01 · Operator
Who operates Yeti
- Company
- Naver Corp.
- Official docs
- naver.me
02 · Behavior
What Yeti does
Yeti fetches web pages so they can appear in Naver search results. Its user agent links to naver.me/bot, Naver's robot information page. Older versions linked to help.naver.com/robots.
03 · Impact
Why Yeti matters for your site
If you allow it
- Pages can appear in Naver search
- Naver is a major search engine in South Korea
If you block it
- Little benefit if you have no Korean audience
- Adds crawl load
04 · Allow
How to allow Yeti
robots.txt
User-agent: Yeti
Allow: /Cloudflare
# Security › WAF › Custom rules › Create rule
Expression: (http.user_agent contains "Yeti")
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: Yeti
Allow: /nginx
# nginx serves every user agent by default.
# Make sure no rule like this blocks it:
# if ($http_user_agent ~* "Yeti") { return 403; }Apache
# Apache serves every user agent by default.
# Make sure .htaccess has no rule like this:
# RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} Yeti [NC]
# RewriteRule .* - [F,L]05 · Block
How to block Yeti
Start with robots.txt. If Yeti keeps showing up in your logs, block it at your CDN or web server.
robots.txt
User-agent: Yeti
Disallow: /Cloudflare
# Security › WAF › Custom rules › Create rule
Expression: (http.user_agent contains "Yeti")
Action: BlockWordPress
# WordPress serves a virtual robots.txt. Edit it with your SEO plugin:
# Yoast: SEO › Tools › File editor · Rank Math: General Settings › Edit robots.txt
User-agent: Yeti
Disallow: /nginx
# In your server { } block:
if ($http_user_agent ~* "Yeti") {
return 403;
}Apache
# .htaccess
<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} Yeti [NC]
RewriteRule .* - [F,L]
</IfModule>06 · User agents
User agents we see for Yeti
| User agent | Share | Last seen | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko; compatible; Yeti/1.… |
100% | Verified |
07 · Verification
Is it really Yeti?
Yeti’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.
IP addresses we saw from verified Yeti requests
| IP range | Share | Last seen |
|---|---|---|
110.93.150.208 |
100% |
Always check against the operator’s current list; ranges change.
FAQ
Questions about Yeti
What is Yeti in my server logs?
Yeti is the search crawler of Naver, South Korea's large search portal. Its user agent contains Yeti/1.1 and a link to naver.me/bot.
Should I block Yeti?
Only if you do not want visibility in Naver search. Sites with Korean visitors usually benefit from allowing it.
How do I block Yeti?
Add "User-agent: Yeti" followed by "Disallow: /" to your robots.txt, or block the user agent on your server.
Last reviewed Oct 8, 2026