What is Stape Scanner?
Direct Answer: Stape Scanner is a monitoring bot operated by Stape Inc, used for evaluating tracking tag configurations.
Stape Scanner is a monitoring bot that collects request statistics and essential cookies for analytics. It is triggered manually by the user for a specified web URL and does not store any data. The bot operates by processing information in memory.
User-Agent Identification
The following user-agent strings identify Stape Scanner in your live traffic data:
Stape/1.0.0Stape
robots.txt Rules for Stape Scanner
Respects robots.txt: No
Robots.txt has limited effect on user-initiated bots
Stape Scanner is triggered by user actions within Stape Inc's products. While Stape Inc 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:On-Demand
Request Pattern:Triggered Manually By The User For A Specified Web URL
Official Documentation Quotes
"It collects requests statistics and essential cookies for analytics without storing any data."
"It is triggered manually by the user for a specified web URL (provided by user)."
Crawl Activity Index
Relative crawl activity for Stape Scanner 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 Stape Scanner traffic?
Distinguish monitoring traffic from real crawler activity. Stape Scanner 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 Stape Scanner checks and how frequently, so your monitoring setup matches your infrastructure requirements.
Log Verification
To verify Stape Scanner 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 Stape Inc)
- 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 Stape Scanner:
- crawl frequency details
- JavaScript rendering details
- IP verification URL
Official Documentation
View Official Stape Scanner Documentation →
Information sourced from official documentation. Content generated with AI assistance.