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Robots.txt Tester

Validate and test your robots.txt file. Check syntax errors, analyze directives, and verify which URLs are blocked or allowed for crawlers.

Enter a website URL to fetch and test its robots.txt file

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Validate Your Robots.txt

Your robots.txt file controls how search engines crawl your website. Our tool helps you validate syntax, identify errors, and ensure your directives work as intended.

Fetch robots.txt from any URL or paste your own content for validation. Get detailed analysis of user-agents, allow/disallow rules, and sitemaps.

Syntax Validation

Check for syntax errors and invalid directives in your robots.txt.

Directive Analysis

See all user-agents, allow/disallow rules, and crawl delays.

Sitemap Detection

Identify all sitemaps referenced in your robots.txt.

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HOW IT WORKS

How It Works

Test your robots.txt in seconds

1

Enter URL

Enter any website URL to fetch its robots.txt file.

2

Analyze File

Our tool parses and validates all directives in the robots.txt.

3

View Results

See errors, warnings, user-agents, rules, and sitemaps.

Powerful Features

Comprehensive robots.txt testing

Syntax Validation

Identify invalid syntax and formatting errors.

User-Agent Analysis

See all user-agents and their specific rules.

Disallow Rules

View all blocked paths for each user-agent.

Allow Rules

See explicitly allowed paths and overrides.

Sitemap Detection

Find all sitemaps referenced in robots.txt.

Error Detection

Get warnings about potential issues and mistakes.

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about robots.txt testing

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