apiverve/botdetector

Bot Detector analyzes user agent strings to identify bots, crawlers, and automated software. It matches against a database of known bots and adds heuristics that catch automated clients not in the database, returning the bot's category, reputation and a composite risk score. Useful for security, ana

dev-main 2026-07-16 20:02 UTC

Requires

• php: >=7.4
• guzzlehttp/guzzle: ^7.0

Requires (Dev)

• phpunit/phpunit: ^9.0

MIT

• APIVerve

• api
• web crawler
• crawler detector
• botdetector
• bot detection
• apiverve
• bot detector
• user agent check

Published on Packagist.org on 2026-07-16 20:10 UTC

README

Bot Detector analyzes user agent strings to identify bots, crawlers, and automated software. It matches against a database of known bots and adds heuristics that catch automated clients not in the database, returning the bot's category, reputation and a composite risk score. Useful for security, analytics, and access control.

The Bot Detector API provides a simple, reliable way to integrate bot detector functionality into your applications. Built for developers who need production-ready bot detector capabilities without the complexity of building from scratch.

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Available on:

Quick Start

Using JavaScript

async function callBotDetectorAPI() {
    try {
        const params = new URLSearchParams({
            ua: 'Googlebot/2.1 (+http://www.google.com/bot.html)'
        });

        const response = await fetch(`https://api.apiverve.com/v1/botdetector?${params}`, {
            method: 'GET',
            headers: {
                'x-api-key': 'YOUR_API_KEY_HERE'
            }
        });

        const data = await response.json();
        console.log(data);
    } catch (error) {
        console.error('Error:', error);
    }
}

callBotDetectorAPI();

Using cURL

curl -X GET "https://api.apiverve.com/v1/botdetector?ua=Googlebot%2F2.1%20(%2Bhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2Fbot.html)" \
  -H "x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY_HERE"

Get your API key: https://apiverve.com

📁 For more examples, see the examples folder

Installation

Choose your preferred programming language:

📦 NPM (JavaScript/Node.js)

npm install @apiverve/botdetector

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🔷 NuGet (.NET/C#)

dotnet add package APIVerve.API.BotDetector

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🐍 Python (PyPI)

pip install apiverve-botdetector

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💎 Ruby (RubyGems)

gem install apiverve_botdetector

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🐘 PHP (Packagist)

composer require apiverve/botdetector

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🎯 Dart (pub.dev)

dart pub add apiverve_botdetector

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🤖 Android (JitPack)

implementation 'com.github.apiverve:botdetector-api:1.0.0'

Package Code →

🐹 Go

go get github.com/apiverve/botdetector-api/go

Package Code →

Why Use This API?

Feature	Benefit
Multi-language SDKs	Native packages for JavaScript, Python, C#, Go, and Android
Simple Integration	Single API key authentication, consistent response format
Production Ready	99.9% uptime SLA, served from 24 global regions
Comprehensive Docs	Full examples, OpenAPI spec, and dedicated support

Documentation

• 🏠 API Home: Bot Detector API
• 📚 API Reference: docs.apiverve.com/ref/botdetector
• 📖 OpenAPI Spec: openapi.yaml
• 💡 Examples: examples/

What Can You Build?

The Bot Detector API is commonly used for:

• Web Applications - Add bot detector features to your frontend or backend
• Mobile Apps - Native SDKs for Android development
• Automation - Integrate with n8n, Zapier, or custom workflows
• SaaS Products - Enhance your product with bot detector capabilities
• Data Pipelines - Process and analyze data at scale

API Reference

Authentication

All requests require an API key in the header:

x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY_HERE

Get your API key: https://apiverve.com

Response Format

Every APIVerve endpoint returns the same envelope — check status, then read data:

{
  "status": "ok",
  "error": null,
  "data": { ... }
}

Example Response

A real response from the Bot Detector API:

{
  "status": "ok",
  "error": null,
  "data": {
    "userAgent": "Googlebot/2.1 (+http://www.google.com/bot.html)",
    "isBot": true,
    "bot": {
      "name": "Googlebot",
      "category": "search_engine",
      "url": "http://www.google.com/bot.html",
      "reputation": "trusted",
      "shouldBlock": false
    },
    "isAutomated": true,
    "riskScore": 0,
    "riskLevel": "low"
  }
}

Support & Community

• 🏠 API Home: Bot Detector API
• 💬 Support: https://apiverve.com/contact
• 🐛 Issues: GitHub Issues
• 📖 Documentation: https://docs.apiverve.com
• 🌐 Website: https://apiverve.com

Contributing

We welcome contributions! Please see CONTRIBUTING.md for guidelines.

Security

For security concerns, please review our Security Policy.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

Acknowledgments

Built with ❤️ by APIVerve

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