---
title: fastly.bot.category.is_research
summary: null
url: >-
  https://www.fastly.com/documentation/reference/vcl/variables/miscellaneous/fastly-bot-category-is-research
---

**Type:** BOOL  
**Access:** read-only

**Available in:** recv, hash, deliver, log

Whether the detected bot is a Research bot.

Commercial and academic tools that collect and analyze data for research purposes.