ImagesiftBot
ImagesiftBot is the crawler for Hive, a US AI company. It collects public images from the web along with the page text and alt text, to feed its ImageSift visual intelligence platform and its AI products. If your business lives off visuals (photography, products, hospitality), this bot decides whether your images enter that ecosystem.
- User-agent
ImagesiftBotMozilla/5.0 (compatible; ImagesiftBot; +imagesift.com)- Does it respect robots.txt?
- Yes
- Official documentation
- https://imagesift.com/about
How to allow it in your robots.txt
User-agent: ImagesiftBot
Allow: /How to block it (not recommended)
User-agent: ImagesiftBot
Disallow: /Frequently asked questions
Should I block ImagesiftBot?
It's generally not worth it. Its data feeds search and visual intelligence products where appearing can be positive. If you're concerned about the use of your images, Hive offers an opt-out route by email.
Does ImagesiftBot respect robots.txt?
Yes. Its official page confirms it respects rules targeting "ImagesiftBot", supports crawl-delay, and if you have no specific rules for it, it follows whatever rules you have set for Googlebot.
How do I know if ImagesiftBot visits my site?
Search for "ImagesiftBot" in your server logs. Its user-agent includes a reference to imagesift.com, the official site where Hive documents it.