What is ServerHunterSpider?
Direct Answer: ServerHunterSpider is a bot operated by Server Hunter that indexes hosting plans' price, specifications, and stock.
The ServerHunterSpider is a web crawler operated by Server Hunter. Its primary function is to index the price, specifications, and stock of hosting plans. The bot claims to fully respect robots.txt directives. More information about the spider can be found at https://www.serverhunter.com/spider/.
User-Agent Identification
The following user-agent strings identify ServerHunterSpider in your live traffic data:
Mozilla/5.0 (compatible; ServerHunterSpider/1.1; +https://www.serverhunter.com/spider/)
robots.txt Rules for ServerHunterSpider
Respects robots.txt: Yes
Use the following robots.txt rules to control ServerHunterSpider access:
# Block ServerHunterSpider
User-agent: ServerHunterSpider
Disallow: /
# Allow ServerHunterSpider
User-agent: ServerHunterSpider
Allow: /Robots.txt is a directive, not a barrier
Server Hunter states that ServerHunterSpider respects robots.txt. However, configuration mistakes, caching delays, and edge cases mean your directives may not always be followed as expected. Live traffic verification confirms whether ServerHunterSpider actually obeys your rules in practice.
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Crawl Behavior
Frequency:Not Documented
Request Pattern:Not Documented
Official Documentation Quotes
"Our spider indexes the price, specifications and stock of hosting plans. We fully respect robots.txt and we have more information on https://www.serverhunter.com/spider/"
Crawl Activity Index
Relative crawl activity for ServerHunterSpider 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 | 88.8 |
Source: Cloudflare Radar
Why track ServerHunterSpider traffic?
Identify and classify unknown crawler activity. ServerHunterSpider 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 ServerHunterSpider crawls helps you prioritize the crawlers that matter.
Log Verification
To verify ServerHunterSpider 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 Server Hunter)
- 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 ServerHunterSpider:
- crawl frequency
- request pattern
- IP verification
- JavaScript rendering
Official Documentation
View Official ServerHunterSpider Documentation →
Information sourced from official documentation. Content generated with AI assistance.