What is Statabot?
Direct Answer: Statabot is a bot operated by StataCorp LLC that searches for stata.toc files and indexes their contents.
Statabot is a bot developed by StataCorp LLC. Its primary function is to search for stata.toc files and index their contents. The bot's user-agent string is 'Statabot/1.0 https://www.stata.com/support/statabot'.
User-Agent Identification
The following user-agent strings identify Statabot in your live traffic data:
Statabot/1.0 https://www.stata.com/support/statabot
robots.txt Rules for Statabot
Respects robots.txt: No
This bot does not commit to following robots.txt
Statabot 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:Searches For Stata.Toc Files
Crawl Activity Index
Relative crawl activity for Statabot 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 | 0.0 |
| Mar 27, 2026 | 0.0 |
| Mar 28, 2026 | 0.0 |
| Mar 29, 2026 | 0.0 |
| Mar 30, 2026 | 0.0 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.0 |
| Apr 1, 2026 | 0.0 |
Source: Cloudflare Radar
Why track Statabot traffic?
Identify and classify unknown crawler activity. Statabot 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 Statabot crawls helps you prioritize the crawlers that matter.
Log Verification
To verify Statabot 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 StataCorp LLC)
- 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 Statabot:
- crawl frequency
- IP verification
- JavaScript rendering
Official Documentation
View Official Statabot Documentation →
Information sourced from official documentation. Content generated with AI assistance.