01 · Operator
Who operates Ant.com
- Company
- Ant.com Ltd.
- Type
- Other bot
02 · Behavior
What Ant.com does
The user agent states "Crawling antmarks" and gives ant.com as contact. The Matomo bot database attributes it to Ant.com Ltd. Today ant.com is a browser-game portal and does not mention the crawler.
03 · Impact
Why Ant.com matters for your site
If you block it
- Little documented benefit to site owners
- Current ant.com site does not describe the crawler
04 · Allow
How to allow Ant.com
robots.txt
User-agent: Ant.com
Allow: /Cloudflare
# Security › WAF › Custom rules › Create rule
Expression: (http.user_agent contains "Ant.com")
Action: Skip › All Super Bot Fight Mode rules
# Also check Security › Bots: "Block AI bots" can block it regardless of robots.txt.WordPress
# WordPress serves a virtual robots.txt. Edit it with your SEO plugin:
# Yoast: SEO › Tools › File editor · Rank Math: General Settings › Edit robots.txt
User-agent: Ant.com
Allow: /nginx
# nginx serves every user agent by default.
# Make sure no rule like this blocks it:
# if ($http_user_agent ~* "Ant\.com") { return 403; }Apache
# Apache serves every user agent by default.
# Make sure .htaccess has no rule like this:
# RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} Ant\.com [NC]
# RewriteRule .* - [F,L]05 · Block
How to block Ant.com
Start with robots.txt. If Ant.com keeps showing up in your logs, block it at your CDN or web server.
robots.txt
User-agent: Ant.com
Disallow: /Cloudflare
# Security › WAF › Custom rules › Create rule
Expression: (http.user_agent contains "Ant.com")
Action: BlockWordPress
# WordPress serves a virtual robots.txt. Edit it with your SEO plugin:
# Yoast: SEO › Tools › File editor · Rank Math: General Settings › Edit robots.txt
User-agent: Ant.com
Disallow: /nginx
# In your server { } block:
if ($http_user_agent ~* "Ant\.com") {
return 403;
}Apache
# .htaccess
<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} Ant\.com [NC]
RewriteRule .* - [F,L]
</IfModule>06 · User agents
User agents we see for Ant.com
The user agent published by the operator:
Ant.com beta/1.0 (Crawling antmarks; https://www.ant.com; admin@ant.com)07 · Verification
Is it really Ant.com?
Ant.com’s operator publishes no IP ranges or hostnames, so requests cannot be verified. Treat the user agent as a claim, and watch your logs for unusual request rates.
FAQ
Questions about Ant.com
Who operates the Ant.com crawler?
The Matomo bot database attributes it to Ant.com Ltd. Its user agent lists ant.com and admin@ant.com as contacts.
Should I block the Ant.com crawler?
It is your call. The current ant.com site is a game portal and gives no reason for the crawler to visit you.
Last reviewed Oct 8, 2026