PerplexityBot🎯What is PerplexityBot?
PerplexityBot is an AI search crawler operated by Perplexity. Powers AI-enhanced search features.
Search indexing with attribution. Not used for model training.
Your site won't appear in Perplexity search results or citations.
Fastest growing AI search engine. Strong citation model - drives referral traffic. Consider allowing.
🏢About Perplexity
Perplexity operates 2 known bots for AI-powered search. Their service reaches 100M+ monthly active users.
🛡️PerplexityBot robots.txt Configuration
Control PerplexityBot access to your website using robots.txt directives.
Block PerplexityBot
To completely block PerplexityBot from crawling your site:
User-agent: PerplexityBot
Disallow: /Allow PerplexityBot Full Access
To explicitly allow PerplexityBot to crawl your entire site:
User-agent: PerplexityBot
Allow: /Selective Access for PerplexityBot
To allow PerplexityBot but restrict certain directories:
User-agent: PerplexityBot
Disallow: /private/
Disallow: /api/
Disallow: /admin/
Allow: /✓ PerplexityBot respects robots.txt directives.
PerplexityBot User-Agent String
The user-agent token for PerplexityBot is:
PerplexityBot🌐Who Blocks PerplexityBot?
🔗Other Perplexity Bots
Check Your Site's AI Policy
See if you're blocking or allowing PerplexityBot and other AI crawlers.