01 · Operator
Who operates aiHitBot
- Company
- aiHit
- Type
- Other bot
- Official docs
- aihitdata.com
02 · Behavior
What aiHitBot does
It extracts company data from websites, such as descriptions, addresses, contacts and key people. It tracks changes over time. The data is sold as business intelligence.
03 · Impact
Why aiHitBot matters for your site
If you allow it
- Keeps your company data current in aiHit's database
If you block it
- Commercial data collection
- No traffic benefit
04 · Allow
How to allow aiHitBot
robots.txt
User-agent: aiHitBot
Allow: /Cloudflare
# Security › WAF › Custom rules › Create rule
Expression: (http.user_agent contains "aiHitBot")
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: aiHitBot
Allow: /nginx
# nginx serves every user agent by default.
# Make sure no rule like this blocks it:
# if ($http_user_agent ~* "aiHitBot") { return 403; }Apache
# Apache serves every user agent by default.
# Make sure .htaccess has no rule like this:
# RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} aiHitBot [NC]
# RewriteRule .* - [F,L]05 · Block
How to block aiHitBot
Start with robots.txt. If aiHitBot keeps showing up in your logs, block it at your CDN or web server.
robots.txt
User-agent: aiHitBot
Disallow: /Cloudflare
# Security › WAF › Custom rules › Create rule
Expression: (http.user_agent contains "aiHitBot")
Action: BlockWordPress
# WordPress serves a virtual robots.txt. Edit it with your SEO plugin:
# Yoast: SEO › Tools › File editor · Rank Math: General Settings › Edit robots.txt
User-agent: aiHitBot
Disallow: /nginx
# In your server { } block:
if ($http_user_agent ~* "aiHitBot") {
return 403;
}Apache
# .htaccess
<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} aiHitBot [NC]
RewriteRule .* - [F,L]
</IfModule>06 · User agents
User agents we see for aiHitBot
The user agent published by the operator:
Mozilla/5.0 (compatible; aiHitBot/2.9; +https://www.aihitdata.com/about)07 · Verification
Is it really aiHitBot?
aiHitBot’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 aiHitBot
What is aiHitBot?
It is the crawler of aiHitdata, which builds a company database from websites.
How do I block aiHitBot?
Add "User-agent: aiHitBot" with "Disallow: /" to robots.txt, or block its user agent at the server.
Last reviewed Oct 7, 2026