Authory

Web ArchiverPurpose·ArchivalSafety·SafeSEO impact·LowBlocked by·Not yet measuredSnapshot·2026-04

01 /Overview

Authory is a web archiver operated by Authory. Its purpose is to preserve a snapshot of public web pages so they remain available even after the original is changed or taken down.

Crawls are typically less frequent than search or AI crawlers, and the archived copy is usually served from a separate domain (the archive's), not from your origin.

Most archivers are aligned with the public-interest goal of historical preservation. Blocking them removes your site from that record.

See Authory on your own site

02 /Identification

Match the User-Agent header on incoming requests against the pattern below.

regex

Authory

For higher confidence, also verify the source IP against the operator's published ranges. UA strings can be spoofed; IP ownership is harder to fake.

03 /Control

The polite way is a robots.txt rule. Compliant agents respect it; the others ignore it.

robots.txt

User-agent: Authory Disallow: /

Test a URL

Paste any URL on your site and we'll fetch its robots.txt to check whether Authory is allowed.

04 /Technical fingerprint

Renders JavaScript

IP verification

User-Agent only

Crawl frequency

Periodic snapshots

Honors robots.txt

Yes

Honors Crawl-delay

Varies

05 /Expected behavior

Expect occasional, targeted snapshots of pages. Authory is not trying to be exhaustive; it captures what its archive needs to preserve.

Common questions

Should I let Authory through?

In most cases, yes. Archivers preserve the public-interest record. Blocking removes your site from that history. If volume gets noisy, rate-limit it before you block it outright.

Does blocking Authory affect my Google rankings?

No. Authory is not a search-engine crawler. Your ranking on Google or Bing is unaffected by what you do here.

How do I confirm a request is really from Authory?

Look at the User-Agent header in your access logs and match it against the strings listed above. Worth knowing that the User-Agent is easy to fake, so this check tells you "the traffic claims to be Authory", not "the traffic is genuinely Authory". If you need stronger guarantees, look for a reverse-DNS check or wait for Authory to publish IP ranges.

Why is Authory archiving my site?

Archivers preserve the public record. Specific pages or domains get pulled into long-term storage so they're readable years later. Blocking removes you from that history, which is fine for some sites and a real loss for others.

What's the cleanest way to control Authory?

Two layers. Robots.txt for the polite crawlers that read it, and rules at your CDN or edge for the ones that don't. Rankly's Agent Experience handles both from a single config, so you can allow, block, rate-limit, or serve a stripped-down version per bot. Agent Analytics handles the observation half so you know which bots are actually worth a rule.

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Authory

Web ArchiverPurpose·ArchivalSafety·SafeSEO impact·LowBlocked by·Not yet measuredSnapshot·2026-04

01 /Overview

Authory is a web archiver operated by Authory. Its purpose is to preserve a snapshot of public web pages so they remain available even after the original is changed or taken down.

Crawls are typically less frequent than search or AI crawlers, and the archived copy is usually served from a separate domain (the archive's), not from your origin.

Most archivers are aligned with the public-interest goal of historical preservation. Blocking them removes your site from that record.

See Authory on your own site

02 /Identification

Match the User-Agent header on incoming requests against the pattern below.

regex

Authory

For higher confidence, also verify the source IP against the operator's published ranges. UA strings can be spoofed; IP ownership is harder to fake.

03 /Control

The polite way is a robots.txt rule. Compliant agents respect it; the others ignore it.

robots.txt

User-agent: Authory Disallow: /

Test a URL

Paste any URL on your site and we'll fetch its robots.txt to check whether Authory is allowed.

04 /Technical fingerprint

Renders JavaScript

IP verification

User-Agent only

Crawl frequency

Periodic snapshots

Honors robots.txt

Yes

Honors Crawl-delay

Varies

05 /Expected behavior

Expect occasional, targeted snapshots of pages. Authory is not trying to be exhaustive; it captures what its archive needs to preserve.

Common questions

Should I let Authory through?

In most cases, yes. Archivers preserve the public-interest record. Blocking removes your site from that history. If volume gets noisy, rate-limit it before you block it outright.

Does blocking Authory affect my Google rankings?

No. Authory is not a search-engine crawler. Your ranking on Google or Bing is unaffected by what you do here.