bnf.fr_bot

Archiver

Last updated: May 19, 2026

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Preserves web content for historical access.

Recommended action: Allow access unless you have legal or competitive reasons to restrict.

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What is bnf.fr_bot?

Archiver bot

What bnf.fr_bot means for your site

bnf.fr_bot is a archiver with an undocumented operator. Its activity on your site should be reviewed to determine whether it is beneficial, neutral, or unwanted. Robots.txt compliance is not confirmed for this bot.

What should you do?

Review this bot's activity in BotSights
Check which pages it visits most frequently
Consider server-side blocking if access is unwanted

See bnf.fr_bot on your own site

BotSights tracks every bnf.fr_bot visit in real time, including which pages it crawls, how often, and from where.

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How to identify bnf.fr_bot

bnf.fr_bot uses the user-agent "bnf.fr_bot" and robots.txt compliance unconfirmed.

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How to block bnf.fr_bot

Three robots.txt options below. Pick the one that matches your goal. Each snippet lists every known bnf.fr_bot user-agent pattern so the rules apply regardless of which one the bot announces. Compliance with robots.txt is unconfirmed for bnf.fr_bot, so verify with crawl logs after deploying.

Edit robots.txt with care

A single misplaced line can de-index your entire site. Common mistake: pasting User-agent: * followed by Disallow: / blocks every bot, not just bnf.fr_bot, including Googlebot. Always paste the snippet between existing rules (not over them), keep the User-agent line scoped to bnf.fr_bot's patterns, and verify with Google's robots.txt tester before deploying. If you are not sure, ask a developer first.

Option 1: Block all access

Tells bnf.fr_bot not to crawl any URL on your site. Use this when you want the bot completely off your content.

User-agent: bnf.fr_bot
Disallow: /

Option 2: Block specific paths only

Keep public content crawlable but exclude sensitive or non-public sections. Add one Disallow: line per path. Replace the example paths with your own.

User-agent: bnf.fr_bot
Disallow: /admin/
Disallow: /private/
Disallow: /checkout/

Option 3: Slow down with a crawl delay

Crawl-delay is a voluntary directive that asks the bot to wait the given number of seconds between requests. Useful when bnf.fr_bot is hammering your origin and slowing the site down for real visitors, but you do not want to block it outright. The value is in seconds, so 10 means at most one request every ten seconds. Not all bots honour this directive (Googlebot ignores it; Bingbot, Yandex, and many AI crawlers do respect it).

User-agent: bnf.fr_bot
Crawl-delay: 10

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the User-Agent for bnf.fr_bot?

bnf.fr_bot identifies itself with the User-Agent string "bnf.fr_bot". Use this in robots.txt or server-side rules.

Is bnf.fr_bot safe to allow on my site?

The operator is not publicly documented for this bot. Web archivers preserve content for historical access (Wayback Machine, etc.) and are usually beneficial.

Should I block bnf.fr_bot?

Usually no — archivers like the Wayback Machine preserve your content for historical reference, which is generally beneficial.

How do I block bnf.fr_bot?

Try robots.txt first ("User-agent: bnf.fr_bot / Disallow: /") and verify with crawl logs whether the bot stops appearing.

How can I verify a request is really bnf.fr_bot?

User-Agent strings can be spoofed by malicious crawlers. Without published verification details, the User-Agent alone is not trustworthy — monitor source IPs and behavior patterns. BotSights flags spoofed traffic when verification data is available.

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