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Bot IP: 52.230.152.56

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: 41
  • ⏱️ Age: 14144h

Penalties

  • ✅ No major spoof pattern
  • ✅ No fingerprint fields
  • ✅ Cookies not enabled
  • ✅ No connection type
Total visits: 41 First seen: May 2nd, 2024 11:05 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)
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 content. Based on recent activity, gptbot accessed various pages and the /robots.txt file, which is a standard practice for bots to check site crawling rules. The user agent string identifies the bot as GPTBot/1.2 and references OpenAI’s website. This suggests the bot is gathering data for purposes such as training or improving AI models. If gptbot is visiting your site, it is likely indexing content that is publicly accessible and permitted by your robots.txt configuration.

What does gptbot do?

gptbot is designed to automatically browse and retrieve publicly available information from websites. Its primary function appears to be collecting data for use in artificial intelligence applications, such as language model training. The bot identifies itself with a clear user agent and typically checks the /robots.txt file to respect site owners’ crawling preferences. gptbot does not interact with users or perform actions beyond automated content retrieval. Its activity is similar to other search engine crawlers, focusing on gathering information rather than engaging with site functionality.

Is gptbot safe?

gptbot generally behaves like a standard web crawler, accessing only public pages and checking robots.txt for permissions. There are no widespread reports of malicious activity associated with this bot. However, as with any automated traffic, it is important to monitor its behavior to ensure it does not negatively impact site performance. To verify gptbot’s identity, check the reverse DNS of the IP address (52.230.152.56), review the user agent string, and monitor access patterns. If unwanted, consider updating your robots.txt file, implementing rate limiting, or adding the IP to a block list.

This page provides a detailed lookup for the bot with the IP address of 52.230.152.56, 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.