What is Pocket Casts Feed Parser?
Pocket Casts Feed Parser fetches and parses podcast RSS feeds to deliver content for playback in the Pocket Casts mobile and web applications. Agent Analytics can track when it visits your website.
Overview
| Operated By | Pocket Casts |
| Source | Official Website |
| Expected To Follow Robots.txt | No |
| Insights Last Updated | August 11, 2026 |
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Expected Behavior
Pocket Casts Feed Parser usually makes a single request within seconds of a URL being shared, without crawling further. Traffic rises and falls with sharing activity, so a widely circulated link can produce a sharp burst of fetches.
Pocket Casts Feed Parser's User Agent
| User Agent | PocketCasts/1.0 (Pocket Casts Feed Parser; +http://pocketcasts.com/) |
How To Block Pocket Casts Feed Parser With Robots.txt
Add this rule to your robots.txt file to request that Pocket Casts Feed Parser not access your website, or use Automatic Robots.txt to request the same of all fetchers at once. You can customize which pages are blocked by swapping out / for a different path.
User-agent: Pocket Casts Feed Parser # https://knownagents.com/agents/pocket-casts-feed-parser
Disallow: /Global Statistics for Pocket Casts Feed Parser
As of August 11, 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
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Robots.txt Blocking Trend
0% of top websites block Pocket Casts Feed Parser in their robots.txt files.
Overall Fetcher Traffic
2.6% of all web traffic came from fetchers.
Top Visited Website Categories
The types of websites most frequently visited by Pocket Casts Feed Parser.
Frequently Asked Questions
Should I Block Pocket Casts Feed Parser?
Usually not. Blocking Pocket Casts Feed Parser may leave shared links without a title or image, making them less inviting to click. If it begins fetching at unexpected volume, try rate limiting before blocking it outright. Almost none of the top websites we track currently have robots.txt rules for Pocket Casts Feed Parser.
Does Pocket Casts Feed Parser Follow Robots.txt Rules?
No. Pocket Casts Feed Parser is not expected to follow robots.txt directives, so a disallow rule only communicates your preference. Enforce the block with firewall or server rules, then use Agent Analytics to verify that its requests stop.
Does Pocket Casts Feed Parser Access Private Content?
No. Pocket Casts Feed Parser has no credentials and should access only the public URL and assets needed for a preview. It does not continue through the rest of your site.
Why Is Pocket Casts Feed Parser Visiting My Website?
Someone shared a link to your page. Pocket Casts Feed Parser fetched it to build a preview card, and each new share may trigger another request. A spike often means your content is circulating more widely.
How Can I Tell if Pocket Casts Feed Parser Is Visiting My Website?
Agent Analytics tracks Pocket Casts Feed Parser 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 "Pocket Casts Feed Parser". Look for a page and its preview assets being requested without follow-up navigation. Because Pocket Casts Feed Parser does not publish a verification method, any client can claim its identity and a log match is only a clue.