# Do bot checks stop AI agents?

Our agent signs every request with Web Bot Auth. Bot checks still stopped it at most products where it met one.

Agent access, step by step: [Find](https://agentdrives.com/access/find.md) · [Get in](https://agentdrives.com/access/get-in.md) · [Use](https://agentdrives.com/access/use.md) · [Pay](https://agentdrives.com/access/pay.md) · [Leave](https://agentdrives.com/access/leave.md) · All five: https://agentdrives.com/access

Source: https://agentdrives.com/access/get-in/bot-checks · our drives, 1 Oct 2026 to 1 Nov 2026 · JSON: https://agentdrives.com/access/get-in/bot-checks.json · CC BY 4.0

**115 of 201** products stopped our signed agent with a bot check on a way in. (https://agentdrives.com/data/facts?via=md#bot.stopped)

## The numbers

- Our agent still got in another way: 16 of 115 (https://agentdrives.com/data/facts?via=md#bot.got_in)
- A bot check let it through: 29 of 201 (https://agentdrives.com/data/facts?via=md#bot.let_in)

## Products whose bot check let our signed agent through

- [Brave Search API](https://agentdrives.com/tools/brave.md?via=md): L5
- [Memos](https://agentdrives.com/tools/usememos.md?via=md): L5
- [Airtable](https://agentdrives.com/tools/airtable.md?via=md): L4
- [Constant Contact](https://agentdrives.com/tools/constantcontact.md?via=md): L4
- [Craft](https://agentdrives.com/tools/craft.md?via=md): L4
- [Fillout](https://agentdrives.com/tools/fillout.md?via=md): L4
- [monday.com](https://agentdrives.com/tools/monday.md?via=md): L4
- [Nifty](https://agentdrives.com/tools/niftypm.md?via=md): L4
- [Sentry](https://agentdrives.com/tools/sentry.md?via=md): L4
- [Shortcut](https://agentdrives.com/tools/shortcut.md?via=md): L4
- [SignWell](https://agentdrives.com/tools/signwell.md?via=md): L4
- [SurveyMonkey](https://agentdrives.com/tools/surveymonkey.md?via=md): L4
- [Twenty](https://agentdrives.com/tools/twenty.md?via=md): L4
- [Zilliz](https://agentdrives.com/tools/zilliz.md?via=md): L4
- [Zulip](https://agentdrives.com/tools/zulip.md?via=md): L4
- [Firebase](https://agentdrives.com/tools/firebase-google.md?via=md): L3
- [Intercom](https://agentdrives.com/tools/intercom.md?via=md): L3
- [Plausible Analytics](https://agentdrives.com/tools/plausible.md?via=md): L3
- [TidyCal](https://agentdrives.com/tools/tidycal.md?via=md): L3
- [Postiz](https://agentdrives.com/tools/postiz.md?via=md): L2
- [Telnyx](https://agentdrives.com/tools/telnyx.md?via=md): L2
- [Webflow](https://agentdrives.com/tools/webflow.md?via=md): L2
- [Brevo](https://agentdrives.com/tools/brevo.md?via=md): L1
- [Fathom Analytics](https://agentdrives.com/tools/usefathom.md?via=md): L1
- [Google Chat](https://agentdrives.com/tools/chat-google.md?via=md): L1
- [Make](https://agentdrives.com/tools/make.md?via=md): L1
- [Perplexity API](https://agentdrives.com/tools/perplexity.md?via=md): L1
- [Teamwork.com](https://agentdrives.com/tools/teamwork.md?via=md): L1
- [Xero](https://agentdrives.com/tools/xero.md?via=md): L1

