Bot vs. Human
Copy linkBot (automated) vs. human HTTP requests distribution
Bot traffic sources
Copy linkBot traffic describes any non-human Internet traffic, and monitoring bot levels can help spot potential malicious activities
Verified Bots
Copy linkCloudflare maintains a list of "Verified" bots.
Verified bots, such as the ones from search engines, are usually transparent about who they are. Cloudflare manually approves well-behaved services that follow our guidelines.
Latest Bots blog posts
Copy linkPosts tagged with "Bots" from the Cloudflare blog
By mid-2025, training drives nearly 80% of AI crawling, while referrals to publishers (especially from Google) are falling and crawl-to-refer ratios show AI consumes far more than it sends back.
João Tomé
We are extending AI-related insights on Cloudflare Radar with new industry-focused data and a breakdown of bot traffic by purpose, such as training or user action.
David Belson
Cloudflare now lets websites and bot creators use Web Bot Auth to segment agents from verified bots, making it easier for customers to allow or disallow the many types of user and partner directed.
Jin-Hee Lee