01 · Operator
Who operates PipericBot
- Type
- Other bot
- Official docs
- piperic.com
02 · Behavior
What PipericBot does
It fetches public homepages and standard files such as robots.txt, llms.txt, ai.txt and humans.txt. It detects technologies, category, language and public business signals. Piperic says it usually makes a single homepage request per domain at a low rate.
03 · Impact
Why PipericBot matters for your site
If you allow it
- Light crawling, usually one homepage request per domain
- Does not submit forms or bypass logins
If you block it
- No search visibility or traffic benefit
- Your site data feeds a commercial B2B database
04 · Allow
How to allow PipericBot
robots.txt
User-agent: PipericBot
Allow: /Cloudflare
# Security › WAF › Custom rules › Create rule
Expression: (http.user_agent contains "PipericBot")
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: PipericBot
Allow: /nginx
# nginx serves every user agent by default.
# Make sure no rule like this blocks it:
# if ($http_user_agent ~* "PipericBot") { return 403; }Apache
# Apache serves every user agent by default.
# Make sure .htaccess has no rule like this:
# RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} PipericBot [NC]
# RewriteRule .* - [F,L]05 · Block
How to block PipericBot
PipericBot follows robots.txt, so one rule is enough. Use a server or CDN rule only to stop spoofed copies.
robots.txt
User-agent: PipericBot
Disallow: /Cloudflare
# Security › WAF › Custom rules › Create rule
Expression: (http.user_agent contains "PipericBot")
Action: BlockWordPress
# WordPress serves a virtual robots.txt. Edit it with your SEO plugin:
# Yoast: SEO › Tools › File editor · Rank Math: General Settings › Edit robots.txt
User-agent: PipericBot
Disallow: /nginx
# In your server { } block:
if ($http_user_agent ~* "PipericBot") {
return 403;
}Apache
# .htaccess
<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} PipericBot [NC]
RewriteRule .* - [F,L]
</IfModule>06 · User agents
User agents we see for PipericBot
| User agent | Share | Last seen | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
PipericBot/1.0 (+https://piperic.com/bot) |
100% | Unverified |
07 · Verification
Is it really PipericBot?
PipericBot’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 PipericBot
What is PipericBot?
It is the crawler of Piperic Business Intelligence. It detects website technologies and business signals for a B2B database.
How do I block PipericBot?
Add "User-agent: PipericBot" followed by "Disallow: /" to your robots.txt file.
Last reviewed Oct 8, 2026