What is Doctom Monitor?
Direct Answer: The Doctom Monitor is a website monitoring bot operated by Dotcom-Monitor, checking websites for uptime and performance issues.
The Doctom Monitor, operated by Dotcom-Monitor, is designed for comprehensive website monitoring, including uptime, speed, and functionality checks. It simulates real user interactions and scripted workflows to detect performance issues and failures before they impact users. The bot uses real-browser monitoring of logins, carts, checkouts, and APIs.
User-Agent Identification
The following user-agent strings identify Doctom Monitor in your live traffic data:
DMBrowser/
robots.txt Rules for Doctom Monitor
Respects robots.txt: No
This bot does not commit to following robots.txt
Doctom Monitor 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:Simulates Real User Interactions And Scripted Workflows
JavaScript Rendering:Yes — this bot can execute JavaScript and render pages.
Official Documentation Quotes
"Dotcom-Monitor redefines website monitoring by testing functionality, not just availability."
"Simulate Real User Journeys, Not Just Server Uptime"
Crawl Activity Index
Relative crawl activity for Doctom Monitor 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 Doctom Monitor traffic?
Distinguish monitoring traffic from real crawler activity. Doctom Monitor 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 Doctom Monitor checks and how frequently, so your monitoring setup matches your infrastructure requirements.
Log Verification
To verify Doctom Monitor traffic in your live traffic data:
- Search access logs for the user-agent strings listed above
- Check if the IP addresses match documented ranges (if provided by Dotcom-Monitor)
- Verify the crawl pattern matches documented behavior
- 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 Doctom Monitor:
- crawl frequency details
- IP verification method
Official Documentation
View Official Doctom Monitor Documentation →
Information sourced from official documentation. Content generated with AI assistance.