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Bot IP: 154.54.249.171

Bot Name: Barkrowler
Barkrowler is a web crawler operated by the Barkrowler project, primarily used for large-scale web data collection and analysis, often for research or commercial data aggregation purposes.
Unverified
Track-A-Bot Trust Score: 47/100
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Identity

  • ✅ Marked as bot traffic
  • ✅ Bot name present
  • ✅ User-agent matches bot name
  • ✅ User-agent includes identity link/email

Hostname

  • ⚠️ No hostname observed
  • ℹ️ Hostname does not resemble bot name
  • ℹ️ Hostname status not verified
  • ✅ No hostname mismatch flags

Behavior

  • ℹ️ No /robots.txt request observed
  • ✅ No referrer (typical crawler behavior)
  • ✅ Mostly 200/304 responses
  • 📌 Visits: 1
  • ⏱️ Age: 0h

Penalties

  • ✅ No major spoof pattern
  • ✅ No fingerprint fields
  • ✅ Cookies not enabled
  • ✅ No connection type
Total visits: 1 First seen: Sep 15th, 2024 10:18 AM Last seen: Sep 15th, 2024 10:18 AM
Known User Agent(s)
Mozilla/5.0 (compatible; Barkrowler/0.9; +https://babbar.tech/crawler)
Known Accepted Encoding(s)
gzip,deflate

Common User-Agent Tokens

These are identifiers found inside user-agent strings we observed for barkrowler.

Token
Seen
First seen
Last seen
barkrowler/0.9
47,057
3/20/24
12/12/25
barkrowler/0.9 47,057 seen
First 3/20/24
Last 12/12/25

Identity Links

These are URLs we observed in association with barkrowler (often used as an identity, help, or policy link).

URL
Seen
First seen
Last seen
47,057
3/20/24
12/12/25
babbar.tech/crawler 47,057 seen babbar.tech
First 3/20/24
Last 12/12/25

Bot FAQ for this IP


Why is barkrowler visiting my website?

Barkrowler is visiting websites as part of its web crawling activities. According to the user agent information, Barkrowler identifies itself as a crawler from Babbar.tech. Web crawlers like Barkrowler typically visit public web pages to collect data for search engines, SEO tools, or web analytics platforms. The visit to your website was recorded with the user agent string 'Mozilla/5.0 (compatible; Barkrowler/0.9; +https://babbar.tech/crawler)'. If you want to verify the legitimacy of this visit, consider checking the reverse DNS of the IP address (154.54.249.171), reviewing your server logs for visit patterns, and consulting the official Babbar.tech documentation. To manage or restrict access, you can update your robots.txt file, implement IP-based allow/block lists, or set up rate limiting rules.

What does barkrowler do?

Barkrowler is a web crawler that systematically visits and indexes web pages. Based on the user agent and public information, Barkrowler is associated with Babbar.tech, a company that offers SEO and web analytics services. The crawler gathers data from websites to help analyze link structures, content, and other SEO-related metrics. Barkrowler typically accesses publicly available pages and does not interact with private or login-protected areas unless explicitly allowed. To confirm its activity, review the user agent string in your logs and check for documentation on Babbar.tech’s website. If you wish to control Barkrowler’s access, consider specifying rules in your robots.txt file or monitoring its behavior for compliance with your site policies.

Is barkrowler safe?

Barkrowler appears to be a legitimate web crawler, as it identifies itself clearly in the user agent and provides a contact URL. There are no widely reported security risks associated with Barkrowler, but as with any automated traffic, it is important to monitor its activity. Excessive crawling can impact server performance. To ensure safety, verify the IP address using reverse DNS lookup, monitor the frequency and pattern of requests, and set appropriate rate limits if necessary. If unwanted, block the IP address or user agent in your server configuration, or disallow Barkrowler in your robots.txt file. Regularly review your logs to detect any unusual or unauthorized activity.

This page provides a detailed lookup for the bot with the IP address of 154.54.249.171, based on real-world traffic observed across websites using Track-A-Bot software. Use this information to verify whether activity from this IP belongs to a legitimate search engine crawler, or to analyze bot behavior on your website.