01 · Operator
Who operates SeekportBot
- Company
- SISTRIX
- Official docs
- bot.seekport.com
02 · Behavior
What SeekportBot does
SeekportBot indexes web content for the Seekport search engine. It follows robots.txt rules, including Crawl-delay. SISTRIX publishes a current list of its IP addresses.
03 · Impact
Why SeekportBot matters for your site
If you allow it
- Your pages can appear in Seekport search
- Honors robots.txt and crawl-delay
- Published IP list makes it easy to verify
If you block it
- Seekport has a small user base
- Adds crawl load with little referral traffic
04 · Allow
How to allow SeekportBot
robots.txt
User-agent: SeekportBot
Allow: /Cloudflare
# Security › WAF › Custom rules › Create rule
Expression: (http.user_agent contains "SeekportBot")
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: SeekportBot
Allow: /nginx
# nginx serves every user agent by default.
# Make sure no rule like this blocks it:
# if ($http_user_agent ~* "SeekportBot") { return 403; }Apache
# Apache serves every user agent by default.
# Make sure .htaccess has no rule like this:
# RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} SeekportBot [NC]
# RewriteRule .* - [F,L]05 · Block
How to block SeekportBot
SeekportBot follows robots.txt, so one rule is enough. Use a server or CDN rule only to stop spoofed copies.
robots.txt
User-agent: SeekportBot
Disallow: /Cloudflare
# Security › WAF › Custom rules › Create rule
Expression: (http.user_agent contains "SeekportBot")
Action: BlockWordPress
# WordPress serves a virtual robots.txt. Edit it with your SEO plugin:
# Yoast: SEO › Tools › File editor · Rank Math: General Settings › Edit robots.txt
User-agent: SeekportBot
Disallow: /nginx
# In your server { } block:
if ($http_user_agent ~* "SeekportBot") {
return 403;
}Apache
# .htaccess
<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} SeekportBot [NC]
RewriteRule .* - [F,L]
</IfModule>06 · User agents
User agents we see for SeekportBot
The user agent published by the operator:
Mozilla/5.0 (compatible; SeekportBot; +https://bot.seekport.com)07 · Verification
Is it really SeekportBot?
Anyone can copy a user agent. Real SeekportBot requests come from the IP ranges published at bot.seekport.com/seekportbot_ips.txt.
FAQ
Questions about SeekportBot
Who operates SeekportBot?
SeekportBot is run by SISTRIX, which has operated the Seekport search engine since December 2014.
Does SeekportBot respect robots.txt?
Yes. You can address it as SeekportBot and use Disallow or Crawl-delay rules.
How do I verify SeekportBot?
Compare the request IP with the list published at bot.seekport.com/seekportbot_ips.txt.
Last reviewed Oct 7, 2026