01 · Operator
Who operates Netpeak Checker / Netpeak Spider
- Company
- Netpeak Software
- Type
- SEO tool crawler
- Official docs
- netpeaksoftware.com
02 · Behavior
What Netpeak Checker / Netpeak Spider does
Netpeak Checker is Windows software for bulk SEO analysis of many URLs or domains. Users run it on their own machines to check on-page factors, indexing and other metrics. NetpeakSpiderBot is the related user agent of Netpeak Spider, the company's site crawler.
03 · Impact
Why Netpeak Checker / Netpeak Spider matters for your site
If you allow it
- You may be using it to audit your own site
- Requests usually come in short, user-triggered bursts
If you block it
- Competitors can use it to analyze your site
- Runs from user IPs, so it cannot be verified
04 · Allow
How to allow Netpeak Checker / Netpeak Spider
robots.txt
User-agent: NetpeakCheckerBot
Allow: /Cloudflare
# Security › WAF › Custom rules › Create rule
Expression: (http.user_agent contains "NetpeakCheckerBot")
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: NetpeakCheckerBot
Allow: /nginx
# nginx serves every user agent by default.
# Make sure no rule like this blocks it:
# if ($http_user_agent ~* "NetpeakCheckerBot") { return 403; }Apache
# Apache serves every user agent by default.
# Make sure .htaccess has no rule like this:
# RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} NetpeakCheckerBot [NC]
# RewriteRule .* - [F,L]05 · Block
How to block Netpeak Checker / Netpeak Spider
Start with robots.txt. If Netpeak Checker / Netpeak Spider keeps showing up in your logs, block it at your CDN or web server.
robots.txt
User-agent: NetpeakCheckerBot
Disallow: /Cloudflare
# Security › WAF › Custom rules › Create rule
Expression: (http.user_agent contains "NetpeakCheckerBot")
Action: BlockWordPress
# WordPress serves a virtual robots.txt. Edit it with your SEO plugin:
# Yoast: SEO › Tools › File editor · Rank Math: General Settings › Edit robots.txt
User-agent: NetpeakCheckerBot
Disallow: /nginx
# In your server { } block:
if ($http_user_agent ~* "NetpeakCheckerBot") {
return 403;
}Apache
# .htaccess
<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} NetpeakCheckerBot [NC]
RewriteRule .* - [F,L]
</IfModule>06 · User agents
User agents we see for Netpeak Checker / Netpeak Spider
The user agent published by the operator:
Mozilla/5.0 (compatible; NetpeakCheckerBot/3.6; +https://netpeaksoftware.com/checker)07 · Verification
Is it really Netpeak Checker / Netpeak Spider?
Netpeak Checker / Netpeak Spider’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 Netpeak Checker / Netpeak Spider
What is NetpeakCheckerBot?
It is the user agent of Netpeak Checker, a desktop tool for bulk SEO analysis by Netpeak Software.
Why is Netpeak in my logs?
Someone ran Netpeak Checker or Netpeak Spider against your site. The requests come from that user's computer.
How do I block Netpeak bots?
Block the NetpeakCheckerBot and NetpeakSpiderBot user agents at your server or firewall. Robots.txt support is not documented.
Last reviewed Oct 8, 2026