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Other bot · Yandex

YandexUserproxy is Yandex’s other bot

YandexUserproxy is a Yandex robot that proxies actions of users on Yandex services.

Verifiable operator Ignores robots.txt

Our take

Allow

Its requests are triggered by real users of Yandex services.

User agent

Mozilla/5.0 (compatible; YandexUserproxy; robot; +http://yandex.com/bots)

01 · Operator

Who operates YandexUserproxy

Company
Yandex
Type
Other bot
Official docs
yandex.com

02 · Behavior

What YandexUserproxy does

It makes requests on behalf of users who act in Yandex services. Yandex states that it does not follow robots.txt.

03 · Impact

Why YandexUserproxy matters for your site

If you allow it

  • Requests come from real user actions

If you block it

  • Ignores robots.txt

04 · Allow

How to allow YandexUserproxy

robots.txt

User-agent: YandexUserproxy
Allow: /

Cloudflare

# Security › WAF › Custom rules › Create rule
Expression: (http.user_agent contains "YandexUserproxy")
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: YandexUserproxy
Allow: /

nginx

# nginx serves every user agent by default.
# Make sure no rule like this blocks it:
# if ($http_user_agent ~* "YandexUserproxy") { return 403; }

Apache

# Apache serves every user agent by default.
# Make sure .htaccess has no rule like this:
# RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} YandexUserproxy [NC]
# RewriteRule .* - [F,L]

05 · Block

How to block YandexUserproxy

YandexUserproxy has been reported to ignore robots.txt. Block it at your CDN or web server as well.

robots.txt

# YandexUserproxy has been reported to ignore robots.txt.
# Add a Cloudflare, nginx or Apache rule as well.
User-agent: YandexUserproxy
Disallow: /

Cloudflare

# Security › WAF › Custom rules › Create rule
Expression: (http.user_agent contains "YandexUserproxy")
Action:     Block

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: YandexUserproxy
Disallow: /

nginx

# In your server { } block:
if ($http_user_agent ~* "YandexUserproxy") {
    return 403;
}

Apache

# .htaccess
<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} YandexUserproxy [NC]
RewriteRule .* - [F,L]
</IfModule>

06 · User agents

User agents we see for YandexUserproxy

User agentShareLast seenStatus
Mozilla/5.0 (compatible; YandexUserproxy; robot; +http://yandex.com/bots) 100% Unverified

07 · Verification

Is it really YandexUserproxy?

Anyone can copy a user agent. A reverse DNS lookup of a real request resolves to yandex.ru</code>, <code>yandex.net</code>, <code>yandex.com, and that hostname resolves back to the same IP.

FAQ

Questions about YandexUserproxy

Does YandexUserproxy respect robots.txt?

No. Yandex documents that YandexUserproxy does not follow robots.txt rules.

How do I block YandexUserproxy?

Because it ignores robots.txt, you must block it by user agent on your server or firewall.

How can I verify that YandexUserproxy is really from Yandex?

Run a reverse DNS lookup on the IP. The hostname must end in yandex.ru, yandex.net or yandex.com, and a forward lookup must return the same IP.

Last reviewed Oct 8, 2026

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