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How do I troubleshoot missing Perplexity and ChatGPT referral data in our server log files while filtering out known AI bot user agents?

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The searches the AI actually ran for this prompt.

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How do I troubleshoot missing Perplexity and ChatGPT referral data in our server log files while filtering out known AI bot user agents?
2 real searches · 1 real-search pass
ChatGPT referral traffic server logs Referer chatgpt.com Perplexity referral analytics referrer header bot user agents documentationGoogle ↗
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OpenAI GPTBot OAI-SearchBot user agent documentation PerplexityBot user agent documentationGoogle ↗
OBSERVEDInstruction

Badge and edge weight = share of passes that produced the query. Hover a query for its intent and routing format.

Query classes

Google's semantic query class for every sub-query: what kind of answer each search is after, simulated vs real.

ChatGPT real searches (2)
Short factOther / navigationalComparisonConsequenceReason50%DefinitionInstruction50%Yes / no

Classes come from the query-classifier (a local Laya model). 2 of 2 calls are low-confidence (under 50%) — hover a query in the table to see its confidence.

Searches and sources

ChatGPT2 real searches · gpt-6
ChatGPT referral traffic server logs Referer chatgpt.com Perplexity referral analytics referrer header bot user agents documentation Google ↗
OpenAI GPTBot OAI-SearchBot user agent documentation PerplexityBot user agent documentation Google ↗

Queries

2 queries · click a column to sort
Query / typeSearchIntentQuery classRouting formatClusterFreq ↓Weight
ChatGPT referral traffic server logs Referer chatgpt.com Perplexity referral analytics referrer header bot user agents documentation
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—Reason——1x
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OpenAI GPTBot OAI-SearchBot user agent documentation PerplexityBot user agent documentation
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Google ↗
AI Mode ↗
—Instruction——1x
of 1