Overview
YepBot is an automated web identity associated with Ahrefs.
YepBot supports Yep search infrastructure and related Ahrefs indexing workflows; Yep documents current use for IndexNow-related requests and planned broader use.
YepBot is Verified from current authoritative identity documentation reviewed on 2026-08-07. The identity type is Official Documented.
Its documented request identity includes YepBot. User-Agent strings can be spoofed, so compare the request with current operator or verification evidence before trusting it.
Identity
- User-Agent Pattern
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YepBot - Aliases
- YepBot/1.0
- HTTP Agent Examples
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Mozilla/5.0 (compatible; YepBot/1.0; +http://yep.com/yepbot/) - Robots Token
- YepBot
- Identity Type
- Officially documented
- Evidence Method
- Match `YepBot` to the current operator documentation and corroborate the request with operator-controlled verification signals where available; User-Agent strings alone can be spoofed.
Classification
- Type
- Search
- Kind
- Crawler
- Family
- Yep
- Purpose
- Search indexing
Behavior and handling
- Common Use
- YepBot supports Yep search infrastructure and related Ahrefs indexing workflows; Yep documents current use for IndexNow-related requests and planned broader use.
- Detection Notes
- Detect YepBot using the documented `YepBot` request signature, but do not trust the User-Agent alone because it can be copied.
- Respects robots.txt
- Yes
- Spoofing Risk
- YepBot has spoofing risk because its User-Agent can be copied. Treat the identity as verified only when supporting evidence matches.
- Risk
- Neutral
- Recommended Handling
- Depends
Rules and controls
- Robots.txt Snippet
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User-agent: YepBot Disallow: /
Relationships
- Operator
- Ahrefs 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.