What is Querit-SearchBot?

Querit-SearchBot is a bot in the AI search crawlers category, operated by Querit.

Bot name
Querit-SearchBot
Operator
Querit
Type
Bot
Respects robots.txt
Not confirmed
robots.txt user agent
Querit-SearchBot
Signs requests (Web Bot Auth)
No

About Querit-SearchBot

Querit-SearchBot crawls pages for Querit, an AI search engine.

AI search crawlers index pages so that AI answer engines can cite and link to them in their responses. Blocking them removes your pages from those answers, so many sites allow them while blocking training crawlers.

Querit-SearchBot user agent

Querit-SearchBot identifies itself with this user agent string:

  • Mozilla/5.0 (compatible; Querit-SearchBot/1.0; +https://www.querit.ai)

Anyone can copy a user agent string. Transfon Security also checks where each request comes from, so a request that claims to be a known crawler but comes from the wrong network is treated as a fake, not as the real crawler.

How to block Querit-SearchBot in robots.txt

We have not confirmed whether Querit-SearchBot follows robots.txt. Add a rule, then check your logs to see that it stopped. robots.txt is a plain text file at the root of your domain, such as https://example.com/robots.txt.

Block Querit-SearchBot from the whole site

User-agent: Querit-SearchBot
Disallow: /

Block Querit-SearchBot from some folders

User-agent: Querit-SearchBot
Disallow: /private/
Disallow: /search

Allow Querit-SearchBot only on some folders

User-agent: Querit-SearchBot
Allow: /blog/
Disallow: /

Allow Querit-SearchBot and block other crawlers

User-agent: Querit-SearchBot
Allow: /

User-agent: *
Disallow: /

Things to know

  • Each host needs its own file. Rules on www.example.com do not apply to shop.example.com.
  • A crawler obeys only the most specific group that names it. Once you add a User-agent: Querit-SearchBot group, Querit-SearchBot ignores your User-agent: * rules, so repeat any that should still apply.
  • The user agent name is not case sensitive. We take Querit-SearchBot from Querit-SearchBot's user agent; check Querit's own documentation if it publishes a different robots.txt name.
  • Crawlers cache robots.txt, so changes can take up to a day to apply. Disallow stops crawling but does not remove pages already collected or indexed.

Limits of robots.txt

  1. Querit-SearchBot may not follow the rule. robots.txt is a request that nothing enforces, and we have not confirmed that Querit-SearchBot follows it. Check your logs after adding a rule.
  2. The user agent could be fake. robots.txt matches the name a request claims. Anyone can send Querit-SearchBot's user agent, and a scraper using it is not bound by Querit's robots.txt policy. Only checking the source network tells a real Querit-SearchBot from a fake one.

Treat robots.txt as a statement of your policy, and enforce it where requests arrive.

Who should care about Querit-SearchBot

Publishers

Querit-SearchBot decides whether AI answers cite and link your articles. Many publishers allow it while blocking training crawlers, and rate limit it so it does not crowd out readers.

Transfon Security for publishers

Media buyers and advertisers

AI search can send visitors to your landing pages. Keep Querit-SearchBot's own visits out of campaign reports so you can measure the real referrals.

Transfon Security for advertisers

E-commerce

Being indexed by Querit-SearchBot can put your products in AI shopping answers. Allow it on product and category pages, and keep it off cart, checkout and account pages.

Transfon Security for e-commerce

SaaS and APIs

Letting Querit-SearchBot index docs and pricing pages helps AI answers describe your product correctly. Keep it away from login and API endpoints.

Transfon Security for SaaS and APIs

Block Querit-SearchBot with Transfon Security

robots.txt is a request, not an enforcement. Transfon Security shows Querit-SearchBot by name in the Top Bots report, so you can see how often it visits and which pages it reads. Block or allow it with a User Agent rule, or slow it down with a rate limit decision rule.

Transfon Security

Control Querit-SearchBot on your site

  • See every Querit-SearchBot visit and the pages it reads
  • Spot bots that fake trusted crawler names
  • Block, allow or rate limit Querit-SearchBot with one rule
  • Works with or without robots.txt support

Frequently asked questions

What is Querit-SearchBot?

Querit-SearchBot is a bot in the AI search crawlers category, operated by Querit. Querit-SearchBot crawls pages for Querit, an AI search engine.

Does Querit-SearchBot respect robots.txt?

We have not confirmed whether Querit-SearchBot follows robots.txt. Add a robots.txt rule, then check your logs to see that it stopped, and block it by user agent if it did not.

How do I block Querit-SearchBot?

Add "User-agent: Querit-SearchBot" followed by "Disallow: /" to the robots.txt file at the root of your site. To enforce it, block requests whose user agent contains "Querit-SearchBot" at your WAF. In Transfon Security that is one User Agent block rule.

Is robots.txt enough to block Querit-SearchBot?

No. robots.txt is voluntary, so Querit-SearchBot may not follow it, and anyone can send Querit-SearchBot's user agent, so a fake Querit-SearchBot ignores your rule. Enforce the rule where requests arrive, at your WAF, and check the source network.

Should I block Querit-SearchBot?

AI search crawlers index pages so that AI answer engines can cite and link to them in their responses. Blocking them removes your pages from those answers, so many sites allow them while blocking training crawlers.

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