- Run by
- Better Stack
- Type
- Uptime monitor
- Visits
- When a person does something that needs your page
- robots.txt
- robots.txt doesn't apply
- Documentation
- Better Stack's page
What Better Uptime Bot does
Better Stack, formerly Better Uptime, checks the URLs its customers add as monitors. Since November 11, 2024, new monitors use a "Better Stack Better Uptime Bot" user agent; older ones still send "Better Uptime Bot".
Does Better Uptime Bot follow robots.txt?
robots.txt doesn't apply: the checks come from monitors that Better Stack customers set up.
How to stop Better Uptime Bot
If the monitor is yours, change it in Better Stack. It recommends allowlisting its user agent rather than its IPs, which can change without notice.
What blocking Better Uptime Bot changes
The customer's monitor reports your site as down. It has no effect on search.
Where to see Better Uptime Bot visits
Most bots never appear in Google Analytics. Many don't run JavaScript, so the analytics tag never loads, and Google Analytics 4 automatically excludes traffic from known bots and spiders. Your server or CDN logs record every request with its user agent, so search them for the bot's name.
OneLence recognizes Better Uptime Bot and keeps its requests out of your visitor counts.
Frequently asked questions
What is Better Uptime Bot?
Better Stack, formerly Better Uptime, checks the URLs its customers add as monitors. Since November 11, 2024, new monitors use a "Better Stack Better Uptime Bot" user agent; older ones still send "Better Uptime Bot".
Does Better Uptime Bot follow robots.txt?
robots.txt doesn't apply: the checks come from monitors that Better Stack customers set up.
How do I block Better Uptime Bot?
If the monitor is yours, change it in Better Stack. It recommends allowlisting its user agent rather than its IPs, which can change without notice.
What happens if I block Better Uptime Bot?
The customer's monitor reports your site as down. It has no effect on search.
Why doesn't Better Uptime Bot show up in Google Analytics?
Most bots never appear in Google Analytics. Many don't run JavaScript, so the analytics tag never loads, and Google Analytics 4 automatically excludes traffic from known bots and spiders. Your server or CDN logs record every request with its user agent, so search them for the bot's name.