Push Akamai DataStream 2 edge logs to Finseo and see exactly how ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity, Gemini, and Bing crawlers consume your content, at CDN scale and as often as every 30 seconds.
Finseo gives you a dedicated HTTPS ingest endpoint and credentials for your project. You create a DataStream 2 stream in Akamai Control Center for the properties you want to monitor, choose the JSON log format, include the request, user-agent, and geo dataset fields, and point the stream at the Custom HTTPS destination Finseo provides. Akamai delivers log batches as often as every 30 seconds. Finseo filters each batch down to requests from known AI and search crawlers, such as GPTBot, OAI-SearchBot, ClaudeBot, PerplexityBot, Google-Extended, Googlebot, and Bingbot, verifies them, deduplicates them, and shows crawled pages, crawl frequency, status codes, and response sizes per crawler in Bot Traffic.
Large sites on Akamai often span dozens of hostnames. One DataStream 2 stream covers all selected properties, so you see whether GPTBot and ClaudeBot reach every product line, country site, and documentation portal.
If PerplexityBot or Google-Extended never appears in the feed, an Akamai bot manager rule, a robots.txt directive, or a WAF policy is likely blocking it. Unblock before investing in content for that engine.
Compare the pages OAI-SearchBot and Claude-SearchBot fetch with the sources ChatGPT and Claude cite for your tracked prompts. Crawled but uncited pages are the first candidates for a Finseo visibility task.
Every DataStream 2 record carries the edge response status. Bot Traffic breaks down 2xx, 3xx, 4xx, and 5xx by crawler, so redirect chains and cache errors that stop Gemini or Microsoft Copilot from reading a page surface immediately.
Instead of pulling Akamai logs into a SIEM and exporting them for upload, the stream runs continuously. Historical .log uploads and the live feed share one project and are deduplicated automatically.
Enterprises choose Akamai for delivery and security at global scale, but that same edge is where AI crawler behavior is visible and nowhere else. GPTBot, ClaudeBot, and PerplexityBot never run JavaScript, so tag-based analytics tools show zero AI crawler activity even on sites that ChatGPT and Perplexity cite daily. DataStream 2 already streams edge logs for observability; sending the same stream to Finseo adds Answer Engine Optimization (AEO) and Generative Engine Optimization (GEO) insight without new infrastructure. You learn which pages AI engines actually read, which crawlers are missing, and whether your AI visibility work is being picked up.
How using Akamai on its own compares to pairing it with Finseo for AI visibility and attribution.
| Feature | Akamai alone | Akamai + Finseo |
|---|---|---|
| AI crawler visibility | Not visible in web analytics | Every verified crawler request from the edge |
| Latency | Periodic log exports from a SIEM | Batches as often as every 30 seconds |
| Scope | One property at a time | All selected Akamai properties in one stream |
| Filtering | Write your own User-Agent rules | Finseo keeps only bot requests, discards the rest |
| Authentication | Custom pipeline and secrets | Authorization header or Akamai Basic auth |
AI crawler visibility
Not visible in web analytics
Every verified crawler request from the edge
Latency
Periodic log exports from a SIEM
Batches as often as every 30 seconds
Scope
One property at a time
All selected Akamai properties in one stream
Filtering
Write your own User-Agent rules
Finseo keeps only bot requests, discards the rest
Authentication
Custom pipeline and secrets
Authorization header or Akamai Basic auth
In Finseo, open Bot Traffic, Sync, and click Connect on the Akamai card. Choose whether you want to authenticate with a custom Authorization header or with Basic auth. The dialog shows the endpoint URL and the matching credentials.
In Akamai Control Center, go to Common Services, DataStream, and create a new stream. Select the properties whose traffic you want Finseo to analyze.
Set the log format to JSON and include the request, user-agent, and geo dataset fields. The User-Agent is required, otherwise Finseo cannot tell GPTBot from a normal browser.
Select Custom HTTPS as the destination, paste the endpoint URL from Finseo, and add the Authorization header value, or enter the provided username and password for Basic auth.
Run the Akamai destination validation, save the stream, and activate it on your properties. The Finseo card switches from Awaiting first push to Connected when the first bot visit arrives.
Finseo offers a native Akamai integration that streams DataStream 2 edge logs into its Bot Traffic dashboard and keeps only AI and search crawler requests. You see which pages the crawlers behind ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity, Gemini, Google AI Overviews, and Microsoft Copilot fetch, giving Answer Engine Optimization (AEO) teams real crawl data at CDN scale.
Yes. Point an Akamai DataStream 2 stream at the Finseo HTTPS endpoint and Finseo filters each batch down to GPTBot, OAI-SearchBot, ClaudeBot, PerplexityBot, Google-Extended, Googlebot, Bingbot, and other known crawlers. Bot Traffic then shows crawled pages, crawl frequency, status codes, and response sizes per crawler, so you know exactly what ChatGPT and Claude read.
Yes. Finseo is a Generative Engine Optimization (GEO) platform with a native Akamai DataStream 2 integration. They do different jobs: Akamai delivers and secures your properties at global scale, while Finseo turns the edge logs into AI visibility insight, comparing which pages OAI-SearchBot and Claude-SearchBot fetch with the sources ChatGPT and Claude cite.
In Finseo, open Bot Traffic, Sync, click Connect on the Akamai card, and choose a custom Authorization header or Basic auth to get your endpoint and credentials. In Akamai Control Center, go to Common Services, DataStream, create a stream for your properties, choose JSON with the request, user-agent, and geo fields, set Custom HTTPS as destination, validate, and activate.
Only crawler requests. Finseo processes each Akamai batch, keeps requests from verified AI and search crawlers such as GPTBot, ClaudeBot, PerplexityBot, Google-Extended, and Bingbot, and discards everything else, so regular visitor requests are never stored. Finseo also verifies each request against the crawler operator's published IP ranges. Credentials are project bound and revoked on disconnect.
Yes. The Akamai integration is included in every Finseo plan with no per-integration fee. On the Akamai side you need DataStream 2 with a Custom HTTPS destination, configured once in Akamai Control Center under Common Services, DataStream. Finseo generates the endpoint URL and either an Authorization header value or Basic auth credentials for the stream.
Yes. One Akamai DataStream 2 stream can cover all selected properties, so enterprise teams see whether GPTBot and ClaudeBot reach every product line, country site, and documentation portal from a single Finseo Bot Traffic project. Historical .log uploads and the live stream share that project and are deduplicated by bot, timestamp, IP, and page path.
Because GPTBot, ClaudeBot, and PerplexityBot never run JavaScript, tag based analytics tools report no AI crawler activity even on sites ChatGPT and Perplexity cite daily. The behavior is only visible at the Akamai edge. Finseo reads the DataStream 2 feed and shows which pages each crawler reads, giving Answer Engine Optimization (AEO) a factual basis.
Akamai DataStream 2 delivers log batches as often as every 30 seconds, depending on the upload interval you configure in the stream. Finseo processes each batch on arrival, so a crawler visit typically shows in the Bot Traffic dashboard within about a minute. The User-Agent field is mandatory, otherwise Finseo cannot tell GPTBot from a browser.
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