Operator
Iask
Iask runs 3 bots across 3 agent types. Each one is a separate user-agent so you can allow or block them independently.
iAskBot is operated by Iask. Generic programmatic data extraction with intent that varies case-by-case. Worth checking the operator before blocking, some are legitimate research, some are abusive.
iaskspider is operated by Iask. Crawls broadly across the public web to gather content for training new model versions. Site owners can opt out via robots.txt, though enforcement varies by operator.
iaskspider/2.0 is operated by Iask. Indexes pages for AI-powered search products that cite and link back to sources. Allowing it is typically how a site becomes citable inside answer engines and LLM search.
Live data · via Cloudflare Radar
See how Iask's bots show up in real internet traffic
Cloudflare Radar publishes a continuously-updating view of AI bot activity across the websites Cloudflare protects. You can see which user-agents drive the most requests, how that share shifts week to week, and which industries each bot crawls hardest. The data refreshes on Cloudflare's side, so the link below is always current.
Open Cloudflare Radar AI InsightsWhat you'll find there
- ·User-agent share for every tracked AI bot, including Iask's
- ·Robots.txt and crawl-purpose breakdowns per operator
- ·Industry and content-type targets for each crawler
- ·Time-series trends going back several months