01 · Operator
Who operates Feedly
- Company
- Feedly
- Type
- Other bot
- Official docs
- feedly.com
02 · Behavior
What Feedly does
Feedly Fetcher polls subscribed feeds, usually no more than once an hour per site. If a feed supports push updates, Feedly subscribes and polls about once a day. It does not follow robots.txt because it acts for a human user.
03 · Impact
Why Feedly matters for your site
If you allow it
- Delivers your posts to Feedly readers
- Moderate polling frequency
- Reports subscriber counts in the user agent
If you block it
- Ignores robots.txt
- Not needed if you publish no feeds
04 · Allow
How to allow Feedly
robots.txt
User-agent: Feedly
Allow: /Cloudflare
# Security › WAF › Custom rules › Create rule
Expression: (http.user_agent contains "Feedly")
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: Feedly
Allow: /nginx
# nginx serves every user agent by default.
# Make sure no rule like this blocks it:
# if ($http_user_agent ~* "Feedly") { return 403; }Apache
# Apache serves every user agent by default.
# Make sure .htaccess has no rule like this:
# RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} Feedly [NC]
# RewriteRule .* - [F,L]05 · Block
How to block Feedly
Feedly has been reported to ignore robots.txt. Block it at your CDN or web server as well.
robots.txt
# Feedly has been reported to ignore robots.txt.
# Add a Cloudflare, nginx or Apache rule as well.
User-agent: Feedly
Disallow: /Cloudflare
# Security › WAF › Custom rules › Create rule
Expression: (http.user_agent contains "Feedly")
Action: BlockWordPress
# WordPress serves a virtual robots.txt. Edit it with your SEO plugin:
# Yoast: SEO › Tools › File editor · Rank Math: General Settings › Edit robots.txt
User-agent: Feedly
Disallow: /nginx
# In your server { } block:
if ($http_user_agent ~* "Feedly") {
return 403;
}Apache
# .htaccess
<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} Feedly [NC]
RewriteRule .* - [F,L]
</IfModule>06 · User agents
User agents we see for Feedly
The user agent published by the operator:
Feedly/1.0 (+http://www.feedly.com/fetcher.html; 1 subscribers; )07 · Verification
Is it really Feedly?
Feedly’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 Feedly
Does Feedly follow robots.txt?
No. Feedly says the fetcher acts as a direct agent of the human user, so it does not follow robots.txt.
How often does Feedly fetch my feed?
Usually no more than once an hour on average. With push-enabled feeds, Feedly reduces polling to about once a day.
How do I identify Feedly requests?
Feedly recommends matching the user agent Feedly/1.0, since its IP addresses change over time.
Last reviewed Oct 7, 2026