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What is Checkly Bot?

Direct Answer: Checkly Bot is a monitoring bot operated by Checkly, used for proactive monitoring and testing of websites and APIs.

Operator: Checkly Type: Monitoring Bot Purpose: Proactive monitoring and testing of websites and APIs

Checkly Bot is part of Checkly's monitoring and observability platform, utilizing Puppeteer and Playwright for browser automation and end-to-end testing. It supports monitoring of URLs, TCP ports, DNS, database backups, and more from multiple global locations. The bot is designed for detecting downtime, communicating efficiently through alerts and status pages, and resolving errors with complete clarity.

User-Agent Identification

The following user-agent strings identify Checkly Bot in your live traffic data:

  • Checkly/1.0

robots.txt Rules for Checkly Bot

Respects robots.txt: No

This bot does not commit to following robots.txt

Checkly Bot does not officially follow robots.txt directives. The only reliable way to control access is through server-side blocking (IP filtering, user-agent rules in your web server config) combined with log monitoring to verify effectiveness.

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Crawl Behavior

Frequency:Continuous

Request Pattern:Monitoring And Testing Of URLs, TCP Ports, DNS, Database Backups, And More

JavaScript Rendering:Yes — this bot can execute JavaScript and render pages.

Official Documentation Quotes

"Detect. Communicate. Resolve."

"Checkly unifies testing, monitoring, & observability with an AI-native workflow."

"Monitor URLs, TCP ports, DNS, database backups, and more 24/7 from multiple global locations."

Crawl Activity Index

Relative crawl activity for Checkly Bot over the past 28 days. Higher values indicate increased crawling intensity compared to the period baseline.

View recent activity data (last 7 days)
Date Activity Index
Mar 26, 2026 88.0
Mar 27, 2026 82.7
Mar 28, 2026 83.1
Mar 29, 2026 81.8
Mar 30, 2026 87.3
Mar 31, 2026 90.2
Apr 1, 2026 88.9

Source: Cloudflare Radar

Why track Checkly Bot traffic?

Distinguish monitoring traffic from real crawler activity. Checkly Bot checks your site availability at regular intervals. Without proper identification, these requests can inflate your bot traffic metrics and distort crawl analysis.

Validate monitoring coverage. Track which pages Checkly Bot checks and how frequently, so your monitoring setup matches your infrastructure requirements.

Log Verification

To verify Checkly Bot traffic in your live traffic data:

  1. Search access logs for the user-agent strings listed above
  2. Check if the IP addresses match documented ranges (if provided by Checkly)
  3. Verify the crawl pattern matches documented behavior
  4. Use reverse DNS lookup for additional verification if available

Note: Observed behavior in production environments may differ from official documentation. Live traffic monitoring provides the only reliable verification of actual bot behavior.

Undocumented Information

The following information is not officially documented for Checkly Bot:

  • crawl frequency details
  • IP verification method

Official Documentation

View Official Checkly Bot Documentation →

Information sourced from official documentation. Content generated with AI assistance.