What is Swifteq Link Checker?
Direct Answer: Swifteq Link Checker bot by Swifteq Ltd for monitoring and detecting broken links in Zendesk help centers.
The Swifteq Link Checker bot is used to detect and export broken links and images for each article in Zendesk help centers. It attempts to access each link present in help center articles and checks the response for errors. This bot is part of the Help Center Export app, a Zendesk-approved integration.
User-Agent Identification
The following user-agent strings identify Swifteq Link Checker in your live traffic data:
SwifteqLinkChecker
robots.txt Rules for Swifteq Link Checker
Respects robots.txt: No
This bot does not commit to following robots.txt
Swifteq Link Checker 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:Requests Links Present In Help Center Articles
Official Documentation Quotes
"In order to check for broken links the app is using a bot that attempts to access each link present in help center articles and check the response for errors."
Crawl Activity Index
Relative crawl activity for Swifteq Link Checker 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 Swifteq Link Checker traffic?
Distinguish monitoring traffic from real crawler activity. Swifteq Link Checker 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 Swifteq Link Checker checks and how frequently, so your monitoring setup matches your infrastructure requirements.
Log Verification
To verify Swifteq Link Checker 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 Swfiteq Ltd)
- 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 Swifteq Link Checker:
- crawl frequency
- IP verification
- JavaScript rendering
- user-agent variations
Official Documentation
View Official Swifteq Link Checker Documentation →
Information sourced from official documentation. Content generated with AI assistance.