[Click here to increase your API Limit]

Welcome To BotScout

BotScout helps prevent automated web scripts, known as "bots", from registering on forums, polluting databases, spreading spam, and abusing forms on web sites. We do this by tracking the names, IPs, and email addresses that bots use and logging them as unique signatures for future reference. We make this signature data available through a simple yet powerful API that you can use to test forms when they're submitted on your site.

Stop The Bots

You can manually search our bot database to find bots in your forums, but you can also use a little bit of code in your forum, contact form, or other web application to test for bots and automatically ban or reject them on the spot. To make use of our database in your application, all you need to do is query it correctly. You can also download a list of the most recently-caught bots (shown below) from this URL: http://botscout.com/last_caught_cache.htm.

If you need to do more than about ~1500 automated lookups a day you'll probably want to get a free API key so you can do as many as you need. We even provide some sample code that you can use in your forums, contact forms, mailing lists, and other parts of your site.

There are also anti-bot plugins available for popular forums and CMS applications, including SMF, VBulletin, phpBB, Phorum, PunBB, Invision Power Board, FUDForum, Ikonboard, W-Agora, Wordpress, Joomla, and Drupal.

Who Uses BotScout?

People and companies all over the world rely on BotScout to help screen out bots, including:
  • University of Washington
  • University of Milan
  • Fibromyalgia.com
  • UC Berkley
  • Georgia Courts
  • UNC Machine Vision Lab
  • Discover Seattle!
  • Banca Popolare del Verona
  • AspergerPlanet
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  • BME Cancer Communities
  • US Motorcycle Rally
  • Snitz Forums
  • University of Georgia
  • Marriott International
  • The Standard Bank of South Africa
  • University of Pittsburgh
    • and thousands more!

    We can provide secure form protection and bot-screening solutions for your group or organization too- please contact us to find out more!

    Want To Help?

    You can help make life harder for bots by using the BotScout plugin on your site, because the more bot signatures we collect the more effective our filters become. Although we collect large numbers of bot signatures through our "bot honeypots", we can't catch them all. To submit bot data, all you need to do is get an API key and use BotScout on your site(s).

    You can also put a BotScout logo, button, or badge on your site to help let other people know about BotScout.

