# Claude-SearchBot

> Claude-SearchBot is Anthropic's crawler for building the index its search and answers draw on. Here's how to recognize it and check a request really is it.

## Claude-SearchBot facts

- **Operator:** Anthropic
- **Type:** Crawler
- **Why it fetches:** Builds a search or answer index
- **User agent contains:** `Claude-SearchBot`
- **Verified by:** published IP ranges
- **Operator's documentation:** [support.claude.com/en/articles/8896518-does-anthropic-crawl-data-from-the-web-and-how-can-site-owners-block-the-crawler](https://support.claude.com/en/articles/8896518-does-anthropic-crawl-data-from-the-web-and-how-can-site-owners-block-the-crawler)

## How to tell a real Claude-SearchBot from an impostor

Anyone can put "Claude-SearchBot" in a user agent. What can't be faked is below.

- **Check the address.** Anthropic publishes the IP ranges Claude-SearchBot uses: [claude.com/crawling/bots.json](https://claude.com/crawling/bots.json). A request whose user agent says Claude-SearchBot from an address outside them is an impostor.

## How Punchline counts Claude-SearchBot

Punchline labels a request that names Claude-SearchBot with how sure it is: **verified** or **declared** when the evidence checks out, a lower tier when it can't be checked, and **impostor** when the evidence contradicts it. Each visit is counted under Anthropic, with its purpose, so you can see whether Claude-SearchBot is reading your site and which pages it reads. [How it works](https://punchlineanalytics.com/how-it-works) · [Known agents](https://punchlineanalytics.com/docs/agents)

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