--- title: List bots --- [Skip to content](#_top) [API Reference](https://developers.cloudflare.com/api) [Radar](https://developers.cloudflare.com/api/resources/radar) [Bots](https://developers.cloudflare.com/api/resources/radar/subresources/bots) Copy Markdown Open in **Claude**Open in **ChatGPT**Open in **Cursor** --- **Copy Markdown****View as Markdown** # List bots GET/radar/bots Retrieves a list of bots. ##### Security
API Token The preferred authorization scheme for interacting with the Cloudflare API. Create a token. **Example:**Authorization: Bearer Sn3lZJTBX6kkg7OdcBUAxOO963GEIyGQqnFTOFYY
API Email + API Key The previous authorization scheme for interacting with the Cloudflare API, used in conjunction with a Global API key. **Example:**X-Auth-Email: user@example.com The previous authorization scheme for interacting with the Cloudflare API. When possible, use API tokens instead of Global API keys. **Example:**X-Auth-Key: 144c9defac04969c7bfad8efaa8ea194
##### Accepted Permissions (at least one required) `User Details Write``User Details Read` ##### Q uery ParametersExpand Collapse
botCategory: optional "SEARCH\_ENGINE\_CRAWLER"or "SEARCH\_ENGINE\_OPTIMIZATION"or "MONITORING\_AND\_ANALYTICS"or 13 more Filters results by bot category. One of the following: "SEARCH\_ENGINE\_CRAWLER" Link to this property "SEARCH\_ENGINE\_OPTIMIZATION" Link to this property "MONITORING\_AND\_ANALYTICS" Link to this property "ADVERTISING\_AND\_MARKETING" Link to this property "SOCIAL\_MEDIA\_MARKETING" Link to this property "PAGE\_PREVIEW" Link to this property "ACADEMIC\_RESEARCH" Link to this property "SECURITY" Link to this property "ACCESSIBILITY" Link to this property "WEBHOOKS" Link to this property "FEED\_FETCHER" Link to this property "AI\_CRAWLER" Link to this property "AGGREGATOR" Link to this property "AI\_ASSISTANT" Link to this property "AI\_SEARCH" Link to this property "ARCHIVER" Link to this property
[Link to this property](<#(resource)%20radar.bots%20%3E%20(method)%20list%20%3E%20(params)%20default%20%3E%20(param)%20botCategory%20%3E%20(schema)>) botOperator: optional string Filters results by bot operator. maxLength100 [Link to this property](<#(resource)%20radar.bots%20%3E%20(method)%20list%20%3E%20(params)%20default%20%3E%20(param)%20botOperator%20%3E%20(schema)>) botVerificationStatus: optional "VERIFIED" Filters results by bot verification status. [Link to this property](<#(resource)%20radar.bots%20%3E%20(method)%20list%20%3E%20(params)%20default%20%3E%20(param)%20botVerificationStatus%20%3E%20(schema)>)
format: optional "JSON"or "CSV" Format in which results will be returned. One of the following: "JSON" Link to this property "CSV" Link to this property
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kind: optional "AGENT"or "BOT" Filters results by bot kind. Deprecated: the Verified Bot / Signed Agent distinction is being removed. One of the following: "AGENT" Link to this property "BOT" Link to this property
[Link to this property](<#(resource)%20radar.bots%20%3E%20(method)%20list%20%3E%20(params)%20default%20%3E%20(param)%20kind%20%3E%20(schema)>) limit: optional number Limits the number of objects returned in the response. exclusiveMinimum minimum0 [Link to this property](<#(resource)%20radar.bots%20%3E%20(method)%20list%20%3E%20(params)%20default%20%3E%20(param)%20limit%20%3E%20(schema)>) offset: optional number Skips the specified number of objects before fetching the results. minimum0 [Link to this property](<#(resource)%20radar.bots%20%3E%20(method)%20list%20%3E%20(params)%20default%20%3E%20(param)%20offset%20%3E%20(schema)>) ##### ReturnsExpand Collapse
result: object {bots }
bots: array of object {category, description, kind, 4 more } category: string The category of the bot. Link to this property description: string A summary for the bot (e.g., purpose). Link to this property Deprecatedkind: string The kind of the bot. Link to this property name: string The name of the bot. Link to this property operator: string The organization that owns and operates the bot. Link to this property slug: string A kebab-case identifier derived from the bot name. Link to this property userAgentPatterns: array of string Link to this property
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[Link to this property](<#(resource)%20radar.bots%20%3E%20(method)%20list%20%3E%20(network%20schema)%20%3E%20(property)%20result>) success: boolean [Link to this property](<#(resource)%20radar.bots%20%3E%20(method)%20list%20%3E%20(network%20schema)%20%3E%20(property)%20success>) ### List bots HTTP HTTPTypeScriptPythonGoTerraform ``` curl https://api.cloudflare.com/client/v4/radar/bots \ -H "Authorization: Bearer $CLOUDFLARE_API_TOKEN" ``` 200 example ``` { "result": { "bots": [ { "category": "AI_CRAWLER", "description": "OpenAI/ChatGPT's web crawler", "kind": "AGENT", "name": "GPTBot", "operator": "OpenAI", "slug": "gptbot", "userAgentPatterns": [ "GPTBot" ] } ] }, "success": true } ``` ##### Returns Examples 200 example ``` { "result": { "bots": [ { "category": "AI_CRAWLER", "description": "OpenAI/ChatGPT's web crawler", "kind": "AGENT", "name": "GPTBot", "operator": "OpenAI", "slug": "gptbot", "userAgentPatterns": [ "GPTBot" ] } ] }, "success": true } ```