01 · Operator
Who operates MojeekBot
- Company
- Mojeek Ltd.
- Official docs
- mojeek.com
02 · Behavior
What MojeekBot does
MojeekBot crawls web pages for the Mojeek search index. It obeys robots.txt and honors noindex, nofollow and nocache meta tags. It fetches at most one page per second. It does not support the crawl-delay directive.
03 · Impact
Why MojeekBot matters for your site
If you allow it
- Gets your pages into an independent search index
- Obeys robots.txt and meta robots tags
- Publishes its IP ranges
If you block it
- Mojeek sends little traffic compared to major engines
- Ignores crawl-delay
04 · Allow
How to allow MojeekBot
robots.txt
User-agent: MojeekBot
Allow: /Cloudflare
# Security › WAF › Custom rules › Create rule
Expression: (http.user_agent contains "MojeekBot")
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: MojeekBot
Allow: /nginx
# nginx serves every user agent by default.
# Make sure no rule like this blocks it:
# if ($http_user_agent ~* "MojeekBot") { return 403; }Apache
# Apache serves every user agent by default.
# Make sure .htaccess has no rule like this:
# RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} MojeekBot [NC]
# RewriteRule .* - [F,L]05 · Block
How to block MojeekBot
MojeekBot follows robots.txt, so one rule is enough. Use a server or CDN rule only to stop spoofed copies.
robots.txt
User-agent: MojeekBot
Disallow: /Cloudflare
# Security › WAF › Custom rules › Create rule
Expression: (http.user_agent contains "MojeekBot")
Action: BlockWordPress
# WordPress serves a virtual robots.txt. Edit it with your SEO plugin:
# Yoast: SEO › Tools › File editor · Rank Math: General Settings › Edit robots.txt
User-agent: MojeekBot
Disallow: /nginx
# In your server { } block:
if ($http_user_agent ~* "MojeekBot") {
return 403;
}Apache
# .htaccess
<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} MojeekBot [NC]
RewriteRule .* - [F,L]
</IfModule>06 · User agents
User agents we see for MojeekBot
| User agent | Share | Last seen | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
Mozilla/5.0 (compatible; MojeekBot/0.11; +https://www.mojeek.com/bot.html) |
100% | Verified |
07 · Verification
Is it really MojeekBot?
Anyone can copy a user agent. Real MojeekBot requests come from the IP ranges published at mojeek.com/mojeekbot.json. A reverse DNS lookup of a real request resolves to mojeek.com, and that hostname resolves back to the same IP.
IP addresses we saw from verified MojeekBot requests
| IP range | Share | Last seen |
|---|---|---|
5.102.173.71 |
100% |
Always check against the operator’s current list; ranges change.
FAQ
Questions about MojeekBot
What is MojeekBot?
It is the crawler of Mojeek, an independent search engine with its own index.
Does MojeekBot respect robots.txt?
Yes. It obeys the first record naming MojeekBot, otherwise the '*' record. It does not support crawl-delay.
How do I verify MojeekBot?
Check the IP against mojeek.com/mojeekbot.json, or confirm its reverse DNS hostname ends in mojeek.com.
Last reviewed Oct 8, 2026