    Click Here To Help Keep BotScout Running

    Most Recently Banned Bots - 2 May 2026 9:12 PM Unique Bot Signatures: 10,001,363
    Bot Name Bot Email Bot IP From
    ergotherapie-guettig ergotherapie-guettig@t-online.de 172.69.134.82
    pe.t.rta.t.arsk.yh.om.e.w.o.r.k.1.987.22.05. pe.t.rta.t.arsk.yh.om.e.w.o.r.k.1.987.22.05.@gmail 185.194.178.23
    fagih.u.n70.7 fagih.u.n70.7@gmail.com 120.40.130.70
    feb feb@unmus.ac.id 120.40.130.70
    MiriamSwartwood wdubjee9r85@nestmailbox.com 196.51.44.6
    bellkuester bellkuester@anonmails.de 172.69.134.83
    quilaiperja1979 quilaiperja1979@rambler.ru 120.40.130.70
    dd dd@coffee-run.net 104.22.20.143
    floriantruong5770 floriantruong5770@zinggalms.shop 162.158.167.133
    joeysterling joeysterling@anonmails.de 185.149.23.239
    thaddeuslilley.8401 thaddeuslilley.8401@eplayfortuna-spinrush.com 120.40.130.70
    cuddgesbackprin cuddgesbackprin@karamelka-mail.ru 45.15.73.61
    freefree37 freefree37@blogwebsite.top 120.40.130.70
    wvfibpqbzka wvfibpqbzka@sport-novosti-2.ru 120.40.130.70
    jljryihlgml jljryihlgml@ventura17.ru 120.40.130.70
    susanburridge2008 susanburridge2008@salpingomyu.ru 120.40.130.70
    dctvkqhppMr dctvkqhppMr@ventura17.ru 120.40.130.70
    nptbjtpumMn nptbjtpumMn@ventura17.ru 120.40.130.70
    michaeldibari michaeldibari@proton.me 120.40.130.70
    stantonkilvington stantonkilvington@ramenbetofficialslots.top 172.69.134.82
    xdesnssetml xdesnssetml@ventura17.ru 120.40.130.70
    czwmygeueMr czwmygeueMr@ventura17.ru 120.40.130.70
    ipdtmdfmnml ipdtmdfmnml@ventura17.ru 120.40.130.70
    ipftjiklpPr ipftjiklpPr@sport-novosti-2.ru 120.40.130.70
    siheyif956 siheyif956@gamepec.com 120.40.130.70
    rebip96585 rebip96585@bablace.com 120.40.130.70
    yywrvmasaMr yywrvmasaMr@ventura17.ru 120.40.130.70
    gbdxwpnrwml gbdxwpnrwml@ventura17.ru 120.40.130.70
    jtjbghizpml jtjbghizpml@ventura17.ru 120.40.130.70
    yyjvhkzalml yyjvhkzalml@ventura17.ru 120.40.130.70
    jfwestkcdMr jfwestkcdMr@ventura17.ru 120.40.130.70
    rxkbrqsviml rxkbrqsviml@ventura17.ru 120.40.130.70
    scdkplrabml scdkplrabml@ventura17.ru 120.40.130.70
    adan.adan adan.adan@buzogu.banter.cv 162.158.167.134
    ayjwvfrnvml ayjwvfrnvml@ventura17.ru 120.40.130.70
    nhakwbsbuMr nhakwbsbuMr@ventura17.ru 120.40.130.70
    kmfjxsckuPn kmfjxsckuPn@sport-novosti-2.ru 120.40.130.70
    gijedox712 gijedox712@bipochub.com 120.40.130.70
    jhsfxpeznml jhsfxpeznml@ventura17.ru 120.40.130.70
    eoakqzhgiMr eoakqzhgiMr@ventura17.ru 120.40.130.70
    ongxdxonjKl ongxdxonjKl@sport-novosti-2.ru 120.40.130.70
    suzvzixaaml suzvzixaaml@ventura17.ru 120.40.130.70
    rtuvguzlpml rtuvguzlpml@ventura17.ru 120.40.130.70
    ritxstmssml ritxstmssml@ventura17.ru 120.40.130.70
    timglpxjeml timglpxjeml@ventura17.ru 120.40.130.70
    xdstbaybsMr xdstbaybsMr@ventura17.ru 120.40.130.70
    zneigqieqml zneigqieqml@ventura17.ru 120.40.130.70
    obidhqsvlml obidhqsvlml@ventura17.ru 120.40.130.70
    lopnimcqcMr lopnimcqcMr@ventura17.ru 120.40.130.70
    tnizlpzlrml tnizlpzlrml@ventura17.ru 120.40.130.70
    edcistbhpml edcistbhpml@ventura17.ru 120.40.130.70
    rkkxdwrtkml rkkxdwrtkml@ventura17.ru 120.40.130.70
    thmahlybcml thmahlybcml@ventura17.ru 120.40.130.70
    hafgcucnjml hafgcucnjml@ventura17.ru 120.40.130.70
    ruylpjsjaMr ruylpjsjaMr@ventura17.ru 120.40.130.70
    tdlcydnhcml tdlcydnhcml@ventura17.ru 120.40.130.70
    puqlhbqqaml puqlhbqqaml@ventura17.ru 120.40.130.70
    ovjeolrivml ovjeolrivml@ventura17.ru 120.40.130.70
    wkjkcauftMr wkjkcauftMr@ventura17.ru 120.40.130.70
    qbieoiabwMr qbieoiabwMr@ventura17.ru 120.40.130.70
    czahrmxxrml czahrmxxrml@ventura17.ru 120.40.130.70
    ledoc54283 ledoc54283@okcdeals.com 120.40.130.70
    xeblucvqyPn xeblucvqyPn@sport-novosti-2.ru 120.40.130.70
    pszygwlqaml pszygwlqaml@ventura17.ru 120.40.130.70
    robertDem robertDem@support.heating.help 120.40.130.70
    cndpxwwipml cndpxwwipml@ventura17.ru 120.40.130.70
    MRI.solution MRI.solution@youppie.net 120.40.130.70
    gaskmgghuMr gaskmgghuMr@ventura17.ru 120.40.130.70
    mmph30 mmph30@blogwebsite.top 120.40.130.70
    yleogsyjyMr yleogsyjyMr@ventura17.ru 120.40.130.70
    fdoftwqfaPr fdoftwqfaPr@sport-novosti-2.ru 120.40.130.70
    omwxsyecrml omwxsyecrml@ventura17.ru 120.40.130.70
    aqtxlujulml aqtxlujulml@ventura17.ru 120.40.130.70