01 · Operator
Who operates AntBot
- Company
- Ant.com Ltd.
- Type
- Other bot
02 · Behavior
What AntBot does
Its user agent links to ant.com. Its exact purpose is not documented. Today ant.com is a browser-game portal and does not mention the crawler.
03 · Impact
Why AntBot matters for your site
If you block it
- Little documented benefit to site owners
- Current ant.com site does not describe the crawler
04 · Allow
How to allow AntBot
robots.txt
User-agent: AntBot
Allow: /Cloudflare
# Security › WAF › Custom rules › Create rule
Expression: (http.user_agent contains "AntBot")
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: AntBot
Allow: /nginx
# nginx serves every user agent by default.
# Make sure no rule like this blocks it:
# if ($http_user_agent ~* "AntBot") { return 403; }Apache
# Apache serves every user agent by default.
# Make sure .htaccess has no rule like this:
# RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} AntBot [NC]
# RewriteRule .* - [F,L]05 · Block
How to block AntBot
Start with robots.txt. If AntBot keeps showing up in your logs, block it at your CDN or web server.
robots.txt
User-agent: AntBot
Disallow: /Cloudflare
# Security › WAF › Custom rules › Create rule
Expression: (http.user_agent contains "AntBot")
Action: BlockWordPress
# WordPress serves a virtual robots.txt. Edit it with your SEO plugin:
# Yoast: SEO › Tools › File editor · Rank Math: General Settings › Edit robots.txt
User-agent: AntBot
Disallow: /nginx
# In your server { } block:
if ($http_user_agent ~* "AntBot") {
return 403;
}Apache
# .htaccess
<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} AntBot [NC]
RewriteRule .* - [F,L]
</IfModule>06 · User agents
User agents we see for AntBot
The user agent published by the operator:
AntBot/1.0 (http://www.ant.com)07 · Verification
Is it really AntBot?
AntBot’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 AntBot
Who operates AntBot?
The Matomo bot database attributes AntBot to Ant.com Ltd. Its user agent links to ant.com.
Should I block AntBot?
It is your call. Its purpose is undocumented, so blocking it has little known downside.
Last reviewed Oct 8, 2026