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Bot IP: 52.230.152.175

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: 23
  • ⏱️ Age: 14129h

Penalties

  • βœ… No major spoof pattern
  • βœ… No fingerprint fields
  • βœ… Cookies not enabled
  • βœ… No connection type
Total visits: 23 First seen: May 3rd, 2024 1:32 AM 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

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 a web crawler that visits websites to access publicly available information. According to recent logs, gptbot accessed various pages and the /robots.txt file, which is a standard practice for bots to determine site crawling permissions. The user agent string identifies it as 'GPTBot' with a link to openai.com/gptbot, suggesting it is associated with OpenAI. Site owners may see visits from gptbot as part of its automated data collection process. To verify gptbot's activity, check the user agent in your server logs, perform a reverse DNS lookup on the IP address (52.230.152.175), and review your robots.txt file to manage or restrict its access.

What does gptbot do?

gptbot is designed to crawl websites and collect publicly accessible data, likely for use in training or improving AI models. The bot identifies itself with a user agent referencing 'GPTBot' and a URL for more information. Its activity typically includes fetching web pages and checking the /robots.txt file to respect site crawling rules. If you wish to control gptbot's access, update your robots.txt file with appropriate directives, monitor your site traffic for its user agent, and consider adding its IP address to allow or block lists as needed.

Is gptbot safe?

gptbot appears to follow standard web crawling practices, such as checking /robots.txt and identifying itself clearly in the user agent. There are no indications from the provided data that it engages in malicious behavior. However, as with any automated bot, it is recommended to monitor its activity for unusual patterns, implement rate limiting if necessary, and use web application firewall (WAF) rules to mitigate unwanted access. Always verify the bot's identity through reverse DNS lookups and by reviewing official documentation linked in the user agent.

This page provides a detailed lookup for the bot with the IP address of 52.230.152.175, 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.