01 · Operator
Who operates LinkupBot
- Company
- Linkup
- Type
- AI search crawler
- Official docs
- linkup.so
02 · Behavior
What LinkupBot does
LinkupBot crawls public web pages to build Linkup's search index. Linkup sells web search through an API for AI applications. Its user agent includes a contact address, bot@linkup.so.
03 · Impact
Why LinkupBot matters for your site
If you allow it
- Your pages can be found by AI apps that use Linkup search
- Operator is identified and reachable
If you block it
- No published verification method
- Content is served to third-party AI applications
04 · Allow
How to allow LinkupBot
robots.txt
User-agent: LinkupBot
Allow: /Cloudflare
# Security › WAF › Custom rules › Create rule
Expression: (http.user_agent contains "LinkupBot")
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: LinkupBot
Allow: /nginx
# nginx serves every user agent by default.
# Make sure no rule like this blocks it:
# if ($http_user_agent ~* "LinkupBot") { return 403; }Apache
# Apache serves every user agent by default.
# Make sure .htaccess has no rule like this:
# RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} LinkupBot [NC]
# RewriteRule .* - [F,L]05 · Block
How to block LinkupBot
Start with robots.txt. If LinkupBot keeps showing up in your logs, block it at your CDN or web server.
robots.txt
User-agent: LinkupBot
Disallow: /Cloudflare
# Security › WAF › Custom rules › Create rule
Expression: (http.user_agent contains "LinkupBot")
Action: BlockWordPress
# WordPress serves a virtual robots.txt. Edit it with your SEO plugin:
# Yoast: SEO › Tools › File editor · Rank Math: General Settings › Edit robots.txt
User-agent: LinkupBot
Disallow: /nginx
# In your server { } block:
if ($http_user_agent ~* "LinkupBot") {
return 403;
}Apache
# .htaccess
<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} LinkupBot [NC]
RewriteRule .* - [F,L]
</IfModule>06 · User agents
User agents we see for LinkupBot
The user agent published by the operator:
LinkupBot/1.0 (LinkupBot for web indexing; https://linkup.so/bot; bot@linkup.so)07 · Verification
Is it really LinkupBot?
LinkupBot’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 LinkupBot
What is LinkupBot?
LinkupBot is the crawler behind Linkup's search index. Linkup offers a web search API for AI.
How do I contact Linkup about LinkupBot?
The user agent lists bot@linkup.so as a contact address.
How do I block LinkupBot?
Add 'User-agent: LinkupBot' with 'Disallow: /' to robots.txt. Linkup does not document its robots.txt handling.
Last reviewed Oct 7, 2026