What is WebsitePulseBot?
Direct Answer: WebsitePulseBot is an HTTP monitoring probe operated by WebsitePulse for their monitoring service.
WebsitePulseBot is used for monitoring websites as part of WebsitePulse's service. It checks websites for availability and performance. The bot is identified by user-agents such as 'websitepulse checker/3.0 (compatible; MSIE 5.5; Netscape 4.75; Linux)'.
User-Agent Identification
The following user-agent strings identify WebsitePulseBot in your live traffic data:
websitepulse checker/3.0 (compatible; MSIE 5.5; Netscape 4.75; Linux)
robots.txt Rules for WebsitePulseBot
Respects robots.txt: No
This bot does not commit to following robots.txt
WebsitePulseBot 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
Crawl Activity Index
Relative crawl activity for WebsitePulseBot 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 |
|---|---|
| May 25, 2026 | 78.5 |
| May 26, 2026 | 79.9 |
| May 27, 2026 | 68.1 |
| May 28, 2026 | 66.0 |
| May 29, 2026 | 41.7 |
| May 30, 2026 | 47.9 |
| May 31, 2026 | 45.1 |
Source: Cloudflare Radar
Why track WebsitePulseBot traffic?
Distinguish monitoring traffic from real crawler activity. WebsitePulseBot 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 WebsitePulseBot checks and how frequently, so your monitoring setup matches your infrastructure requirements.
Log Verification
To verify WebsitePulseBot 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 WebsitePulse)
- 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 WebsitePulseBot:
- crawl frequency
- request pattern
- IP verification method
- JavaScript rendering details
Official Documentation
View Official WebsitePulseBot Documentation →
Information sourced from official documentation. Content generated with AI assistance.