How do I write a proper robots.txt file that blocks AI scrapers while still allowing Googlebot to index our daily product pricing updates without hurting our SEO?
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Fan-out diagram
The searches the AI actually ran for this prompt.
SEED QUERY
How do I write a proper robots.txt file that blocks AI scrapers while still allowing Googlebot to index our daily product pricing updates without hurting our SEO?
1 real search · 1 real-search pass
Google Search Central robots.txt Googlebot crawling indexing sitemap robots.txt documentation Google-Extended GPTBot OAI-SearchBot official crawler documentationGoogle ↗
OBSERVEDInstruction
Badge and edge weight = share of passes that produced the query. Hover a query for its intent and routing format.
Query classes
Google's semantic query class for every sub-query: what kind of answer each search is after, simulated vs real.
ChatGPT real searches (1)
Classes come from the query-classifier (a local Laya model). 1 of 1 calls are low-confidence (under 50%) — hover a query in the table to see its confidence.
Searches and sources
ChatGPT1 real searches · gpt-6
Google Search Central robots.txt Googlebot crawling indexing sitemap robots.txt documentation Google-Extended GPTBot OAI-SearchBot official crawler documentation Google ↗
- Overview of OpenAI Crawlers · developers.openai.com
- Google's common crawlers | Google Crawling Infrastructure | Crawling infrastructure | Google for Developers · developers.google.cn
- Google Crawling and Indexing | Google Search Central | Documentation | Google for Developers · developers.google.cn
- How Google Interprets the robots.txt Specification | Google Crawling Infrastructure | Crawling infrastructure | Google for Developers · developers.google.cn
- In-Depth Guide to How Google Search Works | Google Search Central | Documentation | Google for Developers · developers.google.cn
- Robots.txt Introduction and Guide | Google Search Central | Documentation | Google for Developers · developers-google-com.hckseu1-xqad.com
- Robots.txt introduction · developers.google.com
Queries
1 queries · click a column to sort