What is Metorik?
Direct Answer: Metorik is an analytics and email automation service bot operated by Metorik, used by eCommerce businesses to sync data from customer sites via API requests.
Metorik is a bot used by eCommerce businesses for analytics and email automation. It operates by making API requests to customer sites to sync data. The bot is identified by the user-agent 'Metorik API Client/2.0.1'. It does not follow robots.txt instructions from the database.
User-Agent Identification
The following user-agent strings identify Metorik in your live traffic data:
Metorik API Client/2.0.1
robots.txt Rules for Metorik
Respects robots.txt: No
This bot does not commit to following robots.txt
Metorik 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:Not Documented
Request Pattern:Makes API Requests To Customer Sites
Crawl Activity Index
Relative crawl activity for Metorik 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 | 39.7 |
| Mar 29, 2026 | 26.5 |
| Mar 30, 2026 | 37.6 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 34.3 |
| Apr 1, 2026 | 31.9 |
| Apr 2, 2026 | 43.7 |
| Apr 3, 2026 | 41.4 |
Source: Cloudflare Radar
Why track Metorik traffic?
Identify and classify unknown crawler activity. Metorik 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 Metorik crawls helps you prioritize the crawlers that matter.
Log Verification
To verify Metorik 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 Metorik)
- 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 Metorik:
- crawl frequency
- IP verification
- JavaScript rendering
Official Documentation
View Official Metorik Documentation →
Information sourced from official documentation. Content generated with AI assistance.