# respects robots txt across crawlers

respects robots txt across 15 crawlers from 6 vendors, from 15 claims, last verified 2026-09-14.

respects robots txt across 15 crawlers from 6 vendors, from 15 claims, last verified 2026-09-14.

| Crawler | Vendor | Value | Method | Verified | Claim |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Applebot | Apple | yes | vendor_doc | 2026-09-13 | claim 9 |
| Applebot-Extended | Apple | n/a | vendor_doc | 2026-09-13 | claim 1 |
| Bingbot | Microsoft | yes | vendor_doc | 2026-09-14 | claim 121 |
| ChatGPT-User | OpenAI | partial | vendor_doc | 2026-09-13 | claim 19 |
| Claude-SearchBot | Anthropic | yes | vendor_doc | 2026-09-13 | claim 28 |
| Claude-User | Anthropic | yes | vendor_doc | 2026-09-13 | claim 37 |
| ClaudeBot | Anthropic | yes | vendor_doc | 2026-09-13 | claim 47 |
| Google-Extended | Google | n/a | vendor_doc | 2026-09-13 | claim 55 |
| Googlebot | Google | yes | vendor_doc | 2026-09-13 | claim 63 |
| GoogleOther | Google | yes | vendor_doc | 2026-09-13 | claim 71 |
| GPTBot | OpenAI | yes | vendor_doc | 2026-09-13 | claim 78 |
| OAI-AdsBot | OpenAI | not_documented | vendor_doc | 2026-09-13 | claim 86 |
| OAI-SearchBot | OpenAI | yes | vendor_doc | 2026-09-13 | claim 94 |
| Perplexity-User | Perplexity | no | vendor_doc | 2026-09-13 | claim 103 |
| PerplexityBot | Perplexity | yes | vendor_doc | 2026-09-13 | claim 112 |

## Not documented

Every documented crawler has a claim for this field.

## Sources

| Source |
| --- |
| https://support.apple.com/en-us/119829 |
| https://developers.openai.com/api/docs/bots |
| https://support.claude.com/en/articles/8896518-does-anthropic-crawl-content-from-the-web-and-how-can-site-owners-block-the-crawler |
| https://developers.google.com/search/docs/crawling-indexing/google-common-crawlers |
| https://docs.perplexity.ai/docs/resources/perplexity-crawlers |
| https://www.bing.com/webmasters/help/ai-performance-9f8e7d6c |