Bot intelligence record

SendGrid

Usually allow

SendGrid is a webhook callback used for webhook delivery, payment notifications, service callbacks; it appears in server logs as `SendGrid Event API`.

Webhook Verified Bot Confidence: Medium Verified: Yes robots.txt: Unknown
Operator
SendGrid
Family
SendGrid
Type
Webhook
Source type
Documented
Last checked
2026-06-23

User-Agent Pattern

SendGrid
SendGrid Event API
Verification note

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

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User-agent: SendGrid Event API
Disallow: /

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Handling Guidance

No

This bot is usually safe to allow when the request source is verified and the traffic matches your site policy.

SendGrid is used for webhook delivery, payment notifications, service callbacks, and server-to-server integration events.

Record Details

Verified fields
Operator
SendGrid
Family
SendGrid
Type
Webhook
Purpose
Webhook
Identity type
Verified Bot
Confidence
Medium
Last verified
2026-04-01
Last checked
2026-06-23
Source type
Documented
Verification
Verify SendGrid by matching `SendGrid Event API` to documented crawler-pattern evidence, then checking reverse DNS, IP ownership, request behavior, and crawl consistency.
Spoofing risk
SendGrid has medium spoofing risk because user-agent strings can be copied; pair the match with DNS, IP, behavior, or operator evidence.

Notes

  • SendGrid is a webhook callback used for webhook delivery, payment notifications, service callbacks, and server-to-server integration events.
  • Its primary user-agent pattern is SendGrid Event API.
  • SendGrid is verified with Medium confidence. The identity type is Verified Bot, and the evidence basis is documented crawler-pattern evidence.
  • SendGrid does not have confirmed robots.txt behavior in the available public evidence.
  • SendGrid can usually be allowed after confirming the source and monitoring request volume.

Evidence and Source

  • Verify SendGrid by matching `SendGrid Event API` to documented crawler-pattern evidence, then checking reverse DNS, IP ownership, request behavior, and crawl consistency.
  • SendGrid traffic is primarily detected by the `SendGrid Event API` user-agent pattern. Compare source IPs, reverse DNS, request paths, and crawl cadence before trusting the traffic.
  • SendGrid is used for webhook delivery, payment notifications, service callbacks, and server-to-server integration events.
  • SendGrid has medium spoofing risk because user-agent strings can be copied; pair the match with DNS, IP, behavior, or operator evidence.

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