Overview
SplitSignalBot is a search crawler from Semrush used for search indexing, URL discovery, page rendering, result freshness, and search-quality checks.
Its primary user-agent pattern is SplitSignalBot; related patterns include SplitSignal test crawler.
SplitSignalBot is verified with High confidence. The identity type is Official Documented, and the evidence basis is official operator documentation.
SplitSignalBot is marked as respecting robots.txt directives for crawler access control.
SplitSignalBot can usually be allowed after confirming the source and monitoring request volume.
Identity
- User-Agent Pattern
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SplitSignalBot - Aliases
- SplitSignal test crawler
- HTTP Agent Examples
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SplitSignalBot - Robots Token
- SplitSignalBot
- Identity Type
- Officially documented
- Evidence Method
- Verify SplitSignalBot by matching `SplitSignalBot` to Semrush evidence, then checking reverse DNS, source-network ownership, signed request data, or published crawler documentation when available.
Classification
- Type
- Search
- Kind
- Crawler
- Family
- Semrush
- Purpose
- Indexing
Behavior and handling
- Common Use
- SplitSignalBot is used for search indexing, URL discovery, page rendering, result freshness, and search-quality checks.
- Detection Notes
- SplitSignalBot traffic is primarily detected by the `SplitSignalBot` user-agent pattern; related patterns include `SplitSignal test crawler`. Compare source IPs, reverse DNS, request paths, and crawl cadence with Semrush infrastructure before trusting the traffic.
- Respects robots.txt
- Yes
- Spoofing Risk
- SplitSignalBot has medium spoofing risk because the user-agent can be copied, even when the bot has strong source or documentation support.
- Risk
- Safe
- Recommended Handling
- Depends
Rules and controls
- Robots.txt Snippet
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User-agent: SplitSignalBot Disallow: /
Relationships
- Operator
- Semrush Checked 2026-08-07
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.