Are you blocking AI Traffic?
Enter your website to check if you are accidentally blocking ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Gemini.
How It Works
- 1Enter your website URL above (e.g., "https://example.com" or "example.com")
- 2Our tool fetches and analyzes your robots.txt file to check AI bot permissions
- 3We check if major AI bots (ChatGPT, Perplexity, Claude, Gemini, Amazon, Meta AI) are allowed
- 4Get your AI Accessibility Score and see which bots are allowed or blocked
What is AI Traffic Blocking?
AI traffic blocking occurs when websites inadvertently block AI bots from accessing their content through robots.txt files or server configurations. While this might seem like a way to protect content, it actually prevents AI systems from learning about your brand and citing you in their responses.
When AI bots like ChatGPT, Perplexity, Claude, and Gemini are blocked:
- AI systems cannot crawl and index your content
- Your website won't appear in AI-generated answers
- You lose valuable AI-powered traffic and visibility
- Your brand becomes invisible to AI assistants
Our AI Traffic Checker analyzes your robots.txt file to identify if any major AI bots are being blocked, helping you ensure your site is accessible to AI systems for optimal AI Engine Optimization (AEO).
Why Check AI Traffic Accessibility?
Ensure AI Discoverability
Verify that AI systems can access your content. Blocked bots mean invisible content to AI assistants.
Prevent Traffic Loss
Blocking AI bots means losing potential traffic from AI-powered search engines and assistants.
Fix Configuration Issues
Identify and fix accidental blocking that might have been caused by overly restrictive robots.txt rules.
Optimize for AEO
Ensure your site is optimized for AI Engine Optimization by allowing AI bots to access your content.
How to Fix AI Traffic Blocking
Update Your robots.txt
Ensure your robots.txt file doesn't block AI bots. Remove or modify disallow rules for AI user agents like GPTBot, PerplexityBot, and Claude-Web.
Use ai.txt Files
Create an ai.txt file to explicitly allow AI bots. Use our free AI.txt Generator tool to create one for your website.
Check Server Configuration
Verify that your web server isn't blocking AI bots at the server level. Check firewall rules and access controls.
Re-test Your Site
After making changes, use this tool again to verify that all AI bots can now access your content.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is an AI Accessibility Score?
The AI Accessibility Score is a percentage (0-100%) that indicates how many major AI bots can access your website. A score of 100% means all checked AI bots are allowed, while lower scores indicate some bots are blocked.
Which AI bots does this tool check?
This tool checks access for six major AI bots: ChatGPT (GPTBot), Perplexity (PerplexityBot), Claude/Anthropic, Gemini/Google (Google-Extended), Amazon (Amazonbot), and Meta AI. These are the primary bots used by major AI systems.
What if my robots.txt file doesn't exist?
If your robots.txt file doesn't exist, the tool assumes all bots are allowed (100% accessibility score). This is the default behavior - without a robots.txt file, there are no blocking rules, so all bots have access.
Is it safe to allow AI bots?
Yes, allowing AI bots is generally safe and recommended for AI Engine Optimization (AEO). AI bots respect robots.txt rules and crawl responsibly. Allowing them helps your content appear in AI-generated responses, driving valuable traffic to your site.
How accurate is this tool?
This tool analyzes your robots.txt file to determine bot access. While it provides accurate information about robots.txt rules, actual bot access may also depend on server-level configurations, firewall rules, and other factors beyond robots.txt.
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