Overview
Tumblr is a web scraper from Automattic used for public web data collection, page extraction, content monitoring, and third-party crawler activity.
Its primary user-agent pattern is Tumblr; related patterns include Tumblr/; a representative HTTP user-agent is Tumblr/14.0.835.186.
Tumblr is Unverified at the identity-evidence level. The listed identity remains useful for detection, but this record does not currently contain authoritative evidence sufficient to authenticate the identity claim.
Robots.txt behavior is not currently confirmed.
Tumblr should be reviewed against site policy, source evidence, crawl rate, and requested paths before a permanent allow or block rule is created.
Identity
- User-Agent Pattern
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Tumblr - Aliases
- Tumblr/
- HTTP Agent Examples
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Tumblr/14.0.835.186 - Robots Token
- Tumblr
- Identity Type
- Observed
- Evidence Method
- Treat `Tumblr` as an identity signal only. Confirm it with current operator documentation, cryptographic verification, forward-confirmed reverse DNS, source-network ownership, or other authoritative evidence before trusting the claimed identity.
Classification
- Type
- Scraper
- Kind
- Preview
- Family
- Automattic
- Operator
- Automattic
- Company
- Automattic
- Purpose
- Scraping
Behavior and handling
- Common Use
- Tumblr is used for public web data collection, page extraction, content monitoring, and third-party crawler activity.
- Detection Notes
- Tumblr traffic is primarily detected by the `Tumblr` user-agent pattern; related patterns include `Tumblr/`; a representative HTTP user-agent is `Tumblr/14.0.835.186`. Compare source IPs, reverse DNS, request paths, and crawl cadence with Automattic infrastructure before trusting the traffic.
- Respects robots.txt
- Unknown
- Spoofing Risk
- Tumblr has medium spoofing risk because user-agent strings can be copied; pair the match with DNS, IP, behavior, or operator evidence.
- 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.