AI Crawler Checker
GPTBot access checker.
GPTBot is OpenAI's web crawler. It indexes your content to train ChatGPT and power ChatGPT Search. If it's blocked, your site cannot appear in ChatGPT responses. This tool shows you GPTBot's current access status and the robots.txt rule responsible.
Check my site — free →What it is
GPTBot (user-agent: GPTBot) is a web crawler operated by OpenAI. It crawls public websites to collect training data for ChatGPT and to power ChatGPT Search (OAI-SearchBot handles real-time search). Sites that block GPTBot are less likely to be summarised, cited, or recommended by ChatGPT.
User-agent: GPTBot
Allow rule
User-agent: GPTBot
Allow: /Block rule
User-agent: GPTBot
Disallow: /The full scanner checks your robots.txt for GPTBot rules, assigns a status (Allowed / Blocked / Unknown), and generates a corrected robots.txt snippet you can paste directly.
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See your actual GPTBot access status.
Paste your URL and a target query. Get your citation readiness score, per-crawler breakdown, and copy-paste fixes in under 20 seconds.
Run a free scan →Frequently asked
What does GPTBot do?
GPTBot crawls public web pages to collect text for training OpenAI's language models and to support ChatGPT Search. If your page is accessible to GPTBot and contains useful content, it may be used as a source in future ChatGPT responses.
How do I allow GPTBot on my site?
Add "User-agent: GPTBot / Allow: /" to your robots.txt file. If no rule for GPTBot exists, most crawlers treat that as allowed — but an explicit rule is best practice.
Can I block GPTBot from specific paths only?
Yes. Use "User-agent: GPTBot / Disallow: /private/" to block GPTBot from a specific directory while allowing it everywhere else.
Does blocking GPTBot affect Google search rankings?
No. GPTBot and Googlebot are separate crawlers. Blocking GPTBot does not affect your Google search rankings. It only affects ChatGPT's ability to access your content.
Is GPTBot the same as OAI-SearchBot?
No. GPTBot is OpenAI's training crawler. OAI-SearchBot is OpenAI's real-time search crawler for ChatGPT Search. You should allow both if you want full ChatGPT visibility.