๐Ÿค–Robots.txt Checker

Fetch, parse and test a siteโ€™s robots.txt rules

About the Robots.txt Checker

Robots.txt Checker fetches a siteโ€™s robots.txt, parses the rules per user-agent, lists declared sitemaps, and lets you test whether a specific path is allowed or blocked.

It is the fastest way to confirm crawlers can (or canโ€™t) reach your important pages.

Common use cases

  • Confirming important pages arenโ€™t accidentally disallowed
  • Checking which user-agents have special rules
  • Finding the sitemap URL declared in robots.txt
  • Testing whether a path is crawlable

How to use the Robots.txt Checker

  1. Enter a domain.
  2. Click Check to fetch /robots.txt.
  3. Review the parsed rules and test a path against the User-agent: * rules.

Frequently asked questions

What happens if there is no robots.txt?

A missing robots.txt (404) means crawlers may access everything by default.

Does Disallow remove a page from Google?

No โ€” Disallow blocks crawling, not indexing. To remove a page from results use a noindex meta tag (and allow crawling so itโ€™s seen).

How is โ€œallowedโ€ decided?

For conflicting rules, the most specific (longest matching) Allow or Disallow path wins.