---
title: "Set or clear the action applied to a categorised bot for this Shield Zone."
method: PUT
path: "/shield/shield-zone/{shieldZoneId}/bot-categorization/bots/{botId}"
tags: ["Bot Categorization"]
---

# Set or clear the action applied to a categorised bot for this Shield Zone.

`PUT /shield/shield-zone/{shieldZoneId}/bot-categorization/bots/{botId}`

## Path parameters

- `shieldZoneId` integer, required
- `botId` integer, required

## Request body

- UpdateBotCategorizationConfigurationRequest
  - `action` 0 | 1 | 2 | 3, required — 0 = None 1 = Block 2 = Allow 3 = Ignore

## Response `200`

OK

- UpdateBotCategorizationConfigurationResponse
  - `data` BotCategorizationDetails
    - `botId` integer, required
    - `userAgentMatch` string, nullable, required
    - `category` 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7, required — 0 = None 1 = SEO 2 = AIScraper 3 = AITool 4 = Tool 5 = Ads 6 = Preview 7 = Social 255 = System
    - `action` 0 | 1 | 2 | 3, required — 0 = None 1 = Block 2 = Allow 3 = Ignore
    - `isVerifiable` boolean, required
  - `error` GenericRequestResponse — Generic response object containing status information for API operations.
    - `statusCode` 100 | 101 | 102 | 103 | 200 | 201 | 202 | 203 | 204 | 205 | 206 | 207 | 208 | 226 | 300 | 301 | 302 | 303 | 304 | 305 | 306 | 307 | 308 | 400 | 401 | 402 | 403 | 404 | 405 | 406 | 407 | 408 | 409 | 410 | 411 | 412 | 413 | 414 | 415 | 416 | 417 | 421 | 422 | 423 | 424 | 426 | 428 | 429 | 431 | 451 | 500 | 501 | 502 | 503 | 504 | 505 | 506 | 507 | 508 | 510 | 511 — 100 = Continue 101 = SwitchingProtocols 102 = Processing 103 = EarlyHints 200 = OK 201 = Created 202 = Accepted 203 = NonAuthoritativeInformation 204 = NoContent 205 = ResetContent 206 = PartialContent 207 = MultiStatus 208 = AlreadyReported 226 = IMUsed 300 = MultipleChoices 300 = Ambiguous 301 = MovedPermanently 301 = Moved 302 = Found 302 = Redirect 303 = SeeOther 303 = RedirectMethod 304 = NotModified 305 = UseProxy 306 = Unused 307 = TemporaryRedirect 307 = RedirectKeepVerb 308 = PermanentRedirect 400 = BadRequest 401 = Unauthorized 402 = PaymentRequired 403 = Forbidden 404 = NotFound 405 = MethodNotAllowed 406 = NotAcceptable 407 = ProxyAuthenticationRequired 408 = RequestTimeout 409 = Conflict 410 = Gone 411 = LengthRequired 412 = PreconditionFailed 413 = RequestEntityTooLarge 414 = RequestUriTooLong 415 = UnsupportedMediaType 416 = RequestedRangeNotSatisfiable 417 = ExpectationFailed 421 = MisdirectedRequest 422 = UnprocessableEntity 422 = UnprocessableContent 423 = Locked 424 = FailedDependency 426 = UpgradeRequired 428 = PreconditionRequired 429 = TooManyRequests 431 = RequestHeaderFieldsTooLarge 451 = UnavailableForLegalReasons 500 = InternalServerError 501 = NotImplemented 502 = BadGateway 503 = ServiceUnavailable 504 = GatewayTimeout 505 = HttpVersionNotSupported 506 = VariantAlsoNegotiates 507 = InsufficientStorage 508 = LoopDetected 510 = NotExtended 511 = NetworkAuthenticationRequired
    - `success` boolean — Indicates whether the operation was successful.
    - `message` string, nullable — Human-readable message describing the result of the operation.
    - `errorKey` string, nullable — Unique error key for programmatic error handling, if applicable.

## Other responses

- `400` — Bad Request
- `401` — Unauthorized
- `403` — Forbidden
- `404` — Not Found
- `500` — Internal Server Error

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