How to block SEOkicks
SEOkicks is a backlink-index service whose crawler fetches public pages to build a link database. This page shows the robots.txt token to target, explains what the crawler collects, and why a Disallow steers only compliant fetchers.
What SEOkicks is
SEOkicks operates a backlink index, crawling public pages to record the links between sites so its users can analyse link profiles. Operators who do not want their pages contributing to that index can disallow the crawler.
Match on the documented SEOkicks user-agent token rather than a version string. The crawler is self-identifying and includes a URL pointing at the operator.
- robots.txt token: SEOkicks (self-identifying user agent)
- Purpose: building a backlink index
- Run by the SEOkicks link-database service
robots.txt rule
To ask the SEOkicks crawler to stay off your site:
User-agent: SEOkicks Disallow: /
Confirm the exact token from the self-identifying user agent in your logs, as backlink crawlers sometimes use a suffixed variant. robots.txt is honoured by compliant crawlers and is not enforcement; verify the crawler backed off via crawl behavior.
How it appears in analytics and logs
Requests carrying the SEOkicks token are backlink-index crawl events, not human visits. They indicate a link-database provider is collecting your outbound and inbound links; classify them as bot traffic.
Diagnostic use case
Keep a backlink-index crawler from harvesting your pages for a third-party link database, and confirm the rule reached the correct token.
What WebmasterID can help detect
WebmasterID classifies the SEOkicks crawler server-side and shows whether it keeps reaching your pages after a robots.txt rule is added.
Common mistakes
- Guessing the token instead of confirming it from the self-identifying user agent.
- Expecting robots.txt to enforce the block rather than request compliance.
- Counting backlink-crawler hits as human sessions.
Privacy and accuracy notes
Blocking SEOkicks uses only the request user-agent token. No visitor identity is involved, and WebmasterID records the crawl as a bot event separate from human analytics.
Related pages
- SEOkicks crawler (SEOkicks-Robot)
SEOkicks-Robot is the crawler operated by SEOkicks, a backlink-analysis service. Like other link-index crawlers, it fetches pages to discover and record hyperlinks for its backlink database rather than to serve a public search engine. The token and self-identifying URL are observable in logs; some operational specifics are not exhaustively published, so this entry is partially verified.
- How to block AhrefsBot in robots.txt
AhrefsBot is the crawler Ahrefs uses to build its backlink and SEO index. This page gives the robots.txt rule to disallow it and notes that Ahrefs documents support for both robots.txt rules and the crawl-delay directive, so you can slow rather than fully block it.
- How to block MJ12bot in robots.txt
MJ12bot is the distributed crawler operated by Majestic-12 to build the Majestic backlink index. This page gives the robots.txt rule to disallow the MJ12bot token and notes that Majestic documents both a disallow and a Crawl-delay option for slowing it down.
- Bot intelligence
Categorise backlink-index crawlers in your traffic.
Sources and verification notes
- SEOkicks — crawler/backlink index informationSEOkicks backlink index; token matched on the self-identifying user agent.
Last reviewed 2026-06-24. Facts are checked against primary/official sources where available; uncertain specifics are marked “Data not yet verified” rather than guessed.