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AI crawlers and robots.txt: which bots do what, and what to allow
OAI-SearchBot, GPTBot, ChatGPT-User, PerplexityBot, Google-Extended and more — what each AI crawler does, and how to set robots.txt rules deliberately.
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If crawlers can’t reach, render and interpret a page, nothing else matters. These guides cover crawler access — including AI crawlers — rendering, and the technical foundations that every visibility strategy depends on.
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Googlebot can render JavaScript, but rendering may be deferred, and many other crawlers — including some used by AI products — read mainly the HTML the server sends. If your headings, copy, prices or links only appear after client-side JavaScript runs, some systems may see an empty or partial page. Server-side rendering or static generation keeps important content in the initial HTML.
Technical SEO
OAI-SearchBot, GPTBot, ChatGPT-User, PerplexityBot, Google-Extended and more — what each AI crawler does, and how to set robots.txt rules deliberately.
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