What is LinkCheck by Siteimprove?
LinkCheck by Siteimprove is a web crawler that analyzes websites for quality assurance, accessibility compliance, SEO optimization, and digital governance as part of Siteimprove's comprehensive content intelligence platform. Agent Analytics can track when it visits your website.
Overview
| Operated By | Siteimprove |
| Source | Official Website |
| Expected To Follow Robots.txt | Yes |
| Insights Last Updated | August 12, 2026 |
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Expected Behavior
LinkCheck by Siteimprove usually performs comprehensive, link-following crawls rather than spot checks. Visit frequency may rise while a customer actively monitors your site or a related market.
How To Block LinkCheck by Siteimprove With Robots.txt
Add this rule to your robots.txt file to block LinkCheck by Siteimprove from accessing your entire website, or use Automatic Robots.txt to block all SEO crawlers at once. You can customize which pages are blocked by swapping out / for a different path.
User-agent: LinkCheck by Siteimprove # https://knownagents.com/agents/linkcheck-by-siteimprove
Disallow: /Global Statistics for LinkCheck by Siteimprove
As of August 12, 2026, this data reflects agent visits measured across thousands of websites using Agent Analytics, combined with daily scans of the top 1000 websites and their robots.txt files.
Robots.txt Blocked Percentage
Country of Origin
Robots.txt Blocking Trend
0% of top websites block LinkCheck by Siteimprove in their robots.txt files.
Overall SEO Crawler Traffic
2.5% of all web traffic came from SEO crawlers.
Frequently Asked Questions
Should I Block LinkCheck by Siteimprove?
Consider blocking LinkCheck by Siteimprove only if you do not want your pages included in SEO databases. It does not influence how search engines rank you, and blocking it will not hide backlinks to your site because those are discovered on the linking sites. Almost none of the top websites we track currently have robots.txt rules for LinkCheck by Siteimprove.
Does LinkCheck by Siteimprove Follow Robots.txt Rules?
Yes. LinkCheck by Siteimprove is expected to follow robots.txt directives, so a disallow rule is the appropriate first step. Automatic Robots.txt can add and maintain that rule, while Agent Analytics lets you verify whether LinkCheck by Siteimprove respects it.
Does LinkCheck by Siteimprove Access Private Content?
No. LinkCheck by Siteimprove can reach only public pages, and authentication prevents it from accessing private content.
Why Is LinkCheck by Siteimprove Visiting My Website?
Your domain appears in the ranking, backlink, or competitor data maintained by LinkCheck by Siteimprove's operator. A customer may be tracking your site, one of your competitors, or a backlink that connects another site to yours.
How Can I Tell if LinkCheck by Siteimprove Is Visiting My Website?
Agent Analytics tracks LinkCheck by Siteimprove visits in real time alongside every other known AI agent, crawler, and scraper. You can also check your server logs for requests whose user-agent string contains "LinkCheck by Siteimprove". Look for comprehensive site crawls that follow internal links. Because LinkCheck by Siteimprove does not publish a verification method, any client can claim its identity and a log match is only a clue.