YouBot
Tier 3Indexes content for You.com's AI-powered search and assistant features.
YouBot🎯What is YouBot?
YouBot is an AI search crawler operated by You.com. Powers AI-enhanced search features.
Powers You.com search and YouChat AI assistant responses.
Content won't appear in You.com search results or AI answers.
Founded by ex-Salesforce team. Privacy-focused alternative to Google.
🏢About You.com
You.com operates 1 known bot for AI-powered search. Their service reaches 10M+ monthly users.
🛡️YouBot robots.txt Configuration
Control YouBot access to your website using robots.txt directives.
Block YouBot
To completely block YouBot from crawling your site:
User-agent: YouBot
Disallow: /Allow YouBot Full Access
To explicitly allow YouBot to crawl your entire site:
User-agent: YouBot
Allow: /Selective Access for YouBot
To allow YouBot but restrict certain directories:
User-agent: YouBot
Disallow: /private/
Disallow: /api/
Disallow: /admin/
Allow: /✓ YouBot respects robots.txt directives.
YouBot User-Agent String
The user-agent token for YouBot is:
YouBot🌐Who Blocks YouBot?
Check Your Site's AI Policy
See if you're blocking or allowing YouBot and other AI crawlers.