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Bot IP: 52.230.152.201

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

  • ✅ 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

  • ✅ Requested /robots.txt
  • ✅ No referrer (typical crawler behavior)
  • ✅ Mostly 200/304 responses
  • 📌 Visits: 14
  • ⏱️ Age: 13886h

Penalties

  • ✅ No major spoof pattern
  • ✅ No fingerprint fields
  • ✅ Cookies not enabled
  • ✅ No connection type
Total visits: 14 First seen: May 13th, 2024 5:22 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
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 a web crawler that visits websites to access publicly available information, often for the purpose of indexing content or gathering data for machine learning models. The recent activity from IP address 52.230.152.201 shows requests primarily to /robots.txt and other public pages, which is typical behavior for automated bots seeking to determine site crawling permissions. The user agent string identifies the bot as 'GPTBot' from OpenAI. If you want to verify the legitimacy of these visits, check the user agent in your server logs, perform a reverse DNS lookup on the IP address, and consult OpenAI’s official documentation. To control access, consider updating your robots.txt file, adding the IP to an allow or block list, or monitoring for unusual activity.

What does gptbot do?

gptbot is designed to automatically crawl and access web pages, typically for the purposes of data collection, indexing, or supporting AI model training. According to the user agent string, gptbot is associated with OpenAI and follows standard web crawling practices, such as checking robots.txt files to respect site owners’ preferences. The bot requests public URLs and does not appear to interact with private or login-protected content. To manage gptbot’s activity, review your robots.txt file to specify allowed or disallowed paths, monitor your server logs for its user agent, and consider implementing rate limiting or firewall rules if needed.

Is gptbot safe?

Based on the available data, gptbot identifies itself clearly in the user agent and primarily accesses public resources like robots.txt, which is standard for legitimate crawlers. There is no evidence in the recent activity of attempts to access sensitive or restricted areas. However, as with any automated traffic, it is important to verify the source by checking reverse DNS records and monitoring request patterns. If unwanted, gptbot can be managed by updating robots.txt, adding its IP to a block list, or using web application firewall (WAF) rules. Regular monitoring of server logs is recommended to ensure all bot activity aligns with your site’s policies.

This page provides a detailed lookup for the bot with the IP address of 52.230.152.201, 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.