Amazon Kendra
Tier 3Natural language search service data collection.
User-Agent Token
amazon-kendraRespects robots.txt
YesImpact Level
Notable
10M+ users - Regional/specialized AI companies
Estimated Reach
10M+ users - Regional/specialized AI companies
🎯What is Amazon Kendra?
Amazon Kendra is an AI search crawler operated by Amazon. Powers AI-enhanced search features.
📊 How Your Data is Used
Enterprise search indexing for AWS customers.
🚫 What Happens If You Block
Content won't appear in enterprise Kendra search deployments.
💡 Good to Know
B2B focused. Used by enterprises for internal knowledge search.
🏢About Amazon
🛡️amazon-kendra robots.txt Configuration
Control amazon-kendra access to your website using robots.txt directives.
Block amazon-kendra
To completely block Amazon Kendra from crawling your site:
User-agent: amazon-kendra
Disallow: /Allow amazon-kendra Full Access
To explicitly allow Amazon Kendra to crawl your entire site:
User-agent: amazon-kendra
Allow: /Selective Access for amazon-kendra
To allow Amazon Kendra but restrict certain directories:
User-agent: amazon-kendra
Disallow: /private/
Disallow: /api/
Disallow: /admin/
Allow: /✓ Amazon Kendra respects robots.txt directives.
amazon-kendra User-Agent String
The user-agent token for Amazon Kendra is:
amazon-kendra🌐Who Blocks Amazon Kendra?
Blocking (47 sites)
abendblatt.dearkansasonline.comartefacta.combarcelona.catbbv-net.debestsexpositions.combiopharmadive.combrainerddispatch.combraunschweiger-zeitung.debrigitte.debusinesspost.iecfodive.comchrispederick.comconjur.com.brcourrierinternational.comcptdb.cafigma.comfilmac.comflipboard.comflipboard.socialfranceculture.frfranceinter.frfuner24.comgala.degeneration-nt.comgofeminin.degollo.comgonintendo.comgrocerydive.comhaiku-os.orghealthcaredive.comheavengames.comhellwegeranzeiger.dehighereddive.comhoerzu.dehrdive.comiacr.orglankapropertyweb.comlikeme.com.colinktr.eemantisbt.orgmarketingdive.commobilemarketer.commorgenpost.demrexcel.comnaqt.comnautiljon.com
Explicitly Allowing (3 sites)
🔗Other Amazon Bots
Check Your Site's AI Policy
See if you're blocking or allowing Amazon Kendra and other AI crawlers.