# Cloudflare: Issue with Bot management traffic categorization for verified bots

> Cloudflare status incident “Issue with Bot management traffic categorization for verified bots” on 2026-10-20: impact minor (vendor’s label), 41 min, 2 update(s). Archived by Rewindex.

Canonical: https://rewindex.com/company/cloudflare/incidents/qlgdup1n0ge7
Last updated: 2026-10-28T14:33:16Z

- Impact (vendor’s label): minor
- Status: resolved · edited after publishing
- Started: 2026-10-20 19:35 UTC · Resolved: 2026-10-20 20:16 UTC · Duration: 41 min
- Updates: 2 · Affected components: Bot Management, Security - Bot Management
- [Vendor status page: https://www.cloudflarestatus.com/incidents/qlgdup1n0ge7](https://www.cloudflarestatus.com/incidents/qlgdup1n0ge7)
- [Company: Cloudflare](https://rewindex.com/company/cloudflare.md)

## Timeline of updates

- **investigating** 2026-10-20 19:35 UTC: Cloudflare is investigating issues with our Bot Management feature. Customers may observe a limited number of verified bots incorrectly identified as automated traffic
- **resolved** 2026-10-20 20:16 UTC: This incident has been resolved.

## Rewindex changes for this incident

- 2026-10-20 20:23 UTC: [Incident updated: Issue with Bot management traffic categorization for verified bots](https://rewindex.com/change/r49ea4800dc5c11.md)
- 2026-10-28 14:33 UTC: [Incident updated: Issue with Bot management traffic categorization for verified bots](https://rewindex.com/change/r6dd03ced2f96b3.md)

## Cite this

Status incident (vendor impact label: minor) posted by Cloudflare, started 2026-10-20 19:35 UTC, resolved after 41 min, 2 update(s); edited after publishing.

- Canonical URL: https://rewindex.com/company/cloudflare/incidents/qlgdup1n0ge7
- Citation: Cloudflare, “Issue with Bot management traffic categorization for verified bots” (2026-10-20 19:35 UTC). Archived by Rewindex: https://rewindex.com/company/cloudflare/incidents/qlgdup1n0ge7 (CC BY 4.0).
- Markdown link: `[Cloudflare: Issue with Bot management traffic categorization for verified bots (2026-10-20)](https://rewindex.com/company/cloudflare/incidents/qlgdup1n0ge7)`


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