- Run by
- StatusCake
- Type
- Uptime monitor
- Visits
- When a person does something that needs your page
- robots.txt
- robots.txt doesn't apply
- Documentation
- StatusCake's page
What StatusCake does
StatusCake tests the URLs, or hosts and ports, its customers set up, and alerts them when a site stops responding as expected. Tests can send custom headers and a custom user agent.
Does StatusCake follow robots.txt?
robots.txt doesn't apply: StatusCake only tests the URLs a customer set up.
How to stop StatusCake
If the test is yours, change it in StatusCake. To let it through a firewall, StatusCake suggests an exception for its user agent.
What blocking StatusCake changes
The customer's test reports your site as down. It has no effect on search.
Where to see StatusCake 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 StatusCake and keeps its requests out of your visitor counts.
Frequently asked questions
What is StatusCake?
StatusCake tests the URLs, or hosts and ports, its customers set up, and alerts them when a site stops responding as expected. Tests can send custom headers and a custom user agent.
Does StatusCake follow robots.txt?
robots.txt doesn't apply: StatusCake only tests the URLs a customer set up.
How do I block StatusCake?
If the test is yours, change it in StatusCake. To let it through a firewall, StatusCake suggests an exception for its user agent.
What happens if I block StatusCake?
The customer's test reports your site as down. It has no effect on search.
Why doesn't StatusCake 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.