01 · Operator
Who operates XoviBot
- Company
- Xovi GmbH
- Type
- SEO tool crawler
- Official docs
- xovibot.net
02 · Behavior
What XoviBot does
XoviBot crawls and indexes website content for the Xovi SEO suite. Several XoviBot instances may crawl the same site at the same time. It reads robots.txt and supports a Crawl-Delay of up to 20 seconds.
03 · Impact
Why XoviBot matters for your site
If you allow it
- Keeps your site data accurate in the Xovi SEO tool
- Follows robots.txt and Crawl-Delay
If you block it
- Brings no direct visitors
- Multiple parallel crawlers can add server load
04 · Allow
How to allow XoviBot
robots.txt
User-agent: XoviBot
Allow: /Cloudflare
# Security › WAF › Custom rules › Create rule
Expression: (http.user_agent contains "XoviBot")
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: XoviBot
Allow: /nginx
# nginx serves every user agent by default.
# Make sure no rule like this blocks it:
# if ($http_user_agent ~* "XoviBot") { return 403; }Apache
# Apache serves every user agent by default.
# Make sure .htaccess has no rule like this:
# RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} XoviBot [NC]
# RewriteRule .* - [F,L]05 · Block
How to block XoviBot
XoviBot follows robots.txt, so one rule is enough. Use a server or CDN rule only to stop spoofed copies.
robots.txt
User-agent: XoviBot
Disallow: /Cloudflare
# Security › WAF › Custom rules › Create rule
Expression: (http.user_agent contains "XoviBot")
Action: BlockWordPress
# WordPress serves a virtual robots.txt. Edit it with your SEO plugin:
# Yoast: SEO › Tools › File editor · Rank Math: General Settings › Edit robots.txt
User-agent: XoviBot
Disallow: /nginx
# In your server { } block:
if ($http_user_agent ~* "XoviBot") {
return 403;
}Apache
# .htaccess
<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} XoviBot [NC]
RewriteRule .* - [F,L]
</IfModule>06 · User agents
User agents we see for XoviBot
The user agent published by the operator:
Mozilla/5.0 (compatible; XoviBot/2.0; +http://www.xovibot.net/)07 · Verification
Is it really XoviBot?
XoviBot’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 XoviBot
Who operates XoviBot?
XoviBot belongs to Xovi GmbH, which makes the Xovi SEO software.
How do I block XoviBot?
Add "User-agent: XoviBot" and "Disallow: /" to your robots.txt. XoviBot follows the robots.txt standard.
Can I slow XoviBot down?
Yes. Add a Crawl-Delay line for XoviBot in robots.txt. Xovi supports delays of up to 20 seconds.
Last reviewed Oct 8, 2026