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Spider
Tier 4📚 AI Trainingby Spider Cloud ↗
Converts web data into formats optimized for AI and RAG systems.
User-Agent Token
SpiderRespects robots.txt
YesImpact Level
Niche
Smaller players and developer tools
Estimated Reach
Smaller players and developer tools
🎯What is Spider?
Spider is an AI training crawler operated by Spider Cloud. Collects data to train AI models.
📊 How Your Data is Used
Transforms web pages into LLM-ready formats.
🚫 What Happens If You Block
Spider can't convert your content for AI consumption.
🏢About Spider Cloud
🛡️Spider robots.txt Configuration
Control Spider access to your website using robots.txt directives.
Block Spider
To completely block Spider from crawling your site:
User-agent: Spider
Disallow: /Allow Spider Full Access
To explicitly allow Spider to crawl your entire site:
User-agent: Spider
Allow: /Selective Access for Spider
To allow Spider but restrict certain directories:
User-agent: Spider
Disallow: /private/
Disallow: /api/
Disallow: /admin/
Allow: /✓ Spider respects robots.txt directives.
Spider User-Agent String
The user-agent token for Spider is:
Spider🌐Who Blocks Spider?
Blocking (50 sites)
adweek.comaeonretail.comarkansasonline.comaskmen.comauctionninja.combabycenter.combabycentre.co.ukbarcelona.catbattlecreekenquirer.combrainerddispatch.comchiemgau24.dechrispederick.comcome-on.decoupons.decptdb.cadailyamerican.comdailylocal.comdiariandorra.addiariodepontevedra.esecho24.deeldiadevalladolid.comelefant.roemmasdiary.co.ukeurogamer.eseurogamer.neteurogamer.ptextremetech.comfdlreporter.comfnp.defr.defringster.comfuldaerzeitung.degadsdentimes.comgamesindustry.bizgeek.comgiessener-allgemeine.degld.nlgoabroad.comgofeminin.dehaiku-os.orghanmoto.comhealthecareers.comheavengames.comhna.dehoerzu.dehometeamsonline.comhoustonpublicmedia.orghowlongtobeat.comign.comingame.de
Check Your Site's AI Policy
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