Googlebot robots.txt checker, no signup

Check whether robots.txt is blocking Googlebot before Google Search traffic suffers.

Paste your robots.txt and review Googlebot, Google-Extended, OAI-SearchBot, GPTBot, Applebot, PerplexityBot, and CCBot status in one report. Use this when you searched for a googlebot robots.txt checker, google robots.txt checker, or a way to test robots.txt for Googlebot.

Fast answer for Google robots.txt checks

If you want Google Search visibility, do not fully block Googlebot.

A safe review starts by checking whether User-agent: Googlebot or a wildcard User-agent: * group blocks public pages. Then check whether the file has a Sitemap: line and whether Google-Extended or training-use crawlers are handled separately.

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  • Output: copyable report with allowed, blocked, partially restricted, and sitemap status.
  • Fix path: if Googlebot is blocked, open the Google robots.txt generator and create a cleaner draft.
Check live robots.txt Check Googlebot access Generate safer rules Read proof-linked answer
Search access Shows whether Googlebot appears allowed, blocked, or partially restricted.
Sitemap check Warns when no Sitemap directive is present in the pasted file.
Policy split Keeps Google-Extended and AI crawler choices separate from normal search crawling.
Live URL Fetches public /robots.txt and reuses the paste checker.

Googlebot robots.txt checker

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Googlebot robots.txt audit report 

          

        

      


      

        

          

            
Live Googlebot robots.txt checker

            Checks public /robots.txt only
          

          

            
Enter a public domain to fetch /robots.txt, check whether Googlebot is blocked, confirm sitemap presence, and review Google-Extended, OAI-SearchBot, GPTBot, Applebot, PerplexityBot, and CCBot separately. This endpoint does not fetch arbitrary paths.

            

              
            

            

              
              
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              Live Googlebot robots.txt report
            

            
Live Googlebot robots.txt check report
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Action: enter a public domain and run the live check.

          

        


        

          

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Run the live checker to review public /robots.txt.

          

        


        

          

            
              

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Live robots.txt recommendations

        

          

            
Confirm Googlebot access

            
If Google Search visibility matters, live /robots.txt should not fully block Googlebot or all public paths.

          

          

            
Keep policy choices separate

            
Review Google-Extended, OAI-SearchBot, GPTBot, and other crawler rules separately from normal Google Search crawling.

          

        

      


      

        
Crawler access summary

        
The checker parses common robots.txt groups and reports whether important crawler tokens are allowed, blocked, partially restricted, or allowed by default.

        

          

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Run the checker to review Googlebot robots.txt access.

          

        

        

          

            
              

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Recommendations

        

          

            
Check Googlebot before publishing

            
If public Google Search traffic matters, confirm Googlebot is not fully blocked by wildcard or explicit rules.

          

          

            
Keep Google-Extended separate

            
Use Google-Extended as a separate AI-use policy decision instead of turning off Googlebot.

          

        

      


      

        
60-second Googlebot robots.txt workflow

        

          

            
              

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                1. Paste
                Paste the current or draft robots.txt into this Googlebot checker.
                Googlebot is not fully blocked for public pages.
              

              

                2. Review
                Check wildcard rules, explicit Googlebot groups, private path blocks, and Sitemap presence.
                Private paths are blocked without accidentally blocking search crawling.
              

              

                3. Separate
                Review Google-Extended, GPTBot, and other crawler policies as separate choices.
                Google-Extended policy does not imply Googlebot blocking.
              

              

                4. Publish
                Copy the report, generate safer rules if needed, and verify the live /robots.txt returns HTTP 200.
                The final live file is documented and easy to retest.
              

            
          

        

      


      

        
Googlebot robots.txt checker FAQ

        
Does this guarantee indexing?

        
No. It only checks the pasted robots.txt rules. Indexing also depends on crawlability, content quality, canonical signals, internal links, HTTP status, noindex rules, and Google systems.

        
Should I block User-agent: *?

        
Only when you intentionally want broad crawling restrictions. If you want normal Google Search visibility, review broad wildcard blocks very carefully.

        
What should I do if Googlebot is blocked?

        
Use the Google robots.txt generator to create a cleaner draft, then retest before publishing.