Detect Bot Activity
Before It Costs You
Bots inflate followers, fake engagement, manipulate trends, and waste your budget. Our AI detects them across 6 platforms in real-time.
The Bot Economy Is Destroying Trust in Social Media
Social media platforms are infected with bots. Fake followers, purchased engagement, manufactured trends—an entire shadow economy exists to deceive you. The cost? $1.3 billion in wasted influencer marketing. Countless damaged reputations. Decisions based on lies.
Fake Followers
Brands pay for 500K reach, get 150K real humans
Purchased Engagement
5% engagement rate looks great, but 71% comes from click farms
Manipulated Trends
Manufactured controversies look like organic outrage
Coordinated Attacks
Competitors weaponize bots to damage your reputation
The Hidden Costs
"Bots don't just waste money. They destroy trust, damage reputations, and make every decision uncertain. Unless you can detect them."
Understanding the Bot Ecosystem
Not all bots are created equal. Some inflate follower counts. Others create fake engagement. Some manipulate trending topics. The most sophisticated coordinate across thousands of accounts. Here's what we detect.
Follower Bots
Automatically follow accounts to inflate follower counts
- New accounts (created in last 30 days)
- Suspicious follower ratios
- Incomplete profiles
- Massive follow/unfollow cycles
Engagement Bots
Like, comment, share, retweet on command
- Generic comments ("Great!", fire emojis)
- All within 2-minute window
- Identical structure across accounts
- Unnatural velocity (1000 likes in 30 sec)
Trend Manipulation Bots
Tweet/post specific hashtags to make topics trend
- Coordinated posting (thousands in minutes)
- Identical content templates
- Non-human activity hours (3 AM spikes)
- Network coordination patterns
Bot Farms (Networks)
Thousands of bot accounts controlled centrally
- Star network pattern (central → bot army)
- IP clustering (same datacenter)
- Synchronized behavior (act within seconds)
- Shared infrastructure
Dormant/Reactivated Bots
Old inactive accounts suddenly reactivated for campaigns
- Long inactive period (6+ months)
- Sudden activity burst (0 → 500 tweets/day)
- Topic shift (travel → politics)
- Behavioral change (human-like → bot-like)
Sophisticated AI Bots
Use AI to generate human-like content and behavior
- Still coordinated despite sophistication
- Too consistent to be human
- Authentic on one platform, bot on others
- Subtle timing and interaction patterns
"Bot technology improves constantly. Basic 'new account with no followers' detection doesn't work anymore. You need network forensics, behavioral analysis, and cross-platform intelligence. That's what we built."
6 Layers of Detection.
Zero Guesswork.
Most tools check 1-2 signals and guess. We analyze 50+ signals across 6 detection layers. Bots can fake individual signals, but they can't fake all of them simultaneously.
Account Profiling
- • Account age & creation date
- • Profile completeness
- • Follower/following ratios
- • Username patterns
Behavioral Analysis
- • Posting frequency & patterns
- • Engagement timing
- • Content variety
- • Human biometrics
Network Forensics
- • Follower relationships
- • Retweet/share structures
- • Community clustering
- • Bot-to-bot connections
Content Analysis
- • Text similarity
- • Template detection
- • Language quality
- • Media reuse patterns
Geographic & IP Intelligence
- • IP address sources
- • Datacenter vs residential
- • VPN/proxy usage
- • Location consistency
Cross-Platform Analysis
- • Multi-platform presence
- • Activity consistency
- • Follower overlap
- • Platform-specific signatures
The Algorithm: How Layers Combine
Our proprietary weighted algorithm combines all 6 layer scores plus 50+ individual signals, trained on 50,000+ confirmed bots and 100,000+ authentic accounts.
"Bots can fake one layer. Maybe two. But they can't simultaneously fake authentic network patterns, human behavioral biometrics, residential IP addresses, cross-platform consistency, original content, and natural timing. Our multi-layer approach is why we catch 97% of bots."
See Detection in Action
Interactive demonstrations of how our 6-layer system detects different types of bot activity
Profile Analysis
Layer Breakdown
Bot Detection for Every Scenario
Influencer Due Diligence
Vetting influencers before $50K partnership
- Scan profile in 60 seconds
- Get bot percentage breakdown
- Identify bot farms and click rings
- Cross-platform verification
Crisis Management
Brand trending at 3 AM - real crisis or bot attack?
- Real-time manipulation scoring
- Detect bot-driven hashtags in 18 min
- Distinguish real from manufactured
- Avoid $315K crisis response waste
Competitor Intelligence
Competitor's influencer campaign looks successful
- Analyze competitor's influencer partners
- Detect if they are using bot farms
- Avoid copying fraudulent tactics
- Find authentic alternatives
Platform Safety
Maintaining platform integrity and user trust
- Detect bot signups in real-time
- Identify bot networks before they scale
- Protect authentic users from spam
- Automated bot removal workflows
Research & Journalism
Investigating disinformation and manipulation campaigns
- Analyze past bot campaigns
- Track manipulation patterns over time
- Export data for academic papers
- Cite credible bot detection methodology
Political Campaigns
Opponent using bot armies to spread negative hashtags
- Detect bot attacks as they start
- Document manipulation for FEC complaints
- Focus on real voter concerns
- Protect candidate reputation
Why Our Detection is Different
| Approach | Signals | Accuracy | Time | Bot Farms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Manual Review | 3-5 | 30-40% | 2-4 hours | ❌ No |
Basic Tools | 5-10 | 60-70% | 10-15 min | ❌ No |
Social Listening | 10-15 | 50-60% | Ongoing | ❌ No |
Platform Native | 8-12 | 65-75% | Instant | ⚠️ Limited |
Our Detection | 50+ signals, 6 layers | 97% | 60 sec | ✅ Yes |
❌ What Others Check
- Surface metrics (follower count, engagement rate)
- Basic account age
- Single-platform analysis
- No network forensics
- Miss sophisticated bots
✅ What We Detect
- Network forensics (bot farms, coordination)
- Behavioral biometrics (human vs bot patterns)
- IP intelligence (datacenters, proxies)
- Cross-platform analysis (6 platforms)
- Content fingerprinting (template detection)
"Basic tools check if an account exists and has followers. We check if those followers are human, if they're coordinated, where they're really from, and who's controlling them. That's the difference between 70% and 97% accuracy."
