01 · Operator
Who operates PlytikBot
- Company
- Plytik Pte Ltd
- Type
- Other bot
- Official docs
- plytik.com
02 · Behavior
What PlytikBot does
PlytikBot reads a few pages per site, mainly the legal notice and home page. It collects company name, registered office, register number, VAT ID and a short product description. Plytik says it makes at most one request every 6 seconds and revisits after three months.
03 · Impact
Why PlytikBot matters for your site
If you allow it
- Your company can be listed for industrial purchasing teams
- Very low crawl volume
If you block it
- You may not want company data in a third-party directory
- No published way to verify requests
04 · Allow
How to allow PlytikBot
robots.txt
User-agent: PlytikBot
Allow: /Cloudflare
# Security › WAF › Custom rules › Create rule
Expression: (http.user_agent contains "PlytikBot")
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: PlytikBot
Allow: /nginx
# nginx serves every user agent by default.
# Make sure no rule like this blocks it:
# if ($http_user_agent ~* "PlytikBot") { return 403; }Apache
# Apache serves every user agent by default.
# Make sure .htaccess has no rule like this:
# RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} PlytikBot [NC]
# RewriteRule .* - [F,L]05 · Block
How to block PlytikBot
PlytikBot follows robots.txt, so one rule is enough. Use a server or CDN rule only to stop spoofed copies.
robots.txt
User-agent: PlytikBot
Disallow: /Cloudflare
# Security › WAF › Custom rules › Create rule
Expression: (http.user_agent contains "PlytikBot")
Action: BlockWordPress
# WordPress serves a virtual robots.txt. Edit it with your SEO plugin:
# Yoast: SEO › Tools › File editor · Rank Math: General Settings › Edit robots.txt
User-agent: PlytikBot
Disallow: /nginx
# In your server { } block:
if ($http_user_agent ~* "PlytikBot") {
return 403;
}Apache
# .htaccess
<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} PlytikBot [NC]
RewriteRule .* - [F,L]
</IfModule>06 · User agents
User agents we see for PlytikBot
The user agent published by the operator:
Mozilla/5.0 (compatible; PlytikBot/1.0; +https://plytik.com/bot)07 · Verification
Is it really PlytikBot?
PlytikBot’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 PlytikBot
What data does PlytikBot collect?
Plytik says it takes legal-notice details and a short home-page description. It states it collects no other personal data.
How do I block PlytikBot?
Add "User-agent: PlytikBot" followed by "Disallow: /" to your robots.txt. You can also email Plytik to have your domain removed.
How often does PlytikBot visit?
Plytik says it revisits a site no sooner than three months later and fetches only a few pages.
Last updated Nov 10, 2026