What is Rakuten Image extraction bot?
Direct Answer: Rakuten Image extraction bot, operated by Rakuten, retrieves product images from partner websites.
The Rakuten Image extraction bot is designed to retrieve images from sites that have partnered with Rakuten. It aims to provide a seamless image retrieval experience while respecting the terms and conditions of partner websites. The bot's performance and reliability are constantly being improved.
User-Agent Identification
The following user-agent strings identify Rakuten Image extraction bot in your live traffic data:
Mozilla/5.0 AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko; rakutenusabot-image/1.0) Chrome/114.0.0.0 Safari/537.36
robots.txt Rules for Rakuten Image extraction bot
Respects robots.txt: No
This bot does not commit to following robots.txt
Rakuten Image extraction 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:Not Documented
Request Pattern:Not Documented
Official Documentation Quotes
"This is the Rakuten Image extraction bot. Its purpose is to retrieve images from sites that have partnered with Rakuten."
Crawl Activity Index
Relative crawl activity for Rakuten Image extraction 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 Rakuten Image extraction bot traffic?
Identify and classify unknown crawler activity. Rakuten Image extraction bot 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 Rakuten Image extraction bot crawls helps you prioritize the crawlers that matter.
Log Verification
To verify Rakuten Image extraction bot 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 Rakuten)
- 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 Rakuten Image extraction bot:
- crawl frequency
- IP verification
- JavaScript rendering
- request pattern
Official Documentation
View Official Rakuten Image extraction bot Documentation →
Information sourced from official documentation. Content generated with AI assistance.