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This template is used on approximately 2,000 pages and changes may be widely noticed. Test changes in the template's /sandbox or /testcases subpages, or in your own user subpage. Consider discussing changes on the talk page before implementing them.

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{{bot}} – An information box that indicates that the editor is not a human and actually an automatic process assigned to do menial tasks on Wikipedia.

1

The first unnamed parameter specifies the operator of the bot.

2, 3

The second and third unnamed parameters can be used to specify co-operators of the bot, if required.

site

The two letter code for those operators that do not have an account on the English language Wikipedia (though having a local account is strongly recommended).

status

active (and approved), inactive (but approved), trial, unapproved, globalbot, blocked, expired (previously approved but approval has lapsed), retired (previously approved but no longer editing, see also {{retired|bot=yes}})

awb

yes (if this bot uses AWB), or omit (if it doesn't).

codebase

The name of the code (programming or scripting language) used to create the bot (e.g., Pywikibot, perlWikipedia, ...)

brfa

Optional if specified, overrides the name of the request for approval. If not specified, defaults to {{BASEPAGENAME}}

by

Optional if specified, overrides the usual display of the operator's username in the first line generated from the three unnamed parameters.

approvalneeded

If status indicated active/approved, or globalbot, setting no will make the template indicate that the bot is running tasks for which no approval is needed.

overridebrfa

If the bot has multiple requests or approval, or multiple tasks, and the default BRFA link cannot link to a page that contains all the bot's approved requests or tasks, this field allows inputting a link to any Wikipedia page. Specifying this field overrides brfa.

more

Any additional information to specify in the mbox. Usually not needed, since |status=, |brfa=, and |approvalneeded= covers most cases.

alt

Optional alternate text for the image.

Code	Result
{{Bot|John Smith}}	This user account is a bot operated by John Smith (talk). It is used to make repetitive automated or semi-automated edits that would be extremely tedious to do manually, in accordance with the bot policy. Administrators: if this bot is malfunctioning or causing harm, please block it.
{{Bot|John Smith|site=en}}	This user account is a bot operated by John Smith (talk). It is used to make repetitive automated or semi-automated edits that would be extremely tedious to do manually, in accordance with the bot policy. Administrators: if this bot is malfunctioning or causing harm, please block it.
{{Bot|John Smith|site=en|awb=yes}}	This user account is a bot that uses AutoWikiBrowser, operated by John Smith (talk). It is used to make repetitive automated or semi-automated edits that would be extremely tedious to do manually, in accordance with the bot policy. To stop this bot until restarted by the bot's owner, edit its talk page. If that page is a redirect, edit that original redirecting page, not the target of the redirect. Administrators: if this bot continues causing harm after receiving a message, please block it or remove from the approved accounts.
{{Bot|John Smith|site=en |codebase=[[m:perlwikipedia|perlWikipedia]]}}	This user account is a bot that uses perlWikipedia, operated by John Smith (talk). It is used to make repetitive automated or semi-automated edits that would be extremely tedious to do manually, in accordance with the bot policy. Administrators: if this bot is malfunctioning or causing harm, please block it.
{{Bot|John Smith|site=en|status=active}}	This user account is a bot operated by John Smith (talk). It is used to make repetitive automated or semi-automated edits that would be extremely tedious to do manually, in accordance with the bot policy. The bot is approved and currently active. Administrators: if this bot is malfunctioning or causing harm, please block it.
{{Bot|John Smith|site=en|status=trial}}	This user account is a bot operated by John Smith (talk). It is used to make repetitive automated or semi-automated edits that would be extremely tedious to do manually, in accordance with the bot policy. This bot has been approved for a limited trial run by a member of the Bot Approvals Group. Administrators: if this bot is malfunctioning or causing harm, please block it.
{{Bot|John Smith|site=en|status=inactive}}	This user account is a bot operated by John Smith (talk). It is used to make repetitive automated or semi-automated edits that would be extremely tedious to do manually, in accordance with the bot policy. The bot is currently inactive but retains the approval of the community. Administrators: if this bot is malfunctioning or causing harm, please block it.
{{Bot|John Smith|site=en|status=unapproved}}	This user account is a bot operated by John Smith (talk). It is used to make repetitive automated or semi-automated edits that would be extremely tedious to do manually, in accordance with the bot policy. This bot does not yet have the approval of the community, or approval has been withdrawn or expired, and therefore shouldn't be making edits that appear to be unassisted except in the operator's or its own user and user talk space. Administrators: if this bot is making edits that appear to be unassisted to pages not in the operator's or its own userspace, please block it.
{{Bot|John Smith|site=en |status=active|globalbot=yes}}	This user account is a bot operated by John Smith (talk). It is used to make repetitive automated or semi-automated edits that would be extremely tedious to do manually, in accordance with the bot policy. The bot is active, and, by virtue of the fact that it is flagged globally, is permitted to maintain interwiki links per the global rights policy. Administrators: if this bot is malfunctioning or causing harm, please block it.
{{Bot|John Smith|image=Crystal Clear question bot.svg |more=The bot is undergoing testing.}}	This user account is a bot operated by John Smith (talk). It is used to make repetitive automated or semi-automated edits that would be extremely tedious to do manually, in accordance with the bot policy. The bot is undergoing testing. Administrators: if this bot is malfunctioning or causing harm, please block it.

• {{Bot2}}: An alternative visual style for {{Bot}} that makes the status more obvious and uses SVG icons
• {{User bot owner|Botname}}: Userbox for bot owner's user pages
• {{User wikipedia/Botop}}: Userbox for bot owner's user pages