Bot Monitor

Track monthly bot activity or define special events to create reports on your application's activity during specific time frames.

Configure custom bot monitoring events:

1. Click Event.

2. Fill out the following fields:

   Field	Description
   Event Name	Name the event you would like to monitor (eg., product release day, New Year's Eve).
   Start Time	Set the start time of the event
   End Time	Optional; event is ongoing when empty.
   URL	Optional; the URL(s) you would like to monitor. When empty, all of the URLs on your application's domain are monitored.
   Description	Optional; enter a description that will help you keep track of the different events.

Bot Monitor

The Bot Monitor charts illustrate the following:

Static Component	Description
Allow VS Block	Displays the proportion of suggested action = Allow versus suggested action = block, within all AttackQueries or Transactions. Choose whether you want to see this display for attack queries or transactions. Use this pie chart to gain insight on the proportion of malicious bot traffic to benign human or bot traffic.
Total Block Numbers	Displays the block count for selected month and compares it to the previous month, highlighting the change.
Block Number History	Line charts show the number of blocks over 24 hours, allowing trend analysis throughout the day.
Block Ratio History	Line charts show the block ratio over 24 hours, allowing trend analysis throughout the day.
Category pie charts	Pie charts display the distribution of bot traffic across key categories: Country: Geographic location of bot activity. Labels: Describes activity types associated with blocked traffic. ASN (Autonomous System Number): Identifies the network from which bot traffic originates. OS (Operating System): The operating system used by the client, such as Windows, macOS, or Linux. Browser: The browser type associated with the bot request User Agent: A string in HTTP requests identifying the client software (browser, bot, or API client) to help classify traffic. Hover your cursor over the charts to view the count associated with each bar or pie slice.