01 · Operator
Who operates FeedBurner
- Company
- Type
- Other bot
- Official docs
- en.wikipedia.org
02 · Behavior
What FeedBurner does
It fetches a site's source feed and republishes it through feedburner.google.com. Publishers use it for feed statistics. Google removed email subscriptions and other features in 2022.
03 · Impact
Why FeedBurner matters for your site
If you allow it
- Required if you publish your feed through FeedBurner
- Keeps feed subscribers updated
If you block it
- No benefit if you do not use FeedBurner
- Cannot be verified by user agent alone
04 · Allow
How to allow FeedBurner
robots.txt
User-agent: FeedBurner
Allow: /Cloudflare
# Security › WAF › Custom rules › Create rule
Expression: (http.user_agent contains "FeedBurner")
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: FeedBurner
Allow: /nginx
# nginx serves every user agent by default.
# Make sure no rule like this blocks it:
# if ($http_user_agent ~* "FeedBurner") { return 403; }Apache
# Apache serves every user agent by default.
# Make sure .htaccess has no rule like this:
# RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} FeedBurner [NC]
# RewriteRule .* - [F,L]05 · Block
How to block FeedBurner
Start with robots.txt. If FeedBurner keeps showing up in your logs, block it at your CDN or web server.
robots.txt
User-agent: FeedBurner
Disallow: /Cloudflare
# Security › WAF › Custom rules › Create rule
Expression: (http.user_agent contains "FeedBurner")
Action: BlockWordPress
# WordPress serves a virtual robots.txt. Edit it with your SEO plugin:
# Yoast: SEO › Tools › File editor · Rank Math: General Settings › Edit robots.txt
User-agent: FeedBurner
Disallow: /nginx
# In your server { } block:
if ($http_user_agent ~* "FeedBurner") {
return 403;
}Apache
# .htaccess
<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} FeedBurner [NC]
RewriteRule .* - [F,L]
</IfModule>06 · User agents
User agents we see for FeedBurner
The user agent published by the operator:
FeedBurner/1.0 (http://www.FeedBurner.com)07 · Verification
Is it really FeedBurner?
FeedBurner’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 FeedBurner
Is FeedBurner still active?
Yes, it still runs at feedburner.google.com. Google removed non-core features such as email subscriptions in July 2022.
Who owns FeedBurner?
Google acquired FeedBurner in 2007.
Should I block FeedBurner?
Only if you do not use FeedBurner. Blocking it stops your FeedBurner feed from updating.
Last reviewed Oct 7, 2026