Fetch
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What is Fetch?
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CMS Detection / Web / SEO Analysis
Scritch
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Did you find Fetch/2.0a (CMS Detection/Web/SEO analysis tool, see http://guess.scritch.org) in your logs?
If you've seen Fetch/2.0a (CMS Detection/Web/SEO analysis tool, see http://guess.scritch.org) in your website logs, it indicates that Fetch has been visiting your site. This agent string is one of the known identifiers for this bot.
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Expected Behavior
Web crawlers visit websites on a regular schedule to index content for search engines or other services. They typically follow a consistent crawling pattern and respect robots.txt directives.
Note: This bot has been marked as dormant, meaning it hasn't been actively seen in the wild recently. It may still visit websites occasionally or could become active again in the future.
Should I Block Fetch?
This bot is marked as non-compliant, which may mean it doesn't respect robots.txt or engages in aggressive crawling behavior. You may want to consider blocking it if it's causing issues for your site.
Recommended Solution
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Get Automated Bot ManagementHow Do I Block Fetch?
You can block this bot or limit its access by setting user agent token rules in your website's robots.txt file. Use Spyglasses analytics to check whether it's actually following your rules.
User Agent Tokens
Fetch\/Should match instances of this botrobots.txt
# robots.txt # This should block Fetch User-agent: Fetch\/ Disallow: /
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