hypestat bot

The hypestat bot is the web crawler for HypeStat.com, a service that provides free website statistics and SEO analytics. The bot systematically scans public web pages to gather information on traffic, rankings, and other performance metrics. It identifies itself in server logs with the user-agent string Mozilla/5.0 (compatible; hypestat/1.0; +https://hypestat.com/bot). The crawler's function is to collect the data that powers HypeStat's public-facing analytics platform.

The hypestat bot is crawling your website to collect data for its analytics platform. It gathers information about your site's content, structure, and performance, such as keyword usage, page load times, and backlink profiles. The crawler visits periodically to keep its data current, with the frequency depending on factors like your site's popularity and content update schedule. This is generally considered an authorized activity as it is part of a legitimate analytics service and respects robots.txt directives.

The purpose of the hypestat bot is to provide the data for HypeStat's website analytics and SEO intelligence service. The platform aggregates data from millions of websites to offer insights into traffic statistics, competitive analysis, and keyword rankings. This helps website owners and marketers understand their online performance without needing to install tracking code. The service provides basic website statistics for free, making it a useful tool for those seeking cost-effective SEO insights.

If you wish to prevent the hypestat bot from analyzing your site, you can add a rule to your robots.txt file. This is the standard method for managing crawler access.

To block the bot, add the following lines to your robots.txt file:

User-agent: hypestat
Disallow: /