What is Snipcart?

Snipcart is a bot in the webhook senders category, operated by Snipcart.

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

About Snipcart

Snipcart is an e-commerce solution for developers.

Webhook senders call your endpoints to deliver events from payment, messaging and SaaS platforms. Blocking them breaks integrations. Allow them on the webhook paths they need and nowhere else.

Snipcart user agent

Snipcart identifies itself with this user agent string:

  • Snipcart/1.0

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 Snipcart in robots.txt

We have not confirmed whether Snipcart 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 Snipcart from the whole site

User-agent: Snipcart
Disallow: /

Block Snipcart from some folders

User-agent: Snipcart
Disallow: /private/
Disallow: /search

Allow Snipcart only on some folders

User-agent: Snipcart
Allow: /blog/
Disallow: /

Allow Snipcart and block other crawlers

User-agent: Snipcart
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: Snipcart group, Snipcart ignores your User-agent: * rules, so repeat any that should still apply.
  • The user agent name is not case sensitive. We take Snipcart from Snipcart's user agent; check Snipcart'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. Snipcart may not follow the rule. robots.txt is a request that nothing enforces, and we have not confirmed that Snipcart 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 Snipcart's user agent, and a scraper using it is not bound by Snipcart's robots.txt policy. Only checking the source network tells a real Snipcart from a fake one.

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

Who should care about Snipcart

Publishers

Allow Snipcart if it is a service you use, and keep its visits out of page views and ad requests either way.

Transfon Security for publishers

Media buyers and advertisers

Snipcart is not a person. Exclude it from campaign and conversion data so reports reflect real visitors.

Transfon Security for advertisers

E-commerce

Allow Snipcart only if it works for your store, and keep it away from cart and checkout.

Transfon Security for e-commerce

SaaS and APIs

If Snipcart is a service you use, allow it on the endpoints it needs and block it elsewhere.

Transfon Security for SaaS and APIs

Block Snipcart with Transfon Security

robots.txt is a request, not an enforcement. Transfon Security shows Snipcart 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 Snipcart on your site

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

Frequently asked questions

What is Snipcart?

Snipcart is a bot in the webhook senders category, operated by Snipcart. Snipcart is an e-commerce solution for developers.

Does Snipcart respect robots.txt?

We have not confirmed whether Snipcart 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 Snipcart?

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

Is robots.txt enough to block Snipcart?

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

Should I block Snipcart?

Webhook senders call your endpoints to deliver events from payment, messaging and SaaS platforms. Blocking them breaks integrations. Allow them on the webhook paths they need and nowhere else.

Related bots

All webhook senders · Full bot directory

See Which Bots Visit Your Site

Transfon Security identifies every bot in this directory in your traffic reports, flags fake search crawlers, and lets you allow, block or rate limit each bot.

Stay ahead of the publishing curve

Privacy, security, monetization, and performance insights. A few emails a month, no spam.

By subscribing you agree to our privacy policy.