## Products where a bot check kept it out

- [ActiveCampaign](https://agentdrives.com/tools/activecampaign.md?via=md): L1
- [Acuity Scheduling](https://agentdrives.com/tools/acuityscheduling.md?via=md): L1
- [Akiflow](https://agentdrives.com/tools/akiflow.md?via=md): L1
- [Amplitude](https://agentdrives.com/tools/amplitude.md?via=md): L1
- [Apify](https://agentdrives.com/tools/apify.md?via=md): L1
- [Asana](https://agentdrives.com/tools/asana.md?via=md): L1
- [Autodesk (Autodesk Platform Services)](https://agentdrives.com/tools/autodesk.md?via=md): L1
- [Backblaze B2](https://agentdrives.com/tools/backblaze.md?via=md): L1
- [Basecamp](https://agentdrives.com/tools/basecamp.md?via=md): L1
- [Baserow](https://agentdrives.com/tools/baserow.md?via=md): L1
- [beehiiv](https://agentdrives.com/tools/beehiiv.md?via=md): L1
- [BigCommerce](https://agentdrives.com/tools/bigcommerce.md?via=md): L1
- [Bitbucket](https://agentdrives.com/tools/bitbucket.md?via=md): L1
- [Box](https://agentdrives.com/tools/box.md?via=md): L1
- [Buffer](https://agentdrives.com/tools/buffer.md?via=md): L1
- [Cal.com](https://agentdrives.com/tools/cal.md?via=md): L1
- [Calendly](https://agentdrives.com/tools/calendly.md?via=md): L1
- [Canva](https://agentdrives.com/tools/canva.md?via=md): L1
- [Chargebee](https://agentdrives.com/tools/chargebee.md?via=md): L1
- [Chatwoot](https://agentdrives.com/tools/chatwoot.md?via=md): L1
- [ClickUp](https://agentdrives.com/tools/clickup.md?via=md): L1
- [Close](https://agentdrives.com/tools/close.md?via=md): L1
- [CockroachDB](https://agentdrives.com/tools/cockroachlabs.md?via=md): L1
- [Coda](https://agentdrives.com/tools/coda.md?via=md): L1
- [Crisp](https://agentdrives.com/tools/crisp.md?via=md): L1
- [Databricks](https://agentdrives.com/tools/databricks.md?via=md): L1
- [DocuSign](https://agentdrives.com/tools/docusign.md?via=md): L1
- [Dropbox](https://agentdrives.com/tools/dropbox.md?via=md): L1
- [Ecwid](https://agentdrives.com/tools/ecwid.md?via=md): L1
- [Element](https://agentdrives.com/tools/element.md?via=md): L1
- [Firebolt](https://agentdrives.com/tools/firebolt.md?via=md): L1
- [folk](https://agentdrives.com/tools/folk.md?via=md): L1
- [Formspree](https://agentdrives.com/tools/formspree.md?via=md): L1
- [Framer](https://agentdrives.com/tools/framer.md?via=md): L1
- [FreshBooks](https://agentdrives.com/tools/freshbooks.md?via=md): L1
- [Freshdesk](https://agentdrives.com/tools/freshdesk.md?via=md): L1
- [Gitea](https://agentdrives.com/tools/gitea.md?via=md): L1
- [GitHub](https://agentdrives.com/tools/github.md?via=md): L1
- [GitLab](https://agentdrives.com/tools/gitlab.md?via=md): L1
- [Gorgias](https://agentdrives.com/tools/gorgias.md?via=md): L1
- [Heap](https://agentdrives.com/tools/heap.md?via=md): L1
- [HubSpot](https://agentdrives.com/tools/hubspot.md?via=md): L1
- [Invoice Ninja](https://agentdrives.com/tools/invoiceninja.md?via=md): L1
- [Jira](https://agentdrives.com/tools/atlassian.md?via=md): L1
- [Jotform](https://agentdrives.com/tools/jotform.md?via=md): L1
- [Lemon Squeezy](https://agentdrives.com/tools/lemonsqueezy.md?via=md): L1
- [Linear](https://agentdrives.com/tools/linear.md?via=md): L1
- [Mailchimp](https://agentdrives.com/tools/mailchimp.md?via=md): L1
- [MailerLite](https://agentdrives.com/tools/mailerlite.md?via=md): L1
