01 · Operator
Who operates epicbot
02 · Behavior
What epicbot does
Its user agent points to an info page on epictions.com. Epictions monitors web content and reports insights to marketers. The bot's info page now returns a 404 error, so its exact crawling behavior is undocumented.
03 · Impact
Why epicbot matters for your site
If you allow it
- Lets a content analytics platform include your pages
- Low impact if it crawls rarely
If you block it
- No direct traffic or search visibility
- Bot documentation is offline
04 · Allow
How to allow epicbot
robots.txt
User-agent: epicbot
Allow: /Cloudflare
# Security › WAF › Custom rules › Create rule
Expression: (http.user_agent contains "epicbot")
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: epicbot
Allow: /nginx
# nginx serves every user agent by default.
# Make sure no rule like this blocks it:
# if ($http_user_agent ~* "epicbot") { return 403; }Apache
# Apache serves every user agent by default.
# Make sure .htaccess has no rule like this:
# RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} epicbot [NC]
# RewriteRule .* - [F,L]05 · Block
How to block epicbot
Start with robots.txt. If epicbot keeps showing up in your logs, block it at your CDN or web server.
robots.txt
User-agent: epicbot
Disallow: /Cloudflare
# Security › WAF › Custom rules › Create rule
Expression: (http.user_agent contains "epicbot")
Action: BlockWordPress
# WordPress serves a virtual robots.txt. Edit it with your SEO plugin:
# Yoast: SEO › Tools › File editor · Rank Math: General Settings › Edit robots.txt
User-agent: epicbot
Disallow: /nginx
# In your server { } block:
if ($http_user_agent ~* "epicbot") {
return 403;
}Apache
# .htaccess
<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} epicbot [NC]
RewriteRule .* - [F,L]
</IfModule>06 · User agents
User agents we see for epicbot
The user agent published by the operator:
Mozilla/5.0 (compatible; epicbot; +http://www.epictions.com/epicbot)07 · Verification
Is it really epicbot?
epicbot’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 epicbot
Who operates epicbot?
Its user agent links to epictions.com, a content intelligence platform. The bot's own info page is no longer online.
How do I block epicbot?
Add "User-agent: epicbot" followed by "Disallow: /" to your robots.txt, or block the user agent on your server.
Last reviewed Oct 8, 2026