# aiHitBot

aiHitBot is a commercial web crawler operated by aiHit, a business intelligence company. It scans websites to extract and structure public business information, such as company details, products, and contact data. This information is then used to power aiHit's business intelligence services, which are sold to clients for market research, competitive analysis, and lead generation.

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## What is aiHitBot?

aiHitBot is an intelligence-gathering web crawler operated by aiHit, a company that processes business information from across the web. The bot systematically crawls and indexes web pages to collect data for aiHit's commercial business intelligence services. It identifies itself in server logs with the user-agent string `Mozilla/5.0 (compatible; aiHitBot/2.9; +https://www.aihitdata.com/about)`. Technically, it is a lightweight crawler that focuses on extracting structured text from static HTML and does not process JavaScript, CSS, or cookies.


## Why is aiHitBot crawling my site?

aiHitBot is visiting your website to collect business-related information that can be sold to aiHit's clients. If your site contains public details about your company, products, services, or contact information, the bot may be cataloging this content for its database. The frequency of its visits depends on the relevance of your site's information to aiHit's data collection priorities. The crawling is generally considered permitted for publicly accessible websites, provided the bot respects your `robots.txt` file.


## What is the purpose of aiHitBot?

The core purpose of aiHitBot is to serve as the data collection engine for aiHit's business intelligence platform. The information it gathers from public websites is organized and processed to provide insights for aiHit's clients. These services likely support market analysis, competitive intelligence, and lead generation activities. For website owners, there is no direct benefit from the bot's crawling, although having your business information included in aiHit's database could potentially increase your company's visibility to their clients.


## How do I block aiHitBot?

To block aiHitBot from accessing your website, you can add a specific directive to your `robots.txt` file. This is the standard method for instructing web crawlers not to visit your site.

Add the following lines to your `robots.txt` file:

```
User-agent: aiHitBot
Disallow: /
```


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