01 · Operator
Who operates LivelapBot
- Company
- Livelap
- Type
- Other bot
- Official docs
- site.livelap.com
02 · Behavior
What LivelapBot does
LivelapBot visits pages that are shared on social media. It also crawls RSS feeds and pages on a schedule. Livelap states that it does not check robots.txt but honors meta tags and HTTP headers.
03 · Impact
Why LivelapBot matters for your site
If you allow it
- Can surface your content in the Livelap discovery app
- Honors robots meta tags and HTTP headers
If you block it
- Does not check robots.txt
- Little measurable referral traffic
04 · Allow
How to allow LivelapBot
robots.txt
User-agent: LivelapBot
Allow: /Cloudflare
# Security › WAF › Custom rules › Create rule
Expression: (http.user_agent contains "LivelapBot")
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: LivelapBot
Allow: /nginx
# nginx serves every user agent by default.
# Make sure no rule like this blocks it:
# if ($http_user_agent ~* "LivelapBot") { return 403; }Apache
# Apache serves every user agent by default.
# Make sure .htaccess has no rule like this:
# RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} LivelapBot [NC]
# RewriteRule .* - [F,L]05 · Block
How to block LivelapBot
LivelapBot has been reported to ignore robots.txt. Block it at your CDN or web server as well.
robots.txt
# LivelapBot has been reported to ignore robots.txt.
# Add a Cloudflare, nginx or Apache rule as well.
User-agent: LivelapBot
Disallow: /Cloudflare
# Security › WAF › Custom rules › Create rule
Expression: (http.user_agent contains "LivelapBot")
Action: BlockWordPress
# WordPress serves a virtual robots.txt. Edit it with your SEO plugin:
# Yoast: SEO › Tools › File editor · Rank Math: General Settings › Edit robots.txt
User-agent: LivelapBot
Disallow: /nginx
# In your server { } block:
if ($http_user_agent ~* "LivelapBot") {
return 403;
}Apache
# .htaccess
<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} LivelapBot [NC]
RewriteRule .* - [F,L]
</IfModule>06 · User agents
User agents we see for LivelapBot
The user agent published by the operator:
LivelapBot/0.2 (http://site.livelap.com/crawler)07 · Verification
Is it really LivelapBot?
LivelapBot’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 LivelapBot
What is LivelapBot?
It is the crawler of Livelap, a content discovery app. It indexes pages shared on social media and pages from RSS feeds.
Does LivelapBot respect robots.txt?
No. Livelap states it does not currently check robots.txt, but it honors robots meta tags and HTTP headers.
How do I stop LivelapBot?
Use a noindex robots meta tag or HTTP header, block the user agent on your server, or ask Livelap for a full domain opt-out.
Last reviewed Oct 8, 2026