01 · Operator
Who operates AcoonBot
- Company
- Acoon GmbH
02 · Behavior
What AcoonBot does
Matomo lists AcoonBot as a search bot from Acoon GmbH. Its user agent links to acoon.de/robot.asp. That page returned a 404 error when checked.
03 · Impact
Why AcoonBot matters for your site
If you allow it
- Search engine crawler
- Possible visibility in a German search engine
If you block it
- Documentation offline
- Little search traffic expected
04 · Allow
How to allow AcoonBot
robots.txt
User-agent: AcoonBot
Allow: /Cloudflare
# Security › WAF › Custom rules › Create rule
Expression: (http.user_agent contains "AcoonBot")
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: AcoonBot
Allow: /nginx
# nginx serves every user agent by default.
# Make sure no rule like this blocks it:
# if ($http_user_agent ~* "AcoonBot") { return 403; }Apache
# Apache serves every user agent by default.
# Make sure .htaccess has no rule like this:
# RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} AcoonBot [NC]
# RewriteRule .* - [F,L]05 · Block
How to block AcoonBot
Start with robots.txt. If AcoonBot keeps showing up in your logs, block it at your CDN or web server.
robots.txt
User-agent: AcoonBot
Disallow: /Cloudflare
# Security › WAF › Custom rules › Create rule
Expression: (http.user_agent contains "AcoonBot")
Action: BlockWordPress
# WordPress serves a virtual robots.txt. Edit it with your SEO plugin:
# Yoast: SEO › Tools › File editor · Rank Math: General Settings › Edit robots.txt
User-agent: AcoonBot
Disallow: /nginx
# In your server { } block:
if ($http_user_agent ~* "AcoonBot") {
return 403;
}Apache
# .htaccess
<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} AcoonBot [NC]
RewriteRule .* - [F,L]
</IfModule>06 · User agents
User agents we see for AcoonBot
The user agent published by the operator:
Mozilla/5.0 (compatible; AcoonBot/4.11.1; +http://www.acoon.de/robot.asp)07 · Verification
Is it really AcoonBot?
AcoonBot’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 AcoonBot
Is AcoonBot still active?
Its robot info page on acoon.de returned a 404 error when checked. Activity in your logs is the best indicator.
Should I block AcoonBot?
It belongs to a small search engine. Block it with "User-agent: AcoonBot" and "Disallow: /" if it gives you no benefit.
Last reviewed Oct 8, 2026