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 "name": "SemrushBot",
 "operator": "Semrush",
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 "category": "seo",
 "category_label": "SEO and backlink crawlers",
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 "user_agent_example": "Mozilla/5.0 (compatible; SemrushBot/7~bl; +http://www.semrush.com/bot.html)",
 "respects_robots_txt": "documented",
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 "verification_method": "reverse-dns",
 "verification_label": "reverse DNS",
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 "ipv6_prefix_count": 0,
 "what_it_is": "Semrush's backlink and keyword crawler. It is not an AI crawler, but it is usually in the top three by volume on any site, and it is the cheapest block on this list.",
 "cost_of_blocking": "Your competitors' Semrush reports get thinner, and so do yours. No user-facing effect.",
 "operator_docs": "https://www.semrush.com/bot/",
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 "json_url": "https://www.pathwren.workers.dev/crawler/semrushbot.json",
 "last_reviewed": "2026-09-01"
}