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Amazonbot

Tier 2
๐Ÿ” AI Searchby Amazon โ†—ยท Since 2019

Improves Alexa answers and voice search.

User-Agent Token
Amazonbot
Respects robots.txt
Yes
Impact Level
Major
100M+ users - Meta, Apple, Microsoft, Perplexity, xAI
Estimated Reach
500M+ Alexa-enabled devices

๐ŸŽฏWhat is Amazonbot?

Amazonbot is an AI search crawler operated by Amazon. Powers AI-enhanced search features.

๐Ÿ“Š How Your Data is Used

Powers Alexa knowledge base and voice search responses.

๐Ÿšซ What Happens If You Block

Alexa won't cite your content in voice answers.

๐Ÿ’ก Good to Know

Voice search growing. Alexa in Echo devices, cars, smart home products.

๐ŸขAbout Amazon

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Amazon operates 5 known bots for AI-powered search. Their service reaches 500M+ Alexa-enabled devices.

๐Ÿ›ก๏ธAmazonbot robots.txt Configuration

Control Amazonbot access to your website using robots.txt directives.

Block Amazonbot

To completely block Amazonbot from crawling your site:

User-agent: Amazonbot
Disallow: /

Allow Amazonbot Full Access

To explicitly allow Amazonbot to crawl your entire site:

User-agent: Amazonbot
Allow: /

Selective Access for Amazonbot

To allow Amazonbot but restrict certain directories:

User-agent: Amazonbot
Disallow: /private/
Disallow: /api/
Disallow: /admin/
Allow: /

โœ“ Amazonbot respects robots.txt directives.

Amazonbot User-Agent String

The user-agent token for Amazonbot is:

Amazonbot

Check Your Site's AI Policy

See if you're blocking or allowing Amazonbot and other AI crawlers.