01 · Operator
Who operates yoozBot
- Company
- Yooz
02 · Behavior
What yoozBot does
yoozBot fetches web pages for the Yooz search engine. Its user agent names yooz.ir and a contact email. Bot databases list it as a search bot.
03 · Impact
Why yoozBot matters for your site
If you allow it
- Pages can appear in Yooz search
- Operator identifies itself in the user agent
If you block it
- Little benefit outside Iran
- Website could not be reached during research
04 · Allow
How to allow yoozBot
robots.txt
User-agent: yoozBot
Allow: /Cloudflare
# Security › WAF › Custom rules › Create rule
Expression: (http.user_agent contains "yoozBot")
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: yoozBot
Allow: /nginx
# nginx serves every user agent by default.
# Make sure no rule like this blocks it:
# if ($http_user_agent ~* "yoozBot") { return 403; }Apache
# Apache serves every user agent by default.
# Make sure .htaccess has no rule like this:
# RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} yoozBot [NC]
# RewriteRule .* - [F,L]05 · Block
How to block yoozBot
Start with robots.txt. If yoozBot keeps showing up in your logs, block it at your CDN or web server.
robots.txt
User-agent: yoozBot
Disallow: /Cloudflare
# Security › WAF › Custom rules › Create rule
Expression: (http.user_agent contains "yoozBot")
Action: BlockWordPress
# WordPress serves a virtual robots.txt. Edit it with your SEO plugin:
# Yoast: SEO › Tools › File editor · Rank Math: General Settings › Edit robots.txt
User-agent: yoozBot
Disallow: /nginx
# In your server { } block:
if ($http_user_agent ~* "yoozBot") {
return 403;
}Apache
# .htaccess
<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} yoozBot [NC]
RewriteRule .* - [F,L]
</IfModule>06 · User agents
User agents we see for yoozBot
The user agent published by the operator:
Mozilla/5.0 (compatible; yoozBot-2.2; http://yooz.ir; info@yooz.ir)07 · Verification
Is it really yoozBot?
yoozBot’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 yoozBot
Who operates yoozBot?
It belongs to Yooz, a search engine at yooz.ir. Its user agent includes the contact address info@yooz.ir.
Should I block yoozBot?
Block it only if you see no value in the Yooz search engine or its crawling causes load.
How do I block yoozBot?
Add "User-agent: yoozBot" followed by "Disallow: /" to your robots.txt, or block the user agent on your server.
Last reviewed Oct 8, 2026