Accuracy You Can Bet Your Budget On
Tested against 50,000+ confirmed bots and 100,000+ authentic accounts across all support platforms.
| Bot Type | Detection Confidence | Primary Detection Layer |
|---|---|---|
| Basic Follower Bots | 99.2% | Account Profiling |
| Coordination Networks | 94.5% | Network Forensics |
| Engagement Bots | 91.2% | Behavioral Analysis |
| Reactivated Dormant Accounts | 88.7% | IP Intelligence |
| Sophisticated AI Bots | 89.7% | Behavioral Biometrics |
Methodology & Validation
Our methodology is validated by 3 independent academic institutions. We prioritize Behavioral Fingerprinting and Network Forensics over simple metadata checks. Every report includes clear evidence of why a score was assigned.
Built for Every Industry
E-commerce & Brands
Vetting influencers for official brand partnerships
Marketing Agencies
Managing multi-client influencer campaigns
Media & Journalism
Investigating manufactured trends and disinformation
Political Campaigns
Monitoring for bot-driven opponent attacks
Tech Platforms
Integrating detection into platform trust & safety
Research & Academics
Studying digital network manipulation
Automate Detection with REST API
Integrate bot detection into your existing workflows, platform, or CRM.
Automating Platform Safety
Scan new signups for bot-like behavioral biometrics in real-time.
Benefit: MAINTAIN PLATFORM QUALITY WITHOUT MANUAL WORK
Social Media Management
Check trend manipulation score when scheduling trending content.
Benefit: PROTECT USERS FROM FAKE TRENDS
CRM / Marketing Automation
Bot score added to influencer contact records automatically.
Benefit: MAINTAIN CLEAN INFLUENCER DATABASE
POST /v1/detect/bot
{
"platform": "instagram",
"username": "influencer_handle",
"deep_scan": true
}
// Response
{
"bot_score": 73.2,
"confidence": 0.984,
"bot_farm_detected": true,
"reasons": ["network_forensics_star_pattern", "ip_datacenter_cluster"]
}Full API Documentation
Comprehensive guides and interactive playground.
Interactive Playground
Try API calls directly in your browser.
Zapier Integration
No-code automation for 5000+ apps.
Dedicated Support
Direct developer access via Slack channel.
Detection You Can Trust
Proven Accuracy
Tested against 150K+ accounts with 98.4% true positive rate.
Real-World Results
Accounts analyzed across 12,000+ detected bot campaigns.
Industry Recognition
Documented success in preventing wated spend and crisis costs.
Security & Privacy
Analyzing only public data with SOC 2 Type II certification.
"We analyzed 1,200 influencers. 847 had >50% bot followers. Statilize saved us from wasting $3.2M on fake partnerships."
"During election season, we were attacked with 47 bot-driven hashtags. Detection helped us ignore the fake ones and focus on real concerns."
"As a platform, bot detection via API is critical. We have removed 340,000+ bot accounts in 6 months thanks to Statilize."
Common Questions
Everything you need to know about bot detection
How accurate is bot detection?
97.3% overall accuracy. We correctly identify 98.4% of bots (true positive) with only 1.7% false positives (humans flagged as bots). Accuracy varies slightly by bot type—sophisticated AI bots are harder (89.7%) while basic follower bots are easier (99.2%).
Can sophisticated bots evade detection?
The most sophisticated bots (AI-powered, aged accounts) are harder to detect, but our 6-layer approach still catches 89.7% of them. Bots can fake individual signals but cannot fake all simultaneously—network patterns, cross-platform consistency, and behavioral biometrics expose them.
What platforms do you support?
Currently: Twitter/X, Instagram, YouTube, TikTok, Twitch, and Kick. We are continuously adding platforms based on user demand.
Do you detect bots in real-time or is it delayed?
Influencer detection: 45-90 seconds per profile. Trend detection: 12-30 minutes from trend spike onset. We analyze data every 5 minutes for real-time monitoring.
What is the difference between bot detection and social listening?
Social listening tracks mentions, sentiment, and volume. Bot detection specifically identifies fake accounts, purchased engagement, and manipulation networks. They are complementary—listening tells you what is being said, detection tells you if it is real.
Can I detect bots on private accounts?
No. We only analyze publicly available data. Private Instagram accounts, protected Twitter profiles, or any content requiring authentication cannot be analyzed.
How do you handle false positives?
Our false positive rate is <2%. Every detection shows detailed evidence so you can review the reasoning. If you believe we are wrong, click "Report False Positive" and our team manually reviews within 24 hours. False positive reports improve our algorithm.
Do you provide historical data?
Yes. Professional plans include 30-90 days of historical trend data. Enterprise plans include up to 12 months. This helps you analyze past bot campaigns and identify recurring patterns.
Can I white-label your detection for my platform?
Yes. Enterprise plans include white-label options. You can embed our detection under your brand, customize reports, and integrate via API. Contact sales for white-label pricing.
Is there an API for automated detection?
Yes. Professional plans include 5K API requests/month. Add-on packages available for 100K requests ($299/month). Enterprise plans include unlimited API access. Full documentation at docs.statilize.com/api.
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"Every day you don't detect bots is a day bots are deceiving you. Start now."