Do bots and crawlers count as clicks?
Updated Oct 7, 2026
No. Bots and crawlers are detected from the user agent and excluded from click totals by default; you can still inspect them separately.
No, not by default. ShortGo detects bots and crawlers from their user agent and excludes them from click totals, so your numbers reflect real visitors. You can still inspect bot traffic separately in analytics.
If you want to stop bots from following a link at all, turn on bot blocking in the link’s settings. Link-preview crawlers such as Slack, Facebook and X are still allowed through, so your shared links keep showing a proper preview card.
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