Applebot
Tier 2Powers Siri and Spotlight search. Separate from AI training.
Applebot🎯What is Applebot?
Applebot is an AI search crawler operated by Apple. Powers AI-enhanced search features.
Search indexing for Siri and Spotlight. Not AI model training.
Content won't appear in Siri answers or Spotlight suggestions.
Standard Applebot is for search, not AI training. Block Applebot-Extended for AI training only.
🏢About Apple
Apple operates 3 known bots for AI-powered search. Their service reaches 2B+ Apple device users.
🛡️Applebot robots.txt Configuration
Control Applebot access to your website using robots.txt directives.
Block Applebot
To completely block Applebot from crawling your site:
User-agent: Applebot
Disallow: /Allow Applebot Full Access
To explicitly allow Applebot to crawl your entire site:
User-agent: Applebot
Allow: /Selective Access for Applebot
To allow Applebot but restrict certain directories:
User-agent: Applebot
Disallow: /private/
Disallow: /api/
Disallow: /admin/
Allow: /✓ Applebot respects robots.txt directives.
Applebot User-Agent String
The user-agent token for Applebot is:
Applebot🌐Who Blocks Applebot?
🔗Other Apple Bots
Check Your Site's AI Policy
See if you're blocking or allowing Applebot and other AI crawlers.