Slackbot Link Expanding

Last updated 1 day ago.

Compliant

What is Slackbot Link Expanding?

About

This robot responds to links that Slack users post into their channels. It fetches as little of the page as it can (using HTTP Range headers) to extract meta tags about the content. Specifically, we are looking for oEmbed and Twitter Card / Open Graph tags. If a page's tags refer to an image, video, or audio file, we will fetch that file as well to check validity and extract other metadata.

Operator

Slack

Documentationapi.slack.com

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Expected Behavior

This bot visits websites for various purposes including content analysis, data collection, or automated tasks. Its behavior may vary depending on its specific function and configuration.

Should I Block Slackbot Link Expanding?

This bot is marked as compliant, meaning it generally respects robots.txt directives and follows good practices. You may choose to allow it if you want your content to be accessible to its services.

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How Do I Block Slackbot Link Expanding?

You can block this bot or limit its access by setting user agent token rules in your website's robots.txt file. Use Spyglasses analytics to check whether it's actually following your rules.

User Agent Tokens

SlackbotShould match instances of this bot

robots.txt

# robots.txt
# This should block Slackbot Link Expanding

User-agent: Slackbot
Disallow: /

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