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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 - 6 Jul 2026 5:21 AM Unique Bot Signatures: 10,000,218
    Bot Name Bot Email Bot IP From
    amber.amber amber.amber@puniyi.pokemonica.online 104.22.17.126
    micahrey4965 micahrey4965@mailmenot.io 162.158.167.121
    LLSKent22432 elizabethgoo@leantechy.xyz 196.51.143.42
    danielmartinez1579piz2 danielmartinez1579piz2@swartluxury258.com 196.51.207.183
    anthonyverran3088 anthonyverran3088@bd.dns-cloud.net 172.69.135.14
    Hannelore51Y hannelorenorthrup44@181d.scalesurge.io 23.19.82.198
    marcoschulz73801a0o1 marcoschulz73801a0o1@seoautomationpro.com 196.51.105.44
    JonathanFlannery jonathanflannery22@.mxdood.com 223.29.254.133
    DakotaHunt8 dakota-dakota29@mujehi.macro.cfd 185.77.223.124
    LewisSladen939 lewissladen42@nut.mxdood.com 223.29.254.39
    prestonbinford prestonbinford@1mail.x24hr.com 172.71.159.81
    202:1808:45:564:308:52::2 202:1808:45:564:308:52::2 120.40.130.70
    whatseo whatseo@webtoteam.shop 172.69.135.14
    RubinUim927858 everlypowers@leantechy.xyz 38.154.186.194
    MalissaKarn malissamalissa47@loxuhi.woz.golf 199.96.164.248
    202:03:310:2200:56:796:21:81 202:03:310:2200:56:796:21:81 120.40.130.70
    498676995 498676995@qq.com 198.2.210.236
    JesseHowells altasharpe@sekotong.store 95.214.101.25
    NovellaDowler08 novelladowler38@slide.veauly.com 23.81.230.194
    JesseHowells altasharpe@sekotong.store 193.47.38.49
    202:03:8:4500:21:374:95:5349 202:03:8:4500:21:374:95:5349 120.40.130.70
    SelinaProwse1 selinaprowse81@brick.pettin.com 196.198.13.159
    monica.salzone.salgado+VC monica.salzone.salgado+VC@gmail.com 146.19.125.67
    Irwin35138 irwinwinfrey85@self.ehomu.com 23.95.204.251
    katsumata.yuki katsumata.yuki@hq.universal-777.com 120.40.130.70
    grantcrowder2295 grantcrowder2295@narutouu.me 172.69.135.13
    202:03:8:4500:21:374:95:5349 202:03:8:4500:21:374:95:5349 120.40.130.70
    monique-monique86 monique-monique86@nugavu.wish.rest 104.22.20.143
    donettekaye4790 donettekaye4790@mailku.co 172.69.135.14
    krisgagai552 krisgagai552@t.woeishyang.com 104.22.17.126
    TeriHeron534 teriheron24@9885.scalesurge.io 23.19.82.114
    202:03:8:4500:21:374:95:5349 202:03:8:4500:21:374:95:5349 120.40.130.70
    LouellaGrano louellagrano@ubalbinki.pl 134.255.243.108
    202:03:87:01:995:24:74:5 202:03:87:01:995:24:74:5 120.40.130.70
    KathrynOReilly kathryn.oreilly@8e4c.scalesurge.io 23.19.82.19
    valerapaboza valerapaboza@mail.ru 120.40.130.70
    oscarkemp1515 oscarkemp1515@bb28.dev 104.22.20.143
    BernadineGatty2 bernadinegatty36@cool.muzaco.com 181.215.16.238
    carmenkellaway1611 carmenkellaway1611@anonmails.de 172.69.135.13
    halibekova-mila halibekova-mila@mail.ru 92.36.111.20
    OTMIrving90558 irvingbutters14@slow.pettin.com 102.165.53.34
    traci-mathieu traci-mathieu@087b.scalesurge.io 172.71.154.179
    alfredomulgrave3685 alfredomulgrave3685@dvd.dns-cloud.net 104.22.17.127
    rade020 rade020@kominfo.go.id 120.40.130.70
    kl.yana07 kl.yana07@mail.ru 23.236.111.21
    winifred-carter winifred-carter@feofaniaskit.kiev.ua 172.69.22.86
    JulieJaramillo8 ramonpogue@edankeunwe.site 172.98.177.42
    JulieJaramillo8 ramonpogue@edankeunwe.site 45.143.106.210
    202:3100:638:700:004:7948:681:24 202:3100:638:700:004:7948:681:24 120.40.130.70
    JulieJaramillo8 ramonpogue@edankeunwe.site 95.214.101.25
    EverettWhitford everett.everett@mesofo.kanye.online 140.235.170.74
    jeannamanley jeannamanley@lunarmoon.online 5.253.247.27
    JulieJaramillo8 ramonpogue@edankeunwe.site 212.70.13.141
    202:020:5:415:25:316:33:76 202:020:5:415:25:316:33:76 120.40.130.70
    Ara a.ghazaryan@freightcentre.nl 217.113.13.121
    orfhilfe orfhilfe@proton.me 120.40.130.70
    mikhailciroli mikhailciroli@mail.ru 120.40.130.70
    hornyrhino69xxx mrrhino1992@proton.me 51.52.105.212
    Josephavals l.i.nks8.9.m.as.t@gmail.com 5.189.203.139
    Josephavals l.i.nks8.9.m.as.t@gmail.com 47.242.243.198
    202:03:865:501:73:620:4640:51 202:03:865:501:73:620:4640:51 120.40.130.70
    m.i.k.e.m.a.s.t.ers2.026 m.i.k.e.m.a.s.t.ers2.026@gmail.com 93.114.192.52
    elvinweingarth6111 elvinweingarth6111@vexaluno.xyz 172.71.154.179
    tommychavarria tommychavarria@anonmails.de 162.158.167.122
    l.in.k.s.8.9.m.ast. l.in.k.s.8.9.m.ast.@gmail.com 5.189.203.139
    202:45:05:0:257:860:146:80 202:45:05:0:257:860:146:80 120.40.130.70
    202:03:865:501:558:58:197:1157 202:03:865:501:558:58:197:1157 120.40.130.70
    l.inks8.9ma.s.t. l.inks8.9ma.s.t.@gmail.com 5.189.203.139
    apverdoga1981 apverdoga1981@mailnorms.com 162.158.167.122
    li.nks.8.9m.ast. li.nks.8.9m.ast.@gmail.com 5.189.203.139
    roycecoley roycecoley@mailmenot.io 104.22.17.126
    202:03:8628:2201:82:28:766:69 202:03:8628:2201:82:28:766:69 120.40.130.70
    j.e.n.nie.lu97 j.e.n.nie.lu97@gmail.com 172.71.159.81
    2806:103:16:86:342:52:12:905 2806:103:16:86:342:52:12:905 120.40.130.70
    trinathurston26 trinathurston26@hell.milkgg.com 104.22.17.127
    202:020:54:147:15:198:42:5 202:020:54:147:15:198:42:5 120.40.130.70
    emilyyoung4727 emilyyoung4727@gmailot.com 104.22.20.142
    clementsteinberg95 clementsteinberg95@nut.mxdood.com 172.69.22.86
    202:1810:1423:5900:747:2:294:86 202:1810:1423:5900:747:2:294:86 120.40.130.70