What is Feeder?
Direct Answer: Feeder is a cloud-based RSS reader operated by Really Simple AB, used for tracking online sources and bundling content into an easy-to-digest reading experience.
Feeder is a news manager that tracks any online source users choose and bundles it into an easy-to-digest reading experience. It provides advanced filters, notifications, and fast updates to keep users informed. Feeder aims to save users time by distributing information to relevant people, creating advanced workflows, and notifying them of important updates.
User-Agent Identification
The following user-agent strings identify Feeder in your live traffic data:
Mozilla/5.0 (feeder.co; Macintosh; Intel Mac OS X 10_15_7) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/106.0.0.0 Safari/537.36
robots.txt Rules for Feeder
Respects robots.txt: Yes
Robots.txt has limited effect on user-initiated bots
Feeder is triggered by user actions within Really Simple AB's products. While Really Simple AB states it respects robots.txt, the bot operates differently from autonomous crawlers — it fetches specific URLs on demand rather than systematically spidering your site. Server-log monitoring is the only reliable way to verify what actually happens.
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Crawl Behavior
Frequency:Not Documented
Request Pattern:Not Documented
Crawl Activity Index
Relative crawl activity for Feeder 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 28, 2026 | 39.2 |
| Mar 29, 2026 | 41.9 |
| Mar 30, 2026 | 37.5 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 39.3 |
| Apr 1, 2026 | 40.3 |
| Apr 2, 2026 | 41.6 |
| Apr 3, 2026 | 47.8 |
Source: Cloudflare Radar
Why track Feeder traffic?
Identify and classify unknown crawler activity. Feeder may appear in your live traffic data with varying frequency. Tracking its behavior helps you decide whether to allow, throttle, or block it based on actual data.
Protect your crawl budget. Every bot request consumes server resources. Understanding what Feeder crawls helps you prioritize the crawlers that matter.
Log Verification
To verify Feeder 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 Really Simple AB)
- 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 Feeder:
- crawl frequency
- IP verification
- JavaScript rendering
- user-agent variations
Official Documentation
View Official Feeder Documentation →
Information sourced from official documentation. Content generated with AI assistance.