AliyunSecBot
SafeUser-agent: AliyunSecBot
Category: Cloud Services
SEO impact if blocked: 0/10
Alibaba Cloud
1 crawler operated by Alibaba Cloud
https://www.alibabacloud.com/Who Alibaba Cloud is, for site owners
Alibaba Cloud operates 1 crawler in our directory, filed under Cloud Services. Its crawl behaviour is rated safe.
Blocking Alibaba Cloud carries an SEO impact score of 0/10. Blocking impact is rated: Varies - Evaluate before blocking.
Our recommendation for Alibaba Cloud: Generally safe to allow; provides legitimate crawling value.
Alibaba Cloud at a glance
| Operator | Alibaba Cloud |
|---|---|
| Crawler in directory | 1 |
| Categories | Cloud Services |
| SEO impact if blocked | 0/10 |
| Crawl behaviour | 1 rated safe |
| Website | www.alibabacloud.com |
| Official crawler docs | Alibaba Cloud crawler documentation |
Crawler operated by Alibaba Cloud
How to block or allow Alibaba Cloud in robots.txt
This rule covers the single crawler Alibaba Cloud operates. Add it to the robots.txt file at the root of your domain.
Block Alibaba Cloud completely
User-agent: AliyunSecBot
Disallow: /
Allow Alibaba Cloud explicitly
User-agent: AliyunSecBot
Allow: /
robots.txt is a request, not an enforcement mechanism. A crawler that ignores it needs a block at the server or CDN layer. Rules are case-sensitive on the path and matched against the user-agent token, not the full user-agent string.
Frequently asked questions about Alibaba Cloud
What crawler does Alibaba Cloud run?
Alibaba Cloud operates 1 crawler in our directory: AliyunSecBot (user-agent AliyunSecBot).
Should I block Alibaba Cloud?
Generally safe to allow; provides legitimate crawling value. The SEO impact score for blocking is 0/10, where 10 means blocking costs you the most visibility.
How do I block Alibaba Cloud in robots.txt?
Add the following to robots.txt at your domain root: User-agent: AliyunSecBot then Disallow: /.
Does blocking Alibaba Cloud hurt my search rankings?
Blocking impact is rated: Varies - Evaluate before blocking. Google's own ranking crawler is Googlebot, which this operator does not run, so blocking Alibaba Cloud does not by itself remove you from Google's index. What it can change is whether AI assistants and analytics tools can read your pages.