01 · Operator
Who operates AntpinBot
- Company
- antpin (Symquark)
- Type
- Scraper
- Official docs
- crawler.antpin.com
02 · Behavior
What AntpinBot does
AntpinBot reads public websites of manufacturers, distributors and resellers. It stores company details plus names and job titles of up to 8 people per company. It never guesses email addresses. It was named PloosaBot until 30 September 2026.
03 · Impact
Why AntpinBot matters for your site
If you allow it
- It obeys robots.txt and Crawl-delay
- It spaces its requests to each site
- Your company may be listed correctly for B2B sourcing
If you block it
- It collects names and job titles of staff
- It brings no search traffic
- No verification method is published
04 · Allow
How to allow AntpinBot
robots.txt
User-agent: AntpinBot
Allow: /Cloudflare
# Security › WAF › Custom rules › Create rule
Expression: (http.user_agent contains "AntpinBot")
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: AntpinBot
Allow: /nginx
# nginx serves every user agent by default.
# Make sure no rule like this blocks it:
# if ($http_user_agent ~* "AntpinBot") { return 403; }Apache
# Apache serves every user agent by default.
# Make sure .htaccess has no rule like this:
# RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} AntpinBot [NC]
# RewriteRule .* - [F,L]05 · Block
How to block AntpinBot
AntpinBot follows robots.txt, so one rule is enough. Use a server or CDN rule only to stop spoofed copies.
robots.txt
User-agent: AntpinBot
Disallow: /Cloudflare
# Security › WAF › Custom rules › Create rule
Expression: (http.user_agent contains "AntpinBot")
Action: BlockWordPress
# WordPress serves a virtual robots.txt. Edit it with your SEO plugin:
# Yoast: SEO › Tools › File editor · Rank Math: General Settings › Edit robots.txt
User-agent: AntpinBot
Disallow: /nginx
# In your server { } block:
if ($http_user_agent ~* "AntpinBot") {
return 403;
}Apache
# .htaccess
<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} AntpinBot [NC]
RewriteRule .* - [F,L]
</IfModule>06 · User agents
User agents we see for AntpinBot
The user agent published by the operator:
AntpinBot/1.0 (+https://crawler.antpin.com)07 · Verification
Is it really AntpinBot?
AntpinBot’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 AntpinBot
What is AntpinBot?
It is the crawler of antpin, run by Symquark. It collects company and staff details from manufacturer and reseller websites.
Does AntpinBot respect robots.txt?
Yes. It obeys robots.txt and Crawl-delay. Rules for its former name PloosaBot are still obeyed.
How long does antpin keep personal data?
Names and job titles are deleted after 180 days without being seen on the company's site.
Last updated Oct 19, 2026