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Bot IP: 52.230.152.81

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: 31
  • ⏱️ Age: 13880h

Penalties

  • βœ… No major spoof pattern
  • βœ… No fingerprint fields
  • βœ… Cookies not enabled
  • βœ… No connection type
Total visits: 31 First seen: May 13th, 2024 10:27 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 collect publicly available information. According to recent access logs, gptbot from IP address 52.230.152.81 has requested various pages, including /robots.txt and multiple site sections. The user agent string identifies it as 'GPTBot' with a link to openai.com/gptbot, suggesting it is associated with OpenAI. Crawlers like gptbot typically visit sites to index content for machine learning or AI model training. If gptbot is accessing your site, it is likely gathering data for these purposes. To verify, check the user agent in your server logs, perform a reverse DNS lookup on the IP, and review your robots.txt file to control or restrict access.

What does gptbot do?

gptbot is designed to automatically browse and collect information from web pages. Its user agent indicates it is a bot operated by OpenAI, likely used to gather data for AI research or language model development. The bot requests a variety of URLs and typically checks for the presence of a robots.txt file, which is standard behavior for compliant crawlers. Website owners can manage gptbot's access by updating their robots.txt file, monitoring server logs for its activity, and using allow/block lists or web application firewall (WAF) rules if needed.

Is gptbot safe?

gptbot appears to follow standard web crawler practices, such as identifying itself via user agent and respecting robots.txt. There are no indications from the provided data that it attempts malicious activity. However, as with any automated bot, it is important to monitor its behavior for excessive requests or unexpected actions. To ensure safety, verify the IP address and user agent, set appropriate rate limits, update your robots.txt to specify allowed or disallowed paths, and consider adding the IP to an allow or block list based on your site's needs. Regularly review access logs to detect any unusual patterns.

This page provides a detailed lookup for the bot with the IP address of 52.230.152.81, 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.