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Moz dotbot — What It Is and How to Handle It

Dotbot is Moz's web crawler, it gathers web data for the Moz Link Index. This data we collect through Dotbot is available in the Links section of your Moz Pro campaign, Link Explorer, and the Moz Links API.

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Centinel Analytica · April 10, 2026

Dotbot is Moz's web crawler, it gathers web data for the Moz Link Index. This data we collect through Dotbot is available in the Links section of your Moz Pro campaign, Link Explorer, and the Moz Links API.

Operator: Moz | Type: SEO Tool | Category: SEO Tool

Moz dotbot is classified as seo tool. Use Centinel to monitor its behavior and decide whether to allow, block, challenge, or monetize its access to your content.

Centinel automatically detects Moz dotbot using behavioral fingerprinting. When detected, you can allow it, block it, challenge it with an interstitial page, or set a per-request licensing fee — all enforced in real-time with under 2ms latency.

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