Miscellaneous & unknown

Miscellaneous and unknown bots encompass a wide range of automated crawlers whose purpose or origin may not be clearly identified. These bots can include experimental crawlers, new emerging threats, or less common services that don’t fit typical categories. Because their behavior is often unpredictable, they can sometimes cause unexpected server load, security risks, or data scraping issues. To help you stay informed, we’ve gathered information on various miscellaneous and unknown bots, how to recognize them, and strategies to monitor or block their access effectively.

All Miscellaneous & unknown

Bot Name	Operator
CCBot	CommonCrawl Foundation
Claude-Web	Anthropic
ClaudeBot	Anthropic
IBM Crawler	Unknown Author
Meta-ExternalAgent	Meta Platforms
New York Times Newsgathering	The New York Times Company
SEBot-WA	Unknown Author
YouBot	SuSea, Inc.