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title: "BotBase: definition | Agent Ready Crawlers"
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# BotBase: definition | Agent Ready Crawlers

> BotBase: Cloudflare's directory of known bots and agents, with an operator portal (launched 2026-08-28) for submissions, status and edits.

Source: https://agentreadycrawlers.com/glossary/botbase
Site: Agent Ready Crawlers
Last reviewed: 2026-11-04

Glossary

# BotBase

In short

Cloudflare's directory of known bots and agents, with an operator portal (launched 2026-08-28) for submissions, status and edits. Cloudflare opened BotBase for Operators on 2026-08-28, giving operators submission status, editing and a behaviour model. Example: Operators can now edit a submission when moving from an IP list to Web Bot Auth signing.

## Definition

Cloudflare's directory of known bots and agents, with an operator portal (launched 2026-08-28) for submissions, status and edits.

## Sourced example

Operators can now edit a submission when moving from an IP list to Web Bot Auth signing. [Source](https://blog.cloudflare.com/botbase-for-operators/), read 2026-11-04.

## How it shows up here

Cloudflare opened BotBase for Operators on 2026-08-28, giving operators submission status, editing and a behaviour model.

-   [Cloudflare opens BotBase for Operators](https://agentreadycrawlers.com/news/2026-08-28-cloudflare-opens-botbase-for-operators/)
-   [How the verified bot list works](https://agentreadycrawlers.com/guides/cloudflare-verified-bots/)

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## Sources

-   [BotBase for Operators](https://blog.cloudflare.com/botbase-for-operators/) read 2026-11-04

Last reviewed 2026-11-04