01 · Operator
Who operates TraceMyFile
- Company
- Idée Inc.
- Type
- Monitoring bot
02 · Behavior
What TraceMyFile does
TraceMyFile lets users watermark, encrypt and track their photos and files. Its tracking feature checks public web pages to find where those images are used. The tracemyfile bot fetches pages for this purpose.
03 · Impact
Why TraceMyFile matters for your site
If you allow it
- Helps creators find where their images are used
- Low volume compared with search crawlers
If you block it
- No traffic benefit for your site
- May fetch images on behalf of third parties
04 · Allow
How to allow TraceMyFile
robots.txt
User-agent: tracemyfile
Allow: /Cloudflare
# Security › WAF › Custom rules › Create rule
Expression: (http.user_agent contains "tracemyfile")
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: tracemyfile
Allow: /nginx
# nginx serves every user agent by default.
# Make sure no rule like this blocks it:
# if ($http_user_agent ~* "tracemyfile") { return 403; }Apache
# Apache serves every user agent by default.
# Make sure .htaccess has no rule like this:
# RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} tracemyfile [NC]
# RewriteRule .* - [F,L]05 · Block
How to block TraceMyFile
Start with robots.txt. If TraceMyFile keeps showing up in your logs, block it at your CDN or web server.
robots.txt
User-agent: tracemyfile
Disallow: /Cloudflare
# Security › WAF › Custom rules › Create rule
Expression: (http.user_agent contains "tracemyfile")
Action: BlockWordPress
# WordPress serves a virtual robots.txt. Edit it with your SEO plugin:
# Yoast: SEO › Tools › File editor · Rank Math: General Settings › Edit robots.txt
User-agent: tracemyfile
Disallow: /nginx
# In your server { } block:
if ($http_user_agent ~* "tracemyfile") {
return 403;
}Apache
# .htaccess
<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} tracemyfile [NC]
RewriteRule .* - [F,L]
</IfModule>06 · User agents
User agents we see for TraceMyFile
The user agent published by the operator:
Mozilla/5.0 (compatible; tracemyfile/1.0; +bot@tracemyfile.com)07 · Verification
Is it really TraceMyFile?
TraceMyFile’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 TraceMyFile
What is the tracemyfile bot?
It is the crawler of TraceMyFile, a service that tracks where its users' photos and files appear online.
Who operates TraceMyFile?
The Matomo bot database lists Idée Inc., the company behind TinEye, as its producer. The TraceMyFile website does not name its operator.
Last reviewed Oct 8, 2026