01 · Operator
Who operates InterviewOS
- Company
- Subspace
- Type
- Other bot
- Official docs
- thesubspace.io
02 · Behavior
What InterviewOS does
The bot's info URL points to Subspace, a service that monitors company career sites. The page describes Subspace's data offerings. It gives no technical details about the crawler.
03 · Impact
Why InterviewOS matters for your site
If you allow it
- Job listings may reach Subspace's data products
- Identifies itself with an info URL
If you block it
- Commercial data collection with no direct benefit
- No documented robots.txt policy
04 · Allow
How to allow InterviewOS
robots.txt
User-agent: InterviewOS
Allow: /Cloudflare
# Security › WAF › Custom rules › Create rule
Expression: (http.user_agent contains "InterviewOS")
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: InterviewOS
Allow: /nginx
# nginx serves every user agent by default.
# Make sure no rule like this blocks it:
# if ($http_user_agent ~* "InterviewOS") { return 403; }Apache
# Apache serves every user agent by default.
# Make sure .htaccess has no rule like this:
# RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} InterviewOS [NC]
# RewriteRule .* - [F,L]05 · Block
How to block InterviewOS
Start with robots.txt. If InterviewOS keeps showing up in your logs, block it at your CDN or web server.
robots.txt
User-agent: InterviewOS
Disallow: /Cloudflare
# Security › WAF › Custom rules › Create rule
Expression: (http.user_agent contains "InterviewOS")
Action: BlockWordPress
# WordPress serves a virtual robots.txt. Edit it with your SEO plugin:
# Yoast: SEO › Tools › File editor · Rank Math: General Settings › Edit robots.txt
User-agent: InterviewOS
Disallow: /nginx
# In your server { } block:
if ($http_user_agent ~* "InterviewOS") {
return 403;
}Apache
# .htaccess
<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} InterviewOS [NC]
RewriteRule .* - [F,L]
</IfModule>06 · User agents
User agents we see for InterviewOS
| User agent | Share | Last seen | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
Mozilla/5.0 (compatible; InterviewOS/1.0; +https://www.thesubspace.io/bot) |
100% | Unverified |
07 · Verification
Is it really InterviewOS?
InterviewOS’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 InterviewOS
What is the InterviewOS bot?
It is a crawler linked to Subspace, which monitors company career sites.
How do I block InterviewOS?
Add a robots.txt rule for InterviewOS or block the user agent on your server. Its robots.txt compliance is not documented.
Last reviewed Oct 8, 2026