AI Bot Access Analyzer

Many websites unknowingly block AI crawlers at the infrastructure level, missing opportunities for AI-powered visibility. Discover how AI crawlers actually see your website. Test real-world access for OpenAI, Anthropic, and Perplexity bots.

Enter any website URL to test how AI bots can access it

Analysis Results

AI Bot Status HTTP Robots.txt Robots Meta Response Time
Tested URL:

The Reality of AI Bot Access

Your robots.txt file might say one thing, but CDNs, firewalls, and security systems often tell a different story.

Many websites are unintentionally blocking AI bots at the infrastructure level, and consequently, they are missing out on the advantages that AI can offer for increasing their online visibility.

  • CDN-level blocking
  • Firewall rules
  • Rate limiting
  • Geographic restrictions

What We're Testing

This tool simulates requests from the actual AI bot user agents that power modern AI search and chat systems.

OpenAI Bots:

GPTBot, ChatGPT-User, OAI-SearchBot - Powers ChatGPT's web browsing

Anthropic Bots:

ClaudeBot, Claude-User - Used by Claude AI for web access

Perplexity Bots:

PerplexityBot, Perplexity-User - Powers Perplexity AI search

Interpreting Your Results

Understanding your AI bot accessibility is crucial for modern SEO strategy.

Allowed

Full access: Bot can crawl and potentially reference your content

Blocked

No access: Missing AI visibility opportunities

Error

Connection failed: Often indicates bot-specific blocking at server/CDN level. Missing AI visibility opportunities

Pro tip: AI bots respect robots.txt but may be blocked elsewhere. Check both policies and actual access.

Known AI Bot User Agents

OpenAI Bots
GPTBot

Documented: Web crawler for improving AI models

Blocking impact: Content excluded from GPT training data

ChatGPT-User

Observed: Appears during ChatGPT browsing sessions

Blocking impact: ChatGPT cannot access your content in real-time

OAI-SearchBot

Documented: OpenAI's search product crawler

Blocking impact: Exclusion from OpenAI search results

Anthropic Bots
ClaudeBot

Observed: General crawler from Anthropic

Blocking impact: Content not accessible to Claude systems

Claude-User

Observed: Appears in real-time Claude sessions

Blocking impact: Claude cannot browse your content

Perplexity Bots
PerplexityBot

Documented: Perplexity's web crawler

Blocking impact: No inclusion in Perplexity search

Perplexity-User

Observed: Real-time Perplexity answer sessions

Blocking impact: No real-time citations in answers

Technical Implementation Notes
Common Blocking Scenarios:
  • 403 Status + Allowed in robots.txt: CDN/firewall blocking
  • Connection errors: Bot-specific server rejection
  • Different responses per bot: User-agent based content serving
Testing Limitations:
  • Results may vary by geographic location
  • CDN caching can affect consistency
  • Rate limiting may impact subsequent tests
  • Bot behavior documentation is often incomplete

Note: Bot purposes are based on official documentation where available and observed behavior patterns. Companies rarely provide complete technical specifications for their crawlers.

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