About CheckAIBots
Our Mission
CheckAIBots is a free, open-access tool designed to help website owners understand and control which AI crawlers can access their content. In an era where AI companies increasingly scrape web content for training data, we believe transparency and control are essential.
Our mission is to empower content creators, businesses, and website administrators with the knowledge and tools they need to make informed decisions about AI crawler access to their websites.
What We Do
CheckAIBots provides comprehensive AI crawler detection and blocking assistance through:
🔍 Robots.txt Analysis
We analyze your robots.txt file to determine which AI crawlers are allowed or blocked based on your current configuration.
🧪 Actual Access Testing
We perform real HTTP requests with AI crawler user agents to verify if they're actually blocked, catching configuration errors.
⚙️ Config Generator
Generate ready-to-use blocking configurations for nginx, Apache, Cloudflare WAF, and more with a single click.
💰 Cost Calculator
Estimate potential bandwidth savings by blocking AI crawlers, helping you make data-driven decisions.
Why CheckAIBots?
The landscape of AI web crawlers has exploded in recent years. Major AI companies deploy crawlers like:
- ✓GPTBot (OpenAI) - ChatGPT training
- ✓ClaudeBot (Anthropic) - Claude training
- ✓Google-Extended - Bard/Gemini training
- ✓CCBot (Common Crawl) - Dataset creation
- ✓Bytespider (ByteDance) - TikTok AI
- ✓PerplexityBot - AI search engine
Many website owners are unaware these crawlers are accessing their content. CheckAIBots brings clarity to this opaque ecosystem, helping you maintain control over your intellectual property.
Key Features
- 🎯29 AI Crawlers Detected: Comprehensive coverage of major AI bots including LLM trainers, search engines, and data collectors.
- ⚡Instant Results: Get immediate feedback on your website's AI crawler accessibility.
- 🆓100% Free: No signup, no credit card, no hidden costs. Always free for everyone.
- 🔒Privacy First: We don't store your URLs or create user profiles. Your data stays private.
- 📊Industry Benchmarks: See how your blocking strategy compares to industry standards.
- ⚠️Dangerous Bot Warnings: Alerts for aggressive crawlers known to ignore robots.txt.
How It Works
Enter Your Website URL
Simply provide your website's URL. We'll automatically locate and fetch your robots.txt file.
Comprehensive Analysis
Our system parses your robots.txt and performs actual access tests using real AI crawler user agents to verify blocking effectiveness.
Detailed Report
Receive a comprehensive report showing which bots are allowed/blocked, with actionable recommendations and ready-to-use configuration files.
Who We Serve
CheckAIBots is designed for:
Content Creators & Publishers
Protect original content and maintain control over AI training usage
Web Developers & DevOps
Implement effective AI crawler blocking at the infrastructure level
SEO Professionals
Ensure AI blocking doesn't interfere with search engine crawlers
Business Owners
Reduce bandwidth costs and protect proprietary business information
Commitment to Transparency
We believe in transparency and user privacy:
- We don't track or store the URLs you check
- We don't create user profiles or sell data
- Our crawler database is regularly updated with the latest AI bots
- We provide honest, unbiased recommendations
- We respect robots.txt ourselves when crawling websites
Future Roadmap
We're continuously improving CheckAIBots. Planned features include:
- 📧Email alerts for new AI crawlers detected on your site
- 📈Historical tracking of AI bot access patterns
- 🔌API access for automated monitoring
- 🌐Expanded coverage of emerging AI crawlers
Get in Touch
We welcome feedback, suggestions, and questions. While we're a small team, we read every message and continuously improve based on user input.
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