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

# serpstatbot

> Serpstat's crawler that discovers new links and tracks changes for the Serpstat backlink index.

## Dossier

- Kind: SEO & backlink crawlers
- Operator: Serpstat (https://serpstat.com/)
- Documentation: https://serpstatbot.com/
- robots.txt tokens: serpstatbot
- Feeds: SEO backlink index
- Respects robots.txt: Yes, per its documentation. Docs: follows robots.txt, Crawl-delay up to 20 s; robots.txt errors (e.g. 403) treated as no restrictions; crawls nofollow links.
- Verification: Published IP ranges (https://serpstatbot.com/serpstatbot-ip.txt)
- Labels matched in our logs: serpstatbot

## 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.

## Observed behaviour

- Baseline 2026-10-23 (93-day window): 1,152 requests on 2 days; first seen 2026-08-13, last seen 2026-10-23; Returning.
- Live numbers: https://newruntime.com/bot-traffic-history.json and https://newruntime.com/crawler-journeys.json

## Sources

- https://serpstatbot.com/

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