Overview
SirdataBot is an automated web identity associated with Sirdata.
It is used for content classification and brand-safety analysis for advertising.
The documented User-Agent pattern is SirdataBot. User-Agent strings can be copied, so corroborate requests with operator documentation, network ownership, reverse DNS, or other request evidence.
Identity
- User-Agent Pattern
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SirdataBot - HTTP Agent Examples
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SirdataBot (+https://semantic-api.docs.sirdata.net/contextual-api/contextual-api/introduction) - Identity Type
- User-Agent only
- Evidence Method
- Match the documented User-Agent pattern SirdataBot, then corroborate it with operator documentation, network ownership, reverse DNS, or other request evidence. User-Agent strings alone do not prove identity.
Classification
- Type
- Advertising
- Kind
- Crawler
- Family
- Sirdata
- Purpose
- Brand safety classification
Behavior and handling
- Common Use
- content classification and brand-safety analysis for advertising
- Detection Notes
- Detect candidate SirdataBot traffic using the documented User-Agent pattern SirdataBot. Confirm the identity with supporting evidence before enforcement.
- Respects robots.txt
- Unknown
- Spoofing Risk
- SirdataBot can be impersonated because its User-Agent pattern can be copied. Treat the identity as confirmed only when supporting evidence matches.
- Risk
- Neutral
- Recommended Handling
- Depends
Rules and controls
- Robots.txt Snippet
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# robots.txt behavior is unconfirmed. Do not rely on this rule without verification.
Relationships
- Operator
- Sirdata Checked 2026-07-05
Relationships without an Evidence link are normalized from the canonical directory record. They should not be interpreted as independent proof of physical presence or request origin.