent.
Placer.ai does not currently publish a crawler policy, source IP range, reverse-DNS rule, or request-signature verification method for this identity. Its exact purpose and origin should therefore be treated as unverified.
Use the token for detection, then review source ownership, request targets, and behavior before making an allow or block decision.
Identity
- User-Agent
Placer.ai-Crawler- Aliases
- Placer.ai Crawler; Placer Crawler
- HTTP Agent Examples
Placer.ai-Crawler/1.0 (+https://www.placer.ai/automated-access)- Robots.txt Token
Placer.ai-Crawler- Identity Type
- Observed
- Evidence Method
- Match the exact `Placer.ai-Crawler` token and evaluate source-network ownership and request behavior. No operator-published authentication method is currently available.
Classification
- Type
- Data Collection
- Kind
- Crawler
- Family
- Placer.ai
- Purpose
- data-collection
Behavior and handling
- Common Use
- Observed automated retrieval associated with Placer.ai; the exact collection purpose is not independently confirmed in current first-party crawler documentation.
- Detection Notes
- The user-agent string can be copied. Confirm source ownership, request targets, cadence, and current operator documentation before trusting the declared identity.
- Respects robots.txt
- Unknown
- Spoofing Risk
- High when identified only by user agent because no operator-published authentication method is currently available.
- Risk
- Neutral
- Recommended Handling
- Depends
Rules and controls
- Robots.txt Snippet
User-agent: Placer.ai-Crawler Disallow: /