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CATEGORY:SEARCH_ENGINE

Arcjet bot rules let you allow or deny known bots. You can list individual bots, categories, or both, but each rule must use exactly one of allow or deny.

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Syntax

detectBot({ mode: "LIVE" | "DRY_RUN", allow?: string[], deny?: string[] })

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  • detectBot
  • BotCategory
  • CATEGORY:SEARCH_ENGINE
  • CATEGORY:PROGRAMMATIC
  • CURL
  • Mode.LIVE
  • Mode.DRY_RUN

Source: Identifying bots | Arcjet Docs. Checked 2026-11-03.