Verified bot
In short
A verified bot is the group you can welcome by name without opening the door to every script. Read on in How to tell verified agents from unknown bots. Compare it with Web Bot Auth and Bot management. Cloudflare reported more than 500 billion verified bot requests each week (30 Sep 2026).
Definition
A bot whose operator has proven its identity to your CDN or bot vendor, through signatures, published IP ranges or a directory.
A dated example
- Read 4 Nov 2026
Cloudflare reported more than 500 billion verified bot requests each week (30 Sep 2026).
Where it matters
It is the group you can welcome by name without opening the door to every script.
Related terms
- Web Bot AuthA proposed standard in which an agent signs its requests so a site can check who operates it, rather than trusting the name it claims.
- Bot managementTools at your CDN, host or firewall that identify automated visitors and allow, challenge or block them.
Sources
- Cloudflare: The Internet has a second audience (30 Sep 2026) (blog.cloudflare.com/agentic-web), read 4 Nov 2026.
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