How to Block StatusCake

Complete guide to blocking StatusCake (StatusCake) from crawling your website using robots.txt, server configuration, and Switch workflows.

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Should You Block StatusCake?

Not recommended: StatusCake is a monitoring service. If it's configured for your site, blocking it will prevent you from receiving uptime alerts.

Only block if this monitoring traffic is not yours and is coming from another party.

Blocking Methods

1robots.txt

High for cooperative crawlers

Add a Disallow rule for StatusCake's user-agent string in your robots.txt file. This is the standard, cooperative method that well-behaved crawlers respect.

2Server-side UA filtering

High

Configure your web server (nginx, Apache, Cloudflare) to reject requests matching StatusCake's user-agent patterns. This blocks at the network level before your application processes the request.

3Switch Journey Workflows

Highest — granular, real-time control

Create a custom journey in Switch that detects StatusCake and routes it to a block action, challenge, redirect, or modified content — without touching your server configuration.

robots.txt — Block StatusCake

Add the following to your robots.txt file (at the root of your domain) to block StatusCake:

User-agent: StatusCake
Disallow: /

robots.txt — Allow with Restrictions

Alternatively, allow StatusCake on most pages while blocking specific directories:

User-agent: StatusCake
Disallow: /private/
Allow: /

StatusCake User-Agent Strings

Use these patterns to identify StatusCake in your server logs or firewall rules:

StatusCake

Frequently Asked Questions

Does blocking StatusCake affect my Google search rankings?

No. Blocking StatusCake does not affect your Google search rankings. Only blocking Googlebot impacts Google Search visibility.

Does StatusCake respect robots.txt?

Yes, StatusCake respects robots.txt directives. Adding a Disallow rule for its user-agent will prevent it from crawling blocked paths.

Can I allow StatusCake on some pages but not others?

Yes. Use robots.txt to disallow specific directories, or use Switch journey workflows for granular page-level control with conditional logic.

Go beyond robots.txt

Switch detects StatusCake in real-time and lets you build custom journey workflows — block, challenge, redirect, or serve modified content. No server changes required.

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