01 · Operator
Who operates Site-Shot
- Company
- WEB SCRAPER LLP (Site-Shot)
- Type
- Other bot
- Official docs
- site-shot.com
02 · Behavior
What Site-Shot does
Site-Shot captures a URL as a PNG, JPEG or WebP image. It offers a free browser tool and a screenshot API for developers. The API uses a Chromium engine and lets callers set a custom user agent.
03 · Impact
Why Site-Shot matters for your site
If you allow it
- Screenshots may be requested for previews or reports about your site
- Load is usually one page per request
If you block it
- Captures are made for third parties, not for search visibility
- API users can change the user agent, so not all its traffic is labeled
04 · Allow
How to allow Site-Shot
robots.txt
User-agent: Site-Shot
Allow: /Cloudflare
# Security › WAF › Custom rules › Create rule
Expression: (http.user_agent contains "Site-Shot")
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: Site-Shot
Allow: /nginx
# nginx serves every user agent by default.
# Make sure no rule like this blocks it:
# if ($http_user_agent ~* "Site\-Shot") { return 403; }Apache
# Apache serves every user agent by default.
# Make sure .htaccess has no rule like this:
# RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} Site\-Shot [NC]
# RewriteRule .* - [F,L]05 · Block
How to block Site-Shot
Start with robots.txt. If Site-Shot keeps showing up in your logs, block it at your CDN or web server.
robots.txt
User-agent: Site-Shot
Disallow: /Cloudflare
# Security › WAF › Custom rules › Create rule
Expression: (http.user_agent contains "Site-Shot")
Action: BlockWordPress
# WordPress serves a virtual robots.txt. Edit it with your SEO plugin:
# Yoast: SEO › Tools › File editor · Rank Math: General Settings › Edit robots.txt
User-agent: Site-Shot
Disallow: /nginx
# In your server { } block:
if ($http_user_agent ~* "Site\-Shot") {
return 403;
}Apache
# .htaccess
<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} Site\-Shot [NC]
RewriteRule .* - [F,L]
</IfModule>06 · User agents
User agents we see for Site-Shot
The operator does not publish a full user agent string. Requests contain the token “Site-Shot”.
07 · Verification
Is it really Site-Shot?
Site-Shot’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 Site-Shot
What is Site-Shot?
Site-Shot is a website screenshot tool and API. It renders a submitted URL in Chromium and returns an image.
Why is Site-Shot visiting my site?
Someone submitted one of your URLs to the Site-Shot tool or API. The service then loaded the page to capture a screenshot.
Can I block Site-Shot?
You can block requests whose user agent contains Site-Shot. API users can set a custom user agent, so some captures may not be labeled.
Last reviewed Oct 8, 2026