DigitalOceanGenAICrawler
CautionUser-agent: DigitalOceanGenAICrawler
Category: AI & LLM Bots
SEO impact if blocked: 2/10
DigitalOcean
1 crawler operated by DigitalOcean
https://www.digitalocean.com/Who DigitalOcean is, for site owners
DigitalOcean operates 1 crawler in our directory, filed under AI & LLM Bots. Its crawl behaviour is rated caution.
Blocking DigitalOcean carries an SEO impact score of 2/10. Blocking impact is rated: Low - No SEO ranking impact.
Our recommendation for DigitalOcean: Consider blocking based on your content strategy.
DigitalOcean at a glance
| Operator | DigitalOcean |
|---|---|
| Crawler in directory | 1 |
| Categories | AI & LLM Bots |
| SEO impact if blocked | 2/10 |
| Crawl behaviour | 1 rated caution |
| Website | www.digitalocean.com |
| Official crawler docs | DigitalOcean crawler documentation |
Crawler operated by DigitalOcean
How to block or allow DigitalOcean in robots.txt
This rule covers the single crawler DigitalOcean operates. Add it to the robots.txt file at the root of your domain.
Block DigitalOcean completely
User-agent: DigitalOceanGenAICrawler
Disallow: /
Allow DigitalOcean explicitly
User-agent: DigitalOceanGenAICrawler
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 DigitalOcean
What crawler does DigitalOcean run?
DigitalOcean operates 1 crawler in our directory: DigitalOceanGenAICrawler (user-agent DigitalOceanGenAICrawler).
Should I block DigitalOcean?
Consider blocking based on your content strategy. The SEO impact score for blocking is 2/10, where 10 means blocking costs you the most visibility.
How do I block DigitalOcean in robots.txt?
Add the following to robots.txt at your domain root: User-agent: DigitalOceanGenAICrawler then Disallow: /.
Does blocking DigitalOcean hurt my search rankings?
Blocking impact is rated: Low - No SEO ranking impact. Google's own ranking crawler is Googlebot, which this operator does not run, so blocking DigitalOcean 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.