01 · Operator
Who operates LohiSoftBot
- Company
- LohiSoft s.r.o.
- Official docs
- lohisoft.com
02 · Behavior
What LohiSoftBot does
It fetches at most 20 pages per site, one request per host at a time. It honors HTTP 429 and 5xx responses with Retry-After. LohiSoft states it does not collect AI training data or republish content.
03 · Impact
Why LohiSoftBot matters for your site
If you allow it
- Small crawl of 20 pages per site
- Respects robots.txt (RFC 9309)
- Verifiable by IP list and reverse DNS
If you block it
- Search index of limited reach
- Little direct traffic expected
04 · Allow
How to allow LohiSoftBot
robots.txt
User-agent: LohiSoftBot
Allow: /Cloudflare
# Security › WAF › Custom rules › Create rule
Expression: (http.user_agent contains "LohiSoftBot")
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: LohiSoftBot
Allow: /nginx
# nginx serves every user agent by default.
# Make sure no rule like this blocks it:
# if ($http_user_agent ~* "LohiSoftBot") { return 403; }Apache
# Apache serves every user agent by default.
# Make sure .htaccess has no rule like this:
# RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} LohiSoftBot [NC]
# RewriteRule .* - [F,L]05 · Block
How to block LohiSoftBot
LohiSoftBot follows robots.txt, so one rule is enough. Use a server or CDN rule only to stop spoofed copies.
robots.txt
User-agent: LohiSoftBot
Disallow: /Cloudflare
# Security › WAF › Custom rules › Create rule
Expression: (http.user_agent contains "LohiSoftBot")
Action: BlockWordPress
# WordPress serves a virtual robots.txt. Edit it with your SEO plugin:
# Yoast: SEO › Tools › File editor · Rank Math: General Settings › Edit robots.txt
User-agent: LohiSoftBot
Disallow: /nginx
# In your server { } block:
if ($http_user_agent ~* "LohiSoftBot") {
return 403;
}Apache
# .htaccess
<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} LohiSoftBot [NC]
RewriteRule .* - [F,L]
</IfModule>06 · User agents
User agents we see for LohiSoftBot
The user agent published by the operator:
LohiSoftBot/1.0 (+https://lohisoft.com/bot)07 · Verification
Is it really LohiSoftBot?
Anyone can copy a user agent. Real LohiSoftBot requests come from the IP ranges published at lohisoft.com/bot/ips.json. A reverse DNS lookup of a real request resolves to .bot.lohisoft.com, and that hostname resolves back to the same IP.
FAQ
Questions about LohiSoftBot
How do I verify LohiSoftBot?
Use forward-confirmed reverse DNS. The IP must resolve to a hostname ending in .bot.lohisoft.com that resolves back to the same IP.
Does LohiSoftBot collect AI training data?
No. LohiSoft states the crawler builds its own search index and does not collect AI training data.
How do I block LohiSoftBot?
Add "User-agent: LohiSoftBot" with "Disallow: /" to robots.txt. The bot follows RFC 9309.
Last reviewed Oct 7, 2026