What is MetaCrawler?
MetaCrawler is a generic crawler. Use this crawler profile to identify user-agent tokens, operator signals, platform hints, and recommended handling.
MetaCrawler
Generic crawler
- Version
- 1.0
- First seen
- Jul 29, 2026
- Confidence
- Inferred user-agent token
Crawler tags
What is MetaCrawler?
MetaCrawler is a generic crawler. MetaCrawler is classified as a generic crawler that may fetch pages for search, SEO, monitoring, or data collection workflows.
MetaCrawler was inferred from a bot-like product token in the user-agent string.
How to identify MetaCrawler in logs
Search server logs for MetaCrawler. Matching those tokens is useful for discovery, but IP verification is still recommended before trusting the identity.
MetaCrawler/1.0 (+https://metacrawler.com/bot)
Use this as a web-crawler lookup reference for identifying how this user-agent presents itself in server logs. After you identify crawler traffic, run the AI Agent Readiness Scanner to confirm whether AI crawlers and agents can understand your site.
User-agent signals
- Product tokens
- MetaCrawler/1.0
- Documentation
- https://metacrawler.com/bot
- Contact
- None found
- Platform
- Unknown · Unknown
- Browser profile
- Unknown · Unknown
- Browser-like UA
- No
- HTTP library
- Unknown
- Spoof risk
- High
Questions answered by this crawler profile
What is MetaCrawler?
MetaCrawler is classified as a generic crawler that may fetch pages for search, SEO, monitoring, or data collection workflows.
Who operates MetaCrawler?
The operator for MetaCrawler is not known from the user-agent alone.
How do I identify MetaCrawler in logs?
Search server logs for MetaCrawler. Matching those tokens is useful for discovery, but IP verification is still recommended before trusting the identity.
Should I allow MetaCrawler?
Verify IP ownership or behavior before making security decisions because user-agent strings can be spoofed. Monitor crawl rate and paths, then allow normal traffic or rate-limit/block if behavior becomes abusive.
Does MetaCrawler respect robots.txt?
Robots.txt compliance cannot be proven from a user-agent string alone. Check the crawler operator documentation and your own logs before assuming behavior.