01 · Operator
Who operates DingTalkBot
- Company
- Alibaba Group (DingTalk)
- Type
- Social preview bot
02 · Behavior
What DingTalkBot does
When someone shares a link in DingTalk, DingTalkBot-LinkService fetches the page to build a link preview. A second agent, DingTalkBot-SecurityService, also appears under this name. You rarely see it unless your pages are shared on DingTalk.
03 · Impact
Why DingTalkBot matters for your site
If you allow it
- Shared links show a proper preview
- Traffic follows real user shares
If you block it
- No published verification method
- Little value if you have no audience in China
04 · Allow
How to allow DingTalkBot
robots.txt
User-agent: DingTalkBot-LinkService
Allow: /Cloudflare
# Security › WAF › Custom rules › Create rule
Expression: (http.user_agent contains "DingTalkBot-LinkService")
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: DingTalkBot-LinkService
Allow: /nginx
# nginx serves every user agent by default.
# Make sure no rule like this blocks it:
# if ($http_user_agent ~* "DingTalkBot\-LinkService") { return 403; }Apache
# Apache serves every user agent by default.
# Make sure .htaccess has no rule like this:
# RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} DingTalkBot\-LinkService [NC]
# RewriteRule .* - [F,L]05 · Block
How to block DingTalkBot
Start with robots.txt. If DingTalkBot keeps showing up in your logs, block it at your CDN or web server.
robots.txt
User-agent: DingTalkBot-LinkService
Disallow: /Cloudflare
# Security › WAF › Custom rules › Create rule
Expression: (http.user_agent contains "DingTalkBot-LinkService")
Action: BlockWordPress
# WordPress serves a virtual robots.txt. Edit it with your SEO plugin:
# Yoast: SEO › Tools › File editor · Rank Math: General Settings › Edit robots.txt
User-agent: DingTalkBot-LinkService
Disallow: /nginx
# In your server { } block:
if ($http_user_agent ~* "DingTalkBot\-LinkService") {
return 403;
}Apache
# .htaccess
<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} DingTalkBot\-LinkService [NC]
RewriteRule .* - [F,L]
</IfModule>06 · User agents
User agents we see for DingTalkBot
The user agent published by the operator:
DingTalkBot-LinkService/1.0 (+https://open-doc.dingtalk.com/microapp/faquestions/ftpfeu)07 · Verification
Is it really DingTalkBot?
DingTalkBot’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 DingTalkBot
What is DingTalkBot-LinkService?
It is DingTalk's fetcher that loads shared URLs to build link previews in chats.
Why does DingTalkBot visit my site?
Someone shared a link to your site in DingTalk. The bot then fetched the page to build a preview.
Should I block DingTalkBot?
Usually not. Blocking it can break previews of your links in DingTalk chats.
Last reviewed Oct 7, 2026