Robots.txt Builder
Create and customize robots.txt files to control how search engines crawl and index your website. This tool helps you generate properly formatted robots.txt files with user-agent rules, allow/disallow paths, sitemaps, and more.
Rule 1
Specify which web crawler this rule applies to (* means all crawlers).
Specify paths that crawlers are allowed to access.
Specify paths that crawlers are not allowed to access.
The URL to your sitemap file.
Number of seconds to wait between requests (applies to all user agents).
Typical Use Cases
A robots.txt file is essential for website owners and developers who want to guide search engine crawlers on how to interact with their site. It helps prevent crawlers from accessing sensitive or irrelevant pages, reducing server load and improving the quality of indexed content.
Web developers typically use robots.txt files during website development to block crawlers from indexing staging environments, admin areas, or specific content that should remain private. E-commerce sites use it to prevent crawlers from accessing shopping cart pages, checkout flows, or user accounts. Content-heavy websites use robots.txt to optimize crawl budgets by directing search engines to their most important pages and away from duplicate or low-value content.
Format
User-agent: [crawler name] Allow: [path] Disallow: [path] Crawl-delay: [seconds] Sitemap: [sitemap URL]
- User-agent: Specifies which web crawler the rule applies to (e.g., "*" for all crawlers, "Googlebot" for Google)
- Allow: Specifies paths that the crawler is permitted to access
- Disallow: Specifies paths that the crawler should not access
- Crawl-delay: Suggests a delay between crawler requests in seconds
- Sitemap: Provides the URL to your sitemap file