What user agent identifies Skroutz ImageBot?

Skroutz publishes `Skroutz ImageBot v1` as the full user agent. Match that value when testing an allowlist or reviewing image requests.

Why does an image work in my browser but fail on Skroutz?

A CDN, firewall, or anti-hotlink policy can treat the bot differently from an ordinary browser. Replay the URL with Skroutz's documented `curl` command to see the response delivered to the bot.

Does Skroutz ImageBot obey robots.txt?

Skroutz does not publish an ImageBot-specific commitment to robots.txt. A stanza can state your preference, but an origin or edge rule is needed for an enforceable block.

Does this bot affect AI search or training?

No documented use connects it to either one. Skroutz describes ImageBot as a downloader for marketplace product images, not as an AI data collector.

Skroutz ImageBot & AI Search: What to Know

What is Skroutz ImageBot?

No definition available.

Indirectly relevant

Is Skroutz ImageBot relevant for AI search?

Indirectly. Skroutz ImageBot has no AI product of its own, but its output can end up in the systems that AI answers draw on.

Skroutz ImageBot collects content from many sites and redistributes it through its own product. Aggregated copies can end up in datasets that AI systems later learn from, and some aggregators are themselves sources that AI answer engines draw on.

How to handle Skroutz ImageBot

Merchants using a Skroutz XML feed should allow Skroutz ImageBot v1 to reach every image URL they submit. Test the request at the CDN as well as the origin, and keep the feed pointed at direct HTTPS image files.

The stable name supports this robots.txt preference:

User-agent: Skroutz ImageBot
Disallow: /

Skroutz does not promise that ImageBot follows the robots standard. Its own instructions focus on allowlisting the user agent, so use a server or edge rule when access must be denied. Blocking the fetch is also a decision to withhold those product images from Skroutz.

Examples

After adding new catalog photos, a merchant replays the documented user agent and finds that its image CDN returns `403` only to Skroutz ImageBot.
A shop ending its Skroutz feed removes the image allowlist as part of the same change, accepting that Skroutz can no longer retrieve or refresh those files.

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It should request product image URLs supplied through a merchant's XML feed. Skroutz downloads those files and creates the images and thumbnails used for the corresponding listings.