Llama User Agents

Introduction to Llama User Agents

Meta's Llama is a powerful large language model that can access web content through various integrations. Understanding Llama's user agents is important for website owners who want to optimize their content for Llama or control how their content is accessed by Meta's AI systems.

Llama User Agent Identification

Llama identifies itself with specific user agents when accessing web content. Here are the known Llama user agents:

Main Llama User Agent

Mozilla/5.0 AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko; compatible; Meta Llama/1.0; +https://ai.meta.com)

This is the primary user agent used by Llama when browsing the web.

Meta AI Crawler

Mozilla/5.0 (compatible; MetaAIBot/1.0; +https://www.meta.com/ai/bot)

This user agent is used for Meta AI's web crawling operations, which may include gathering data for Llama.

How Llama Accesses Web Content

Llama accesses web content in several ways:

Direct user requests - When a user asks Llama to retrieve information from a specific URL
Through Meta AI interfaces - When users interact with Llama through Meta products
Via third-party integrations - When Llama is integrated into other applications and services

Controlling Llama's Access to Your Content

Website owners can control how Llama accesses their content through:

Robots.txt Configuration

You can use the following directives in your robots.txt file:

# Block all Meta AI access
User-agent: MetaAIBot
Disallow: /

# Block Meta AI from specific sections
User-agent: MetaAIBot
Disallow: /private/
Disallow: /members-only/

Optimizing Content for Llama

To ensure your content performs well when accessed by Llama:

Use clear, structured content with proper HTML semantics
Ensure factual accuracy and provide comprehensive information
Make content accessible without heavy reliance on JavaScript
Include relevant metadata and schema markup
Optimize for mobile viewing, as many Llama interactions occur on mobile devices

Tracking Llama Visits

With xseek, you can track when and how Llama accesses your content:

Monitor Meta AI user agent visits in your analytics dashboard
Track which content Llama is accessing most frequently
Analyze how your content appears in Llama-powered responses
Receive notifications about changes in Meta AI crawling patterns

Related User Agents

Learn about other AI user agents to better manage your website's interaction with AI systems:

OpenAI User Agents - ChatGPT, GPTBot, and OAI-SearchBot
Claude User Agents - Anthropic's Claude AI assistant
Perplexity User Agents - Perplexity AI search engine
Deepseek User Agents - Deepseek AI
Bing AI User Agents - Bing AI