Uptime monitor

Site24x7: what it is and how to block or allow it

Site24x7's website monitors check URLs that customers enter, as often as every 10 seconds, and alert them when a site fails.

Last checked against Site24x7's documentation on October 21, 2026.

Run by
Site24x7
Type
Uptime monitor
Visits
When a person does something that needs your page
robots.txt
robots.txt doesn't apply
Documentation
Site24x7's page

What Site24x7 does

Site24x7 requests the URLs its customers enter, at the frequency they set, from every 10 seconds to once a day, to check uptime and response time.

Does Site24x7 follow robots.txt?

robots.txt doesn't apply: Site24x7 only requests the URLs a customer set up.

How to stop Site24x7

Customers can set a custom user agent, so not every check says Site24x7. If the monitor is yours, change it in Site24x7.

What blocking Site24x7 changes

The customer's monitor reports your site as down. It has no effect on search.

Where to see Site24x7 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 Site24x7 and keeps its requests out of your visitor counts.

Frequently asked questions

What is Site24x7?

Site24x7 requests the URLs its customers enter, at the frequency they set, from every 10 seconds to once a day, to check uptime and response time.

Does Site24x7 follow robots.txt?

robots.txt doesn't apply: Site24x7 only requests the URLs a customer set up.

How do I block Site24x7?

Customers can set a custom user agent, so not every check says Site24x7. If the monitor is yours, change it in Site24x7.

What happens if I block Site24x7?

The customer's monitor reports your site as down. It has no effect on search.

Why doesn't Site24x7 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.