01 · Operator
Who operates InfoTigerBot
- Company
- Infotiger UG
- Official docs
- infotiger.com
02 · Behavior
What InfoTigerBot does
InfoTigerBot retrieves web pages so Infotiger can index them. It follows robots.txt and the noindex and nofollow robots meta tags. Its IPs resolve to hostnames under infotiger.com.
03 · Impact
Why InfoTigerBot matters for your site
If you allow it
- Pages can appear in Infotiger search results
- Honors robots.txt and robots meta tags
- Verifiable via reverse DNS
If you block it
- Small search engine with little traffic
- Adds crawl load
04 · Allow
How to allow InfoTigerBot
robots.txt
User-agent: InfoTigerBot
Allow: /Cloudflare
# Security › WAF › Custom rules › Create rule
Expression: (http.user_agent contains "InfoTigerBot")
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: InfoTigerBot
Allow: /nginx
# nginx serves every user agent by default.
# Make sure no rule like this blocks it:
# if ($http_user_agent ~* "InfoTigerBot") { return 403; }Apache
# Apache serves every user agent by default.
# Make sure .htaccess has no rule like this:
# RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} InfoTigerBot [NC]
# RewriteRule .* - [F,L]05 · Block
How to block InfoTigerBot
InfoTigerBot follows robots.txt, so one rule is enough. Use a server or CDN rule only to stop spoofed copies.
robots.txt
User-agent: InfoTigerBot
Disallow: /Cloudflare
# Security › WAF › Custom rules › Create rule
Expression: (http.user_agent contains "InfoTigerBot")
Action: BlockWordPress
# WordPress serves a virtual robots.txt. Edit it with your SEO plugin:
# Yoast: SEO › Tools › File editor · Rank Math: General Settings › Edit robots.txt
User-agent: InfoTigerBot
Disallow: /nginx
# In your server { } block:
if ($http_user_agent ~* "InfoTigerBot") {
return 403;
}Apache
# .htaccess
<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} InfoTigerBot [NC]
RewriteRule .* - [F,L]
</IfModule>06 · User agents
User agents we see for InfoTigerBot
The user agent published by the operator:
Mozilla/5.0 (compatible; InfoTigerBot/1.9; +https://infotiger.com/bot)07 · Verification
Is it really InfoTigerBot?
Anyone can copy a user agent. A reverse DNS lookup of a real request resolves to infotiger.com, and that hostname resolves back to the same IP.
FAQ
Questions about InfoTigerBot
What is InfoTigerBot?
It is the crawler of the Infotiger search engine. It fetches pages to build the search index.
How do I verify InfoTigerBot?
Do a reverse DNS lookup on the IP. Genuine crawler IPs resolve to hostnames like crawler-40-88-143-91.infotiger.com, which should resolve back to the same IP.
How do I block InfoTigerBot?
Add a Disallow rule for the InfoTigerBot user agent in robots.txt. Infotiger says the bot honors it.
Last reviewed Oct 8, 2026