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Bot IP: 52.230.152.110

Bot Name: GPTBot
GPTBot is a web crawler operated by OpenAI to collect publicly available data for training and improving its AI language models, such as GPT-4.
Likely legitimate
Track-A-Bot Trust Score: 75/100
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Identity

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

Hostname

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

Behavior

  • βœ… Requested /robots.txt
  • βœ… No referrer (typical crawler behavior)
  • βœ… Mostly 200/304 responses
  • πŸ“Œ Visits: 10
  • ⏱️ Age: 13580h

Penalties

  • βœ… No major spoof pattern
  • βœ… No fingerprint fields
  • βœ… Cookies not enabled
  • βœ… No connection type
Total visits: 10 First seen: May 25th, 2024 10:49 PM Last seen: Dec 12th, 2025 7:23 PM
Known User Agent(s)
Mozilla/5.0 AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko; compatible; GPTBot/1.2; +https://openai.com/gptbot)
Mozilla/5.0 AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko; compatible; GPTBot/1.0; +https://openai.com/gptbot)
Known Accepted Encoding(s)
gzip, br, deflate
gzip, deflate, br, zstd

Common User-Agent Tokens

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

Token
Seen
First seen
Last seen
gptbot/1.2
36,694
6/17/24
12/12/25
gptbot/1.2 36,694 seen
First 6/17/24
Last 12/12/25
gptbot/1.0
2,516
4/30/24
12/12/25
gptbot/1.0 2,516 seen
First 4/30/24
Last 12/12/25
gptbot/1.3
1,108
11/11/25
12/12/25
gptbot/1.3 1,108 seen
First 11/11/25
Last 12/12/25

Identity Links

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

URL
Seen
First seen
Last seen
40,313
4/30/24
12/12/25
openai.com/gptbot 40,313 seen openai.com
First 4/30/24
Last 12/12/25

Bot FAQ for this IP


Why is gptbot visiting my website?

gptbot is visiting websites to access publicly available information, typically for the purpose of indexing or analysis. The recent activity from IP address 52.230.152.110 shows repeated requests to /robots.txt files, which is a standard practice for bots to check site crawling permissions. The user agent string identifies the bot as 'GPTBot' with a link to openai.com/gptbot, suggesting it is associated with OpenAI. If you want to verify the bot's legitimacy, consider checking the reverse DNS for the IP, reviewing your server logs for unusual patterns, and consulting the official documentation at openai.com/gptbot. To manage access, update your robots.txt file, use allow/block lists, or apply rate limiting as needed.

What does gptbot do?

gptbot is an automated web crawler that collects data from publicly accessible web pages. According to its user agent, it is associated with OpenAI and is likely used to gather information for AI model training or research purposes. The bot primarily requests robots.txt files, which indicates it is checking for site-specific crawling rules before accessing other content. To confirm the bot's identity, review the user agent string, perform a reverse DNS lookup on the IP address, and monitor request patterns. Site owners can control gptbot's access by specifying rules in robots.txt, implementing IP-based allow/block lists, or using web application firewall (WAF) rules.

Is gptbot safe?

Based on available data, gptbot appears to follow standard web crawling practices, such as respecting robots.txt files and identifying itself clearly in the user agent string. There is no evidence in the recent activity to suggest malicious behavior from IP address 52.230.152.110. However, as with any automated traffic, it is important to monitor for excessive requests or unexpected patterns. To ensure safety, verify the bot's reverse DNS, set appropriate robots.txt directives, apply rate limiting if necessary, and review access logs regularly. If unwanted, gptbot can be blocked via robots.txt or server-level rules.

This page provides a detailed lookup for the bot with the IP address of 52.230.152.110, 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.