What is Usercentricsbot?
Usercentricsbot is a security scanner operated by Usercentrics that analyzes websites for data protection and privacy compliance issues. The bot is part of their DPS (Data Protection Scanner) service that helps identify potential privacy and consent management concerns on web properties. Agent Analytics can track when it visits your website.
Overview
| Operated By | Usercentrics |
| Source | Official Website |
| Expected To Follow Robots.txt | Yes |
| Insights Last Updated | August 11, 2026 |
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Expected Behavior
Usercentricsbot's cadence depends on who directed it to your site. Continuous monitoring may run daily or hourly, while a one-time assessment typically sweeps once and disappears.
Usercentricsbot's User Agent
| User Agent | Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux x86_64) AppleWebKit/605.1.15 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/129.0.6668.29 Safari/605.1.15 (compatible; Usercentricsbot/1.0; +http://usercentrics.com/dps-scanner/) |
How To Block Usercentricsbot With Robots.txt
Add this rule to your robots.txt file to block Usercentricsbot from accessing your entire website, or use Automatic Robots.txt to block all security scanners at once. You can customize which pages are blocked by swapping out / for a different path.
User-agent: Usercentricsbot # https://knownagents.com/agents/usercentricsbot
Disallow: /
Global Statistics for Usercentricsbot
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 Usercentricsbot in their robots.txt files.
Overall Security Scanner Traffic
0.0% of all web traffic came from security scanners.
Frequently Asked Questions
Should I Block Usercentricsbot?
Usually not, unless you already run your own security scans and want cleaner logs. Usercentricsbot checks for exposed vulnerabilities, and some services report their findings to site owners at no cost. Almost none of the top websites we track currently have robots.txt rules for Usercentricsbot.
Does Usercentricsbot Follow Robots.txt Rules?
Yes. Usercentricsbot 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 Usercentricsbot respects it.
Does Usercentricsbot Access Private Content?
It deliberately looks for exposed private content. Usercentricsbot tests login pages, admin panels, and API endpoints for vulnerabilities. Probing does not mean it gained access, but you should expect requests to sensitive paths in your logs.
Why Is Usercentricsbot Visiting My Website?
Usercentricsbot is scanning your site for vulnerabilities, either as part of an internet-wide sweep or because someone requested an assessment of your domain. Recurring visits often indicate that a monitoring service has added your site to its checks.
How Can I Tell if Usercentricsbot Is Visiting My Website?
Agent Analytics tracks Usercentricsbot 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 "Usercentricsbot". Look for bursts of requests to uncommon paths that ordinary visitors rarely access. Because Usercentricsbot does not publish a verification method, any client can claim its identity and a log match is only a clue.