01 · Operator
Who operates amazon-QBusiness
- Company
- Amazon Web Services
- Type
- AI assistant fetcher
- Official docs
- docs.aws.amazon.com
02 · Behavior
What amazon-QBusiness does
An Amazon Q Business customer configures the Web Crawler connector with a set of URLs. The crawler fetches those pages and indexes them for search and answers inside that customer's assistant. It follows Allow and Disallow rules in robots.txt.
03 · Impact
Why amazon-QBusiness matters for your site
If you allow it
- Lets a company's internal AI assistant answer questions with your content
- Respects robots.txt
If you block it
- Content is used inside private enterprise assistants
- No public referral traffic
04 · Allow
How to allow amazon-QBusiness
robots.txt
User-agent: amazon-QBusiness
Allow: /
Cloudflare
# Security › WAF › Custom rules › Create rule
Expression: (http.user_agent contains "amazon-QBusiness")
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: amazon-QBusiness
Allow: /
nginx
# nginx serves every user agent by default.
# Make sure no rule like this blocks it:
# if ($http_user_agent ~* "amazon\-QBusiness") { return 403; }
Apache
# Apache serves every user agent by default.
# Make sure .htaccess has no rule like this:
# RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} amazon\-QBusiness [NC]
# RewriteRule .* - [F,L]
05 · Block
How to block amazon-QBusiness
amazon-QBusiness follows robots.txt, so one rule is enough. Use a server or CDN rule only to stop spoofed copies.
robots.txt
User-agent: amazon-QBusiness
Disallow: /
Cloudflare
# Security › WAF › Custom rules › Create rule
Expression: (http.user_agent contains "amazon-QBusiness")
Action: Block
WordPress
# WordPress serves a virtual robots.txt. Edit it with your SEO plugin:
# Yoast: SEO › Tools › File editor · Rank Math: General Settings › Edit robots.txt
User-agent: amazon-QBusiness
Disallow: /
nginx
# In your server { } block:
if ($http_user_agent ~* "amazon\-QBusiness") {
return 403;
}
Apache
# .htaccess
<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} amazon\-QBusiness [NC]
RewriteRule .* - [F,L]
</IfModule>
06 · User agents
User agents we see for amazon-QBusiness
| User agent | Share | Last active | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
amazon-Quick-on-behalf-of-1bd136d6 |
12% | Yesterday | Unverified |
amazon-Quick-on-behalf-of-76263b2f |
9.2% | 2 days ago | Unverified |
amazon-Quick-on-behalf-of-d7275937 |
8.7% | Yesterday | Unverified |
amazon-Quick-on-behalf-of-bf115eaf |
5.1% | 2 days ago | Unverified |
amazon-Quick-on-behalf-of-2c1b49b5 |
4.5% | 6 days ago | Unverified |
amazon-Quick-on-behalf-of-09ab5f76 |
4% | 3 days ago | Unverified |
amazon-Quick-on-behalf-of-f4eb0a5b |
3.8% | 2 days ago | Unverified |
amazon-Quick-on-behalf-of-3380f36b |
3.6% | 7 days ago | Unverified |
amazon-Quick-on-behalf-of-d3ae3bbf |
3.6% | 4 days ago | Unverified |
amazon-Quick-on-behalf-of-008f87b4 |
3.4% | 2 days ago | Unverified |
amazon-Quick-on-behalf-of-b9aef046 |
3.4% | 7 days ago | Unverified |
amazon-Quick-on-behalf-of-6d245606 |
3% | 2 days ago | Unverified |
amazon-Quick-on-behalf-of-eef06616 |
3% | 2 days ago | Unverified |
amazon-Quick-on-behalf-of-c2271053 |
2.8% | 2 days ago | Unverified |
amazon-Quick-on-behalf-of-55c7df87 |
2.8% | 13 days ago | Unverified |
07 · Verification
Is it really amazon-QBusiness?
amazon-QBusiness’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 amazon-QBusiness
What is the amazon-QBusiness user agent?
It is the Amazon Q Business Web Crawler. It indexes web pages that a customer adds as a data source for their Amazon Q Business assistant.
Does amazon-QBusiness respect robots.txt?
Yes. AWS states that the crawler follows standard Allow and Disallow directives in robots.txt.
How do I block amazon-QBusiness?
Add 'User-agent: amazon-QBusiness' followed by 'Disallow: /' to your robots.txt file.
Last updated Oct 27, 2026