Check if an IP Address is a Bot in Node.JS

Bot technology is currently used by a wide variety of sites in the form of search engine bots, chatbots, and other useful functions. However, not all bots are created equal; some bots can be ‘bad’, and actually detrimental to your business and/or clients. One way to identify if you’re dealing with a bot is to use the following API to scan an IP address and compare it to a list of known bots and non-user entities.

To begin using the Cloudmersive API, run this command to install the SDK:

npm install cloudmersive-validate-api-client –-save

Or, you can add this snippet to your package.json:

  "dependencies": {
    "cloudmersive-validate-api-client": "^1.2.4"
  }

Then, you can call the bot detection function with the following code:

var CloudmersiveValidateApiClient = require('cloudmersive-validate-api-client');
var defaultClient = CloudmersiveValidateApiClient.ApiClient.instance;
// Configure API key authorization: Apikey
var Apikey = defaultClient.authentications['Apikey'];
Apikey.apiKey = 'YOUR API KEY';
var apiInstance = new CloudmersiveValidateApiClient.IPAddressApi();
var value = "value_example"; // String | IP address to check, e.g. \"55.55.55.55\".  The input is a string so be sure to enclose it in double-quotes.
var callback = function(error, data, response) {
  if (error) {
    console.error(error);
  } else {
    console.log('API called successfully. Returned data: ' + data);
  }
};
apiInstance.iPAddressIsBot(value, callback);

A response will be returned instantly, informing you if the indicated IP address is a bot. To retrieve your free API key, head to the Cloudmersive website; this will also give you access to 800 monthly calls across our library of APIs.