- [MailerSend](https://agentdrives.com/tools/mailersend.md?via=md): L1
- [Mailgun](https://agentdrives.com/tools/mailgun.md?via=md): L1
- [Mailtrap](https://agentdrives.com/tools/mailtrap.md?via=md): L1
- [Microsoft Teams](https://agentdrives.com/tools/microsoft.md?via=md): L1
- [Mollie](https://agentdrives.com/tools/mollie.md?via=md): L1
- [Moneybird](https://agentdrives.com/tools/moneybird.md?via=md): L1
- [MongoDB Atlas](https://agentdrives.com/tools/mongodb.md?via=md): L1
- [MuleSoft Anypoint Platform](https://agentdrives.com/tools/mulesoft.md?via=md): L1
- [Nutshell](https://agentdrives.com/tools/nutshell.md?via=md): L1
- [Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI)](https://agentdrives.com/tools/oracle.md?via=md): L1
- [PandaDoc](https://agentdrives.com/tools/pandadoc.md?via=md): L1
- [PayPal](https://agentdrives.com/tools/paypal.md?via=md): L1
- [Pinata](https://agentdrives.com/tools/pinata.md?via=md): L1
- [Pinecone](https://agentdrives.com/tools/pinecone.md?via=md): L1
- [Pirsch](https://agentdrives.com/tools/pirsch.md?via=md): L1
- [Plain](https://agentdrives.com/tools/plain.md?via=md): L1
- [Polar](https://agentdrives.com/tools/polar.md?via=md): L1
- [PostHog](https://agentdrives.com/tools/posthog.md?via=md): L1
- [Postmark](https://agentdrives.com/tools/postmarkapp.md?via=md): L1
- [Publer](https://agentdrives.com/tools/publer.md?via=md): L1
- [Pumble](https://agentdrives.com/tools/pumble.md?via=md): L1
- [Railway](https://agentdrives.com/tools/railway.md?via=md): L1
- [Render](https://agentdrives.com/tools/render.md?via=md): L1
- [Resend](https://agentdrives.com/tools/resend.md?via=md): L1
- [Salesforce](https://agentdrives.com/tools/salesforce.md?via=md): L1
- [SavvyCal](https://agentdrives.com/tools/savvycal.md?via=md): L1
- [ScrapingBee](https://agentdrives.com/tools/scrapingbee.md?via=md): L1
- [SendGrid](https://agentdrives.com/tools/sendgrid.md?via=md): L1
- [SerpApi](https://agentdrives.com/tools/serpapi.md?via=md): L1
- [Slack](https://agentdrives.com/tools/slack.md?via=md): L1
- [Smartsheet](https://agentdrives.com/tools/smartsheet.md?via=md): L1
- [Snowflake](https://agentdrives.com/tools/snowflake.md?via=md): L1
- [Square](https://agentdrives.com/tools/squareup.md?via=md): L1
- [Squarespace](https://agentdrives.com/tools/squarespace.md?via=md): L1
- [Starburst](https://agentdrives.com/tools/starburst.md?via=md): L1
- [Supabase](https://agentdrives.com/tools/supabase.md?via=md): L1
- [Taskade](https://agentdrives.com/tools/taskade.md?via=md): L1
- [tawk.to](https://agentdrives.com/tools/tawk.md?via=md): L1
- [Tinybird](https://agentdrives.com/tools/tinybird.md?via=md): L1
- [Todoist](https://agentdrives.com/tools/todoist.md?via=md): L1
- [Trello](https://agentdrives.com/tools/trello.md?via=md): L1
- [Turso](https://agentdrives.com/tools/turso.md?via=md): L1
- [Typeform](https://agentdrives.com/tools/typeform.md?via=md): L1
- [Typefully](https://agentdrives.com/tools/typefully.md?via=md): L1
- [Wix](https://agentdrives.com/tools/wix.md?via=md): L1
- [Wrike](https://agentdrives.com/tools/wrike.md?via=md): L1
- [Zapier](https://agentdrives.com/tools/zapier.md?via=md): L1
- [Carrd](https://agentdrives.com/tools/carrd.md?via=md): L0
- [Later](https://agentdrives.com/tools/later.md?via=md): L0
- [zcal](https://agentdrives.com/tools/zcal.md?via=md): L0

