01 · Operator
Who operates ZoominfoBot
- Company
- ZoomInfo
- Type
- Other bot
- Official docs
- radar.cloudflare.com
02 · Behavior
What ZoominfoBot does
ZoominfoBot scans corporate websites, press releases and other online sources. ZoomInfo uses language processing to extract business and professional information. Cloudflare Radar lists it as a verified bot.
03 · Impact
Why ZoominfoBot matters for your site
If you allow it
- Keeps your company profile in ZoomInfo current
- Verified by Cloudflare Radar
If you block it
- Feeds a commercial B2B database
- Extracts contact and company data
- No direct traffic benefit
04 · Allow
How to allow ZoominfoBot
robots.txt
User-agent: ZoominfoBot
Allow: /Cloudflare
# Security › WAF › Custom rules › Create rule
Expression: (http.user_agent contains "ZoominfoBot")
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: ZoominfoBot
Allow: /nginx
# nginx serves every user agent by default.
# Make sure no rule like this blocks it:
# if ($http_user_agent ~* "ZoominfoBot") { return 403; }Apache
# Apache serves every user agent by default.
# Make sure .htaccess has no rule like this:
# RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} ZoominfoBot [NC]
# RewriteRule .* - [F,L]05 · Block
How to block ZoominfoBot
Start with robots.txt. If ZoominfoBot keeps showing up in your logs, block it at your CDN or web server.
robots.txt
User-agent: ZoominfoBot
Disallow: /Cloudflare
# Security › WAF › Custom rules › Create rule
Expression: (http.user_agent contains "ZoominfoBot")
Action: BlockWordPress
# WordPress serves a virtual robots.txt. Edit it with your SEO plugin:
# Yoast: SEO › Tools › File editor · Rank Math: General Settings › Edit robots.txt
User-agent: ZoominfoBot
Disallow: /nginx
# In your server { } block:
if ($http_user_agent ~* "ZoominfoBot") {
return 403;
}Apache
# .htaccess
<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} ZoominfoBot [NC]
RewriteRule .* - [F,L]
</IfModule>06 · User agents
User agents we see for ZoominfoBot
The user agent published by the operator:
ZoominfoBot (zoominfobot at zoominfo dot com)07 · Verification
Is it really ZoominfoBot?
ZoominfoBot’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 ZoominfoBot
How do I block ZoominfoBot?
Add "User-agent: ZoominfoBot" and "Disallow: /" to robots.txt.
What does ZoominfoBot collect?
It scans corporate websites, press releases and other online sources for business and professional information.
Last reviewed Oct 7, 2026