---
schema_version: "newruntime-reader-dossiers-v1"
type: "reader_dossier"
slug: "dataforseobot"
kind: "seo"
operator: "DataForSEO"
researched_at: "2026-10-23"
confidence: "high"
json_url: "https://newruntime.com/readers/dataforseobot.json"
canonical_url: "https://newruntime.com/readers/dataforseobot/"
---

# DataForSeoBot

> DataForSEO's backlink-checker crawler; adds newly found links to its backlink database and rechecks existing ones, which is resold via API to SEO tools.

## Dossier

- Kind: SEO & backlink crawlers
- Operator: DataForSEO (https://dataforseo.com/)
- Documentation: https://dataforseo.com/dataforseo-bot
- robots.txt tokens: DataForSeoBot
- Feeds: SEO backlink index
- Respects robots.txt: Yes, per its documentation. Docs: obeys robots.txt and Crawl-delay; default about one visit per 5 s.
- Verification: Published IP ranges and reverse DNS (https://dataforseo.com/dataforseo-bot)
- Labels matched in our logs: dataforseobot

## Why it matters to New Runtime (our interpretation)

SEO backlink index: our pages and outbound links show up in third-party link graphs used by marketers; no direct AI-reader value. Data is resold via API, so it reaches many downstream SEO tools.

## Observed behaviour

- Baseline 2026-10-23 (93-day window): 2,638 requests on 1 days; first seen 2026-09-27, last seen 2026-09-27; Dormant.
- Live numbers: https://newruntime.com/bot-traffic-history.json and https://newruntime.com/crawler-journeys.json

## Sources

- https://dataforseo.com/dataforseo-bot

Identity: A family name is what a client claims in its user agent. It is verified only when its request came from the operator's published IP ranges or passed forward-confirmed reverse DNS, as reported per family in /crawler-journeys.json. Anyone can claim any name.

All dossiers: https://newruntime.com/readers.md