Operator
Apache
Apache runs 2 bots across 2 agent types. Each one is a separate user-agent so you can allow or block them independently.
Bot
ApacheBenchDevOps & Monitoring · Monitoring
DevOps & Monitoring
Monitoring
ApacheBench is operated by Apache. Site-monitoring, uptime, performance, or QA tooling, usually run by a third-party SaaS on behalf of someone who manages the site. Rarely affects rankings or visibility.
Nutch-based BotSearch Engine · Search index
Search Engine
Search index
Nutch-based Bot is operated by Apache. Traditional search-engine crawler that indexes pages for organic-search results. Blocking this almost always reduces visibility in the corresponding search engine.