---
description: Use the [bot score field](/workers/runtime-apis/request/#incomingrequestcfproperties) to send bots to a honeypot.
title: Send suspect bots to a honeypot
image: https://developers.cloudflare.com/og-docs.png
---

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# Send suspect bots to a honeypot

Use the [bot score field](https://docs-durable-objects-instance-replaced-errors.previews.developers.cloudflare.com/workers/runtime-apis/request/#incomingrequestcfproperties) to send bots to a honeypot.

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```js
export default {
	async fetch(request) {
		const response = await fetch(request);

		// Clone the response so that it is no longer immutable
		const newResponse = new Response(response.body, response);

		if (request.cf.botManagement.score < 30) {
			const honeypot = "https://example.com/";
			return await fetch(honeypot, request);
		} else {
			return newResponse;
		}
	},
};
```

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