Originally published at norvik.tech Introduction Explore how automated bot traffic affects SaaS metrics, and discover actionable strategies to mitigate its impact. Understanding Bot Traffic: Definition and Implications Bot traffic refers to automated requests made to web services, often skewing analytics by inflating usage statistics. In many cases, as noted in a recent discussion, as much as 60% of API requests can originate from non-human sources such as web scrapers, spam bots, and AI agents. This phenomenon can result in misleading data that misguides business decisions. [INTERNAL:bot-traffic-management|Identifying Bot Traffic] How Bot Traffic Operates Bot traffic operates through various mechanisms, where bots can mimic legitimate user behavior or directly target endpoints for data scraping. These automated processes can strain resources, consume bandwidth, and ultimately lead to inflated metrics that do not accurately reflect genuine user interactions.…