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title: Remove bot traffic in reports
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# Remove bot traffic in reports
_Bots_ are software applications set up to perform automated tasks on a site, and when present, can impact your [Coveo Analytics reports](https://docs.coveo.com/en/266/).
For example, unusual fluctuations, such as a noticeable decrease in [visit clickthroughs](https://docs.coveo.com/en/2041#visit-clickthrough), may indicate the presence of bot traffic.

To focus your analytics on real users interacting with your [search interfaces](https://docs.coveo.com/en/2741/), filter out bot traffic, including `Coveobot` activity.
During [index](https://docs.coveo.com/en/204/) operations, `Coveobot` generates human-like events in your analytics [data](https://docs.coveo.com/en/259/), such as page visits and link clicks.

> **Important**
>
> Filtering bot traffic in analytic reports only affects the current view of the data, but it doesn't remove bot traffic from your integration.
> Bots will still access your search interfaces or generate events, and therefore, bot filtering doesn't reduce query consumption ([QPM](https://docs.coveo.com/en/1391/) and QPS).
> 
> To learn more about bot traffic and how to manage it before it reaches your search interface, see [Handling bot traffic](https://docs.coveo.com/en/pbrf2018/).

## Bot traffic considerations

Before filtering out bot traffic from your reports, consider the following:

* Bots can appear in analytics reports in many ways, with the following being the most common types:

** Explicit automated agents

Certain automated traffic identifies itself as bots, such as known crawlers or indexing processes.
This traffic is typically classified as bot activity by [Coveo Analytics](https://docs.coveo.com/en/182/).

** Human-like automated traffic

Some automated tools are designed to interact with your search interface by performing queries or clicking links.
This behavior resembles real end-user behavior and may not be classified as bot traffic by [Coveo Analytics](https://docs.coveo.com/en/182/).

** Anomalous automated traffic

Other automated traffic doesn't identify itself as bots, but reveals patterns, such as a high volume of short visits with no engagement or repetitive queries.
This traffic may also not be classified as bot activity by [Coveo Analytics](https://docs.coveo.com/en/182/).

* Not all bot traffic is harmful.
Legitimate sources such as search engine crawlers, AI tools, and monitoring services can produce bot traffic that may be useful for your search interfaces.

## Create report filters to remove bot traffic

Use a [named filter](https://docs.coveo.com/en/264/) to exclude traffic that has been classified as bots by [Coveo Analytics](https://docs.coveo.com/en/182/).

. On the [**Named Filters**](https://platform.cloud.coveo.com/admin/#/orgid/usage/filters/reporting/) ([platform-ca](https://platform-ca.cloud.coveo.com/admin/#/orgid/usage/filters/reporting/) | [platform-eu](https://platform-eu.cloud.coveo.com/admin/#/orgid/usage/filters/reporting/) | [platform-au](https://platform-au.cloud.coveo.com/admin/#/orgid/usage/filters/reporting/)) page, [add the following filter](https://docs.coveo.com/en/1990#add-or-edit-a-named-filter):

`Device Category is not Bot`

![Admin-Named Filter removing bot traffic | Coveo Analytics](https://docs.coveo.com/en/assets/images/coveo-analytics/remove-bot-traffic-filter.png)

. On the [**Reports**](https://platform.cloud.coveo.com/admin/#/orgid/usage/reports/) ([platform-ca](https://platform-ca.cloud.coveo.com/admin/#/orgid/usage/reports/) | [platform-eu](https://platform-eu.cloud.coveo.com/admin/#/orgid/usage/reports/) | [platform-au](https://platform-au.cloud.coveo.com/admin/#/orgid/usage/reports/)) page, access the report you want to use, and then [apply the named filter](https://docs.coveo.com/en/1743#add-named-filters-to-a-report) you just created.

> **Tip**
>
> The `Device Category is not Bot` filter excludes traffic explicitly identified as bot activity, but may not exclude all automated traffic.
> For anomalous automated traffic, you can use the [**Visit Browser**](https://platform.cloud.coveo.com/admin/#/orgid/usage/visit/) ([platform-ca](https://platform-ca.cloud.coveo.com/admin/#/orgid/usage/visit/) | [platform-eu](https://platform-eu.cloud.coveo.com/admin/#/orgid/usage/visit/) | [platform-au](https://platform-au.cloud.coveo.com/admin/#/orgid/usage/visit/)) to investigate traffic affecting your search interfaces.
> 
> Look for patterns such as:
> 
> * High frequency of visits with no engagement (for example, no clicks or interactions).
> * Short visit durations.
> * Repetitive queries or actions that don't align with typical user behavior.
> * Unusual browsers or device types.
> 
> Once you identify these patterns, you can create additional [named filters](https://docs.coveo.com/en/264/) to exclude this traffic from your reports for better accuracy.