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
We propose an open registry format for Web Bot Auth to move beyond IP-based identity. This allows any origin to discover and verify cryptographic keys for bots, fostering a decentralized and more trustworthy ecosystem.
Thibault Meunier, Maxime Guerreiro
IPv4 scarcity drives widespread use of Carrier-Grade Network Address Translation, a practice in ISPs and mobile networks that places many users behind each IP address, along with their collected activity and volumes of traffic. We introduce the method we’ve developed to detect large-scale IP sharing globally and mitigate the issues that result.
Vasilis Giotsas, Marwan Fayed
Rust-powered core systems, post-quantum upgrades, developer access for students, PlanetScale integration, open-source partnerships, and our biggest internship program ever — 1,111 interns in 2026.
Nikita Cano, Korinne Alpers