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YouBot

Tier 3
๐Ÿ” AI Searchby You.com โ†—ยท Since 2021

Indexes content for You.com's AI-powered search and assistant features.

User-Agent Token
YouBot
Respects robots.txt
Yes
Impact Level
Notable
10M+ users - Regional/specialized AI companies
Estimated Reach
10M+ monthly users

๐ŸŽฏWhat is YouBot?

YouBot is an AI search crawler operated by You.com. Powers AI-enhanced search features.

๐Ÿ“Š How Your Data is Used

Powers You.com search and YouChat AI assistant responses.

๐Ÿšซ What Happens If You Block

Content won't appear in You.com search results or AI answers.

๐Ÿ’ก Good to Know

Founded by ex-Salesforce team. Privacy-focused alternative to Google.

๐ŸขAbout You.com

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You.com

You.com operates 1 known bot for AI-powered search. Their service reaches 10M+ monthly users.

๐Ÿ›ก๏ธ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: /

โœ“ YouBot respects robots.txt directives.

YouBot User-Agent String

The user-agent token for YouBot is:

YouBot

Check Your Site's AI Policy

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