Overview
StatusNestBacklinkSpider is a backlink crawler operated by StatusNest.
It discovers links on public web pages to build and update a graph of how websites and pages connect. Its documented user agent is Mozilla/5.0 (compatible; StatusNestBacklinkSpider/1.0; +https://statusnest.com/bot).
StatusNest states that the crawler respects robots.txt and limits its crawl rate to a maximum of one request per second per domain, with automatic backoff.
Match the exact token and operator URL, then review source ownership and crawl behavior when trust decisions require stronger proof.
Identity
- User-Agent
StatusNestBacklinkSpider- Aliases
- StatusNest Backlink Spider
- HTTP Agent Examples
Mozilla/5.0 (compatible; StatusNestBacklinkSpider/1.0; +https://statusnest.com/bot)- Robots.txt Token
StatusNestBacklinkSpider- Identity Type
- Official Documented
- Evidence Method
- Match the exact `StatusNestBacklinkSpider` token and operator URL in the documented user agent. Corroborate with source ownership and the documented crawl-rate behavior when needed.
Classification
- Type
- Seo
- Kind
- Crawler
- Family
- StatusNest
- Purpose
- backlink-monitoring
Behavior and handling
- Common Use
- Discovers inbound and outbound links to maintain a graph of public web relationships for backlink monitoring and analysis.
- Detection Notes
- The operator documents a maximum rate of one request per second per domain, automatic backoff, and robots.txt compliance.
- Respects robots.txt
- Yes
- Spoofing Risk
- Medium because the documented user agent can be copied; corroborate with source ownership and behavior.
- Risk
- Neutral
- Recommended Handling
- Depends
Rules and controls
- Robots.txt Snippet
User-agent: StatusNestBacklinkSpider Disallow: /