What this page is for #
AI Bot Detection shows which AI and search crawlers are visiting your site, how often, and where they go. It provides high-level indicators plus a clean log of recent visits, so you can monitor discoverability and spot trends over time. This page appears in the admin when Pro is active.
Access & availability #
The Bot Detection menu item is added under GEOmatic AI for administrators when a valid Pro license is detected. If you’re on the free edition, you’ll see upgrade prompts to unlock full history.
KPI cards (top summary) #
At the top of the page, three clear indicators summarize crawler activity:
- Total Bot Visits — cumulative number of recorded bot hits on your content.
- Unique Bots — count of distinct bot types (e.g., GPTBot, Bingbot) detected.
- Most Active Bot — the crawler that has visited most frequently in your data window.
These cards update automatically as new visits are logged.
“Recent Bot Visits” log #
A structured table lists the latest visits so you can review activity at a glance:
- Bot — the bot’s label (e.g., “OpenAI GPTBot” or “Google Bot”).
- Page — the visited URL; click it to open the page in a new tab.
- Date/Time — the timestamp of the visit for quick timeline checks.
The list focuses on the most recent entries for faster scanning. On the free edition you’ll see a limited slice with a friendly prompt to upgrade; Pro unlocks deeper history.
Predictive ETA & micro-trends (where available) #
In supported admin views, you’ll also see a lightweight “Bot ETA (predictive)” panel for top bots. Each card shows a tiny sparkline (recent activity) and an estimated “Next visit” to help you anticipate crawler recrawls and plan updates.
Exports for audits (CSV / JSON) #
For reporting and team reviews, you can export bot visits as CSV or JSON. These exports include the bot name, the visited URL (absolute), and the date—ideal for sharing with stakeholders or archiving. Look for Export CSV / Export JSON buttons in the bot tools (e.g., AI View, Cockpit) and use them to pull clean data files.
Which bots are recognized? #
GEOmatic comes with human-readable labels for common AI and search crawlers (e.g., GPTBot, ClaudeBot, PerplexityBot, YouBot, plus Bingbot, Googlebot, and major social crawlers). As these visit your site, they’re identified and displayed under Bot in the log.
Typical workflow this page enables #
- Scan the KPIs to gauge overall crawler activity and see which bot is most active.
- Open “Recent Bot Visits” and click through on any page to quickly review what the crawler saw.
- Check Bot ETA (when shown) to anticipate the next crawl window for key bots.
- Export CSV/JSON to keep a weekly record, share with clients, or align content updates with crawl patterns.
Notes & good practices (non-technical) #
- Lightweight & focused: the log stores essential fields only (bot name, URL, time) to keep admin views fast and privacy-conscious.
- Consistent across tools: crawler stats also surface in Cockpit AI and AI Insights (quick KPIs + links), so you get a coherent story no matter where you start.
- Pro tip: pair this page with AI Reporting to correlate crawler activity with your content’s AI-readiness and schema coverage.
