Kangaroo Bot
SafeUser-agent: Kangaroo Bot
Category: Scrapers
SEO impact if blocked: 2/10
Kangaroo
1 crawler operated by Kangaroo
Who Kangaroo is, for site owners
Kangaroo operates 1 crawler in our directory, filed under Scrapers. Its crawl behaviour is rated safe.
Blocking Kangaroo carries an SEO impact score of 2/10. Blocking impact is rated: Low - No SEO ranking impact.
Our recommendation for Kangaroo: Generally safe to allow; provides legitimate crawling value.
Kangaroo at a glance
| Operator | Kangaroo |
|---|---|
| Crawler in directory | 1 |
| Categories | Scrapers |
| SEO impact if blocked | 2/10 |
| Crawl behaviour | 1 rated safe |
Crawler operated by Kangaroo
How to block or allow Kangaroo in robots.txt
This rule covers the single crawler Kangaroo operates. Add it to the robots.txt file at the root of your domain.
Block Kangaroo completely
User-agent: Kangaroo Bot
Disallow: /
Allow Kangaroo explicitly
User-agent: Kangaroo Bot
Allow: /
robots.txt is a request, not an enforcement mechanism. A crawler that ignores it needs a block at the server or CDN layer. Rules are case-sensitive on the path and matched against the user-agent token, not the full user-agent string.
Frequently asked questions about Kangaroo
What crawler does Kangaroo run?
Kangaroo operates 1 crawler in our directory: Kangaroo Bot (user-agent Kangaroo Bot).
Should I block Kangaroo?
Generally safe to allow; provides legitimate crawling value. The SEO impact score for blocking is 2/10, where 10 means blocking costs you the most visibility.
How do I block Kangaroo in robots.txt?
Add the following to robots.txt at your domain root: User-agent: Kangaroo Bot then Disallow: /.
Does blocking Kangaroo hurt my search rankings?
Blocking impact is rated: Low - No SEO ranking impact. Google's own ranking crawler is Googlebot, which this operator does not run, so blocking Kangaroo does not by itself remove you from Google's index. What it can change is whether AI assistants and analytics tools can read your pages.