## How an agent says who it is

- [Web Bot Auth](https://agentdrives.com/standards/web-bot-auth.md): An agent signs each request; a site's bot check can verify who sent it. 29 of 201 products we drove offer it (https://agentdrives.com/data/facts?via=md#bot.let_in).
- [Signed agents](https://agentdrives.com/standards/signed-agents.md): Agents a bot-check vendor has verified, which a site can let through. 8 of 10 products we drove offer it (https://agentdrives.com/data/facts?via=md#who.edge_signed_page).
- [robots.txt for AI agents](https://agentdrives.com/standards/robots-txt-ai.md): The file that tells crawlers and agents which pages to leave alone. 20 of 201 products we drove offer it (https://agentdrives.com/data/facts?via=md#who.robots_closed).

## Everything on Bot checks

### Research and data

- 2 Nov 2026: [Does signing your agent open the door?](https://agentdrives.com/research/signed-vs-unsigned-agents.md?via=md). 203 sign-up pages, signed and unsigned. 6 of the 16 sign-up pages that stopped an unsigned agent opened for the same agent signed.
- 1 Nov 2026: [Bot checks and AI agents: who lets a signed agent in](https://agentdrives.com/research/bot-checks.md?via=md). A bot check stood in our signed agent's way at 143 products and let it through at 30.
- 30 Oct 2026: [Which bot checks stopped our AI agent? 109 of 191 products](https://agentdrives.com/research/which-bot-checks-stop-ai-agents.md?via=md). Some bot checks put a challenge on the page that a person could clear; others refused our agent with nothing shown, so there was nothing to hand over.
- 24 Oct 2026: [What changes when Cloudflare lists an AI agent](https://agentdrives.com/research/signed-agent-cloudflare.md?via=md). After Cloudflare listed our agent, we drove again the 11 products its check had stopped: 5 got further.
- 24 Oct 2026: [Do signed AI agents get past bot checks?](https://agentdrives.com/research/who-gets-in-servers-signed-agents-browsers.md?via=md). A challenge on the sign-up form stopped our signed agent at 38 of 94 products where a bot check stopped it.

### News

- 24 Oct 2026: [AWS now lists DataDome and F5 for Web Bot Auth](https://agentdrives.com/notes/2026-10-23-aws-adds-datadome-and-f5-to-agentcore-browser-s.md?via=md). AWS lists DataDome and F5 for its signed agents. Cloudflare stopped our signed, unverified agent at 34 of 34 products where it met it.
- 24 Oct 2026: [Cloudflare starts scoring how its listed bots behave](https://agentdrives.com/notes/2026-10-19-cloudflare-starts-scoring-how-listed-bots-behave.md?via=md). Cloudflare says it rates Verified bots internally on robots.txt and HTTP 429s. It stopped our signed agent at 33 of 33 products where it met it.

### Protocols and specs

- 1 Nov 2026: [robots.txt for AI agents](https://agentdrives.com/standards/robots-txt-ai.md). The file that tells crawlers and agents which pages to leave alone.
- 1 Nov 2026: [Signed agents](https://agentdrives.com/standards/signed-agents.md). Agents a bot-check vendor has verified, which a site can let through.
- 1 Nov 2026: [Web Bot Auth](https://agentdrives.com/standards/web-bot-auth.md). An agent signs each request; a site's bot check can verify who sent it.

### Fix guides

- 1 Nov 2026: [Let signed AI agents past your bot check](https://agentdrives.com/guides/let-signed-agents-past-your-bot-check.md?via=md). The setting for Cloudflare, Vercel, Akamai, DataDome and HUMAN, and what to do about a check on the form.

Every bot check, product by product: https://agentdrives.com/data/bot-checks?via=md

## Fix guides

- [Let signed AI agents past your bot check](https://agentdrives.com/guides/let-signed-agents-past-your-bot-check.md?via=md)