# Capture AI crawlers on Netlify.

> Connect Netlify to Virent AI Crawler Analytics. Use Netlify's Enterprise Site Traffic Log Drain for complete CDN-side request coverage.

Canonical: https://virent.app/docs/integrations/netlify
Last updated: 2026-10-19

Use Netlify's Enterprise Site Traffic Log Drain for complete CDN-side request coverage.

Log Drains are available on Netlify Enterprise. A Site Traffic drain covers every request Netlify's CDN serves, including cached pages.

You need your site ID and server secret from **Settings → Connection** (see [Hosting integrations](/docs/integrations/overview#before-you-start)). In the dashboard, **Connect analytics → Hosting integrations → Netlify** shows these steps with your site ID, domain and secret filled in. Below, replace `<your-site-id>`, `<paste-your-server-secret>` and `example.com` with your own values.

### Set up with your coding agent

Paste this prompt into Claude Code, Codex or another coding agent. Replace the site ID and example.com with your own.

```text
Configure Netlify so example.com sends reliable AI crawler request telemetry to Virent.

Site ID: <your-site-id>
Use the full Virent server secret from the Connect dialog. Do not use the masked preview "vha_sk_••••" as the real value.

Use the current provider documentation: https://docs.netlify.com/manage/monitoring/log-drains/

Steps:
1. Create the Site Traffic drain: On a Netlify Enterprise site, create a Log Drain, choose General HTTP endpoint, and select Site Traffic logs.

https://virent.app/api/ingest/netlify

2. Keep required request fields: Add the Authorization header. Do not enable Exclude PII: Virent needs client_ip and user_agent for bot classification and hashes the IP before storage.

Authorization: Bearer <paste-your-server-secret>

3. Enable complete delivery: Use JSON or NDJSON delivery and leave filtering off so CDN-cached pages and every supported AI crawler reach Virent.

4. Activate and verify: Publish the drain, request https://example.com/ as an AI crawler, and verify that Virent reports the connection.

Keep the secret server-side, preserve 100% request coverage where the provider supports sampling, and verify both normal site delivery and a crawler request after activation.
```

## Steps

1. **Create the Site Traffic drain**: On a Netlify Enterprise site, create a Log Drain, choose General HTTP endpoint, and select Site Traffic logs.

   ```text
   https://virent.app/api/ingest/netlify
   ```

2. **Keep required request fields**: Add the Authorization header. Do not enable Exclude PII: Virent needs client_ip and user_agent for bot classification and hashes the IP before storage.

   ```text
   Authorization: Bearer <paste-your-server-secret>
   ```

3. **Enable complete delivery**: Use JSON or NDJSON delivery and leave filtering off so CDN-cached pages and every supported AI crawler reach Virent.

4. **Activate and verify**: Publish the drain, request https://example.com/ as an AI crawler, and verify that Virent reports the connection.

Check Netlify's [current documentation](https://docs.netlify.com/manage/monitoring/log-drains/) if its screens differ from these steps.

## Verify

Send a [test crawler request](/docs/analytics/ai-crawlers#verify) to your site. The setup dialog in Virent shows "Virent is receiving AI crawler traffic" once the first request arrives.