Question 1

What is AI crawler tracking?

Accepted Answer

AI crawler tracking shows which answer-engine bots request your pages. Citlyze records signed server-side requests from bots such as GPTBot, ClaudeBot, PerplexityBot, Google-Extended, and other supported crawlers so your team can see which URLs AI systems are fetching.

Question 2

How do I track GPTBot visits?

Accepted Answer

Install the Citlyze server-side snippet through Cloudflare, Vercel middleware, a reverse proxy, or the WordPress plugin. The snippet reads the User-Agent for each request, signs the event, and sends crawler hits to your workspace.

Question 3

Can Google Tag Manager track AI crawler traffic?

Accepted Answer

Google Tag Manager is not reliable for AI crawler tracking because many AI crawlers do not execute JavaScript. Citlyze uses signed server-side capture so crawler events are recorded before a browser or JavaScript tag is involved.

Question 4

Which AI crawler bots does Citlyze detect?

Accepted Answer

Citlyze tracks supported AI crawlers such as GPTBot, ClaudeBot, PerplexityBot, Google-Extended, OAI-SearchBot, and other answer-engine user agents. The crawler list can expand as providers change their bot names.

Question 5

Why do AI crawler visits not show up in GA4?

Accepted Answer

Many AI crawlers do not run JavaScript, accept browser cookies, or behave like normal visitors. GA4 and client-side analytics can miss those requests. Server-side capture records the HTTP request before the page reaches the browser.

Question 6

Does AI crawler traffic mean my page will be cited?

Accepted Answer

No. A crawler visit only shows that an AI provider requested the URL. Use GEO audits to check crawlability and content readiness, then use citation tracking to see whether AI answers cite the page.

Question 7

Which platforms support AI crawler tracking?

Accepted Answer

Citlyze supports server-side capture through Cloudflare, Vercel or reverse-proxy middleware, and WordPress. Shopify and Webflow teams can route traffic through Cloudflare or another server-side proxy so the signing secret stays private.

Question 8

What is the difference between AI crawler tracking and GEO audits?

Accepted Answer

AI crawler tracking shows which bots visited your site and which URLs they requested. GEO audits test whether a specific URL is accessible and ready for answer engines. Use crawler tracking to monitor visits and GEO audits to fix pages.

Question 9

Do I need developer help to install AI crawler tracking?

Accepted Answer

Cloudflare, Vercel, and reverse-proxy installs usually need someone who can edit edge middleware. WordPress teams can use the plugin. Citlyze keeps the signing key server-side so crawler data stays trusted.

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