meta-externalfetcher
by Meta
Fetches a page when a user asks an assistant to answer with fresh web context.
Meta fetcher used when a person requests or shares a specific URL.
What it usually means
A person asked an AI assistant a question, and the assistant fetched this URL to answer with fresh context or citations.
How to identify it
meta-externalfetcher User-agent: meta-externalfetcher How it's verified
57.141.4.0/24157.240.238.0/2457.144.114.0/2357.145.8.0/232a03:2880:f013::/48157.240.12.0/24157.240.14.0/242a03:2880:f16d::/4857.144.178.0/232a03:2880:f158::/48 1 IP source configured
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