Bot IP: 54.36.148.232
Bot Name: AhrefsBot
AhrefsBot is a web crawler operated by Ahrefs, a company specializing in SEO tools and backlink analysis. It scans websites to gather data for Ahrefs' search engine optimization platform.
Likely legitimate
Track-A-Bot Trust Score: 89/100
89
score
0255075100
Why Track-A-Bot rated this IP (tap to expand)
Identity
- ✅ Marked as bot traffic
- ✅ Bot name present
- ✅ User-agent matches bot name
- ✅ User-agent includes identity link/email
Hostname
- ✅ 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)
- ⚠️ Many non-200/304 responses
- 📌 Visits: 10
- ⏱️ Age: 15272h
Penalties
- ✅ No major spoof pattern
- ✅ No fingerprint fields
- ✅ Cookies not enabled
- ✅ No connection type
Total visits: 10 First seen: Mar 16th, 2024 11:03 AM Last seen: Dec 12th, 2025 7:23 PM
Known Hostname(s)
hydrogen232-ext2.ahrefs.net
hydrogen232-ext2.a.ahrefs.com
hydrogen232-ext2.a.ahrefs.com
Known User Agent(s)
Mozilla/5.0 (compatible; AhrefsBot/7.0; +http://ahrefs.com/robot/)
Known Accepted Encoding(s)
deflate, gzip, br
Common User-Agent Tokens
These are identifiers found inside user-agent strings we observed for ahrefsbot.
Token
Seen
First seen
Last seen
ahrefsbot/7.0
126,472
3/16/24
12/12/25
ahrefsbot/7.0
126,472 seen
ahrefsbot/7.0
126,472 seen
First
3/16/24
Last
12/12/25
Identity Links
These are URLs we observed in association with ahrefsbot (often used as an identity, help, or policy link).
URL
Seen
First seen
Last seen
First
3/16/24
Last
12/12/25
Bot FAQ for this IP
Why is ahrefsbot visiting my website?
AhrefsBot is visiting your website to collect information for Ahrefs, a popular SEO and website analysis tool. Based on the recent logs, it primarily requests /robots.txt and occasionally other pages like /sitemap.xml or specific content URLs. This behavior is typical for search engine and SEO crawlers, which check your robots.txt file to understand your site's crawling rules and gather data for their databases. If you want to control what AhrefsBot can access, you can update your robots.txt file to allow or disallow specific paths. You may also consider rate limiting its requests or using a web application firewall (WAF) to manage its activity.
What does ahrefsbot do?
AhrefsBot is an automated web crawler used by Ahrefs to index websites and collect data such as backlinks, keywords, and site structure. This information is then used in Ahrefs' SEO tools to help users analyze their own sites and competitors. The bot identifies itself with the user agent 'Mozilla/5.0 (compatible; AhrefsBot/7.0; +http://ahrefs.com/robot/)' and typically accesses robots.txt, sitemaps, and public pages. If you want to verify its identity, check the reverse DNS of the IP address (54.36.148.232) to ensure it resolves to an ahrefs.net or ahrefs.com domain. You can also monitor its activity and adjust your site's robots.txt to control what it can crawl.
Is ahrefsbot safe?
AhrefsBot is widely recognized and generally considered safe, as it follows standard crawling practices and respects robots.txt rules. However, as with any automated bot, excessive crawling could impact your server performance. The logs show it mainly requests robots.txt and sitemaps, which is typical and non-intrusive. To ensure safety: 1) Verify the bot's IP address via reverse DNS to confirm it belongs to Ahrefs; 2) Use robots.txt to restrict or allow its access as needed; 3) Implement rate limiting to prevent server overload; 4) Monitor your server logs for unusual activity; 5) Consider using a WAF to block or manage unwanted bots. If you notice issues, you can block the bot by updating your robots.txt or firewall settings.
This page provides a detailed lookup for the bot with the IP address of 54.36.148.232, 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.