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title: Is DuckDuckBot related to DuckDuckGo?
nav_title: About DuckDuckBot
description: DuckDuckGo is an independent internet privacy company that offers a private alternative to Google search & Chrome in one free app.
category: DuckDuckGo Search Results
order: 1400
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## What Is DuckDuckBot and What Does It Do?

DuckDuckBot is the Web crawler for <a href="https://duckduckgo.com">DuckDuckGo</a>.
DuckDuckBot’s job is to constantly improve our search results and offer users the best and most secure search experience possible. The crawler's user agent will appear as `DuckDuckBot-Https/1.1; (+https://duckduckgo.com/duckduckbot)`. It respects <a href="https://metacpan.org/module/WWW::RobotRules">WWW::RobotRules</a> and originates from these IP addresses:

-   20.191.45.212
-   40.88.21.235
-   40.76.173.151
-   40.76.163.7
-   20.185.79.47
-   52.142.26.175
-   20.185.79.15
-   52.142.24.149
-   40.76.162.208
-   40.76.163.23
-   40.76.162.191
-   40.76.162.247
-   40.80.242.63
-   20.12.141.99
-   20.49.136.28
-   51.116.131.221
-   51.107.40.209
-   20.40.133.240
-   20.50.168.91
-   51.120.48.122
-   20.193.45.113

If you have any questions or concerns, please <a href="https://duckduckgo.com/feedback">let us know</a>.