Meta · Training
meta-externalagent
Identify meta-externalagent by its user agent. Check request identity, review robots.txt controls and track visits in Aiola Analytics.
Key facts
meta-externalagentWhat meta-externalagent is
meta-externalagent crawls content for foundation-model training and direct indexing to improve Meta products.
In Aiola's taxonomy, Training means scraped for model training or dataset development.
meta-externalagent user agent
Look for the match token inside the complete HTTP User-Agent header. Tokens can be spoofed, so use the network checks below for authentication.
meta-externalagent/1.1 (+/documentation/sharing/webmasters/web-crawlers)meta-externalagentOfficial IP ranges
Meta's network is identified here as AS32934. ASN ownership is a useful signal, not a bot-specific allowlist; combine it with the User-Agent and request behavior.
Verify a meta-externalagent request
For meta-externalagent, check AS32934 network ownership alongside the user-agent token and request behavior. An ASN cannot authenticate one bot.
Network ownership covers more than this crawler identity. Use your own request controls and review the vendor documentation before allowing traffic.
Control meta-externalagent with robots.txt
Meta documents crawler controls for this bot family. Robots.txt can direct cooperative crawling, but it cannot prove that a request is authentic.
User-agent: meta-externalagent
Allow: /User-agent: meta-externalagent
Disallow: /Aiola Analytics
See every meta-externalagent visit on your site
Aiola tracks 70 AI, search and link-preview crawlers next to your human traffic. See when meta-externalagent arrives, which pages it requests and how that changes over time. Hosted Analytics needs Pro or a trial.
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