Does this tool fetch my live robots.txt file?
No. It only evaluates the robots.txt text you paste into the browser.
Live SEO tool
Robots.txt Tester
Test pasted robots.txt rules against a user agent and URL path without fetching a live site.
Use this local tester to understand whether a robots.txt rule would allow or block a crawler path before publishing crawl directives.
CategoryTechnical SEO
Robots input
Paste robots.txt rules, then test a user agent against a path.
Rule result
Review whether the most specific pasted rule allows or blocks the path.
Paste robots.txt rules to test a path.
How To Use
- 1Paste a robots.txt file or draft directives.
- 2Enter the user agent you want to test.
- 3Enter a URL path such as /admin/ or /blog/post.
- 4Review the matched rule and crawlability result.
Best Practices
- 1Use the most specific rule when allow and disallow patterns overlap.
- 2Avoid blocking important CSS, JavaScript, images, and content pages.
- 3Include a sitemap directive when it helps crawlers discover URLs.
- 4Test before launch because small robots.txt changes can affect large parts of a site.
Tool Schema
This template outputs SoftwareApplication schema, FAQ schema, and breadcrumb schema for every tool page that uses the engine.
FAQ
Common questions.
Is this a full crawler simulation?
No. It covers common allow and disallow matching for planning, but production checks should still be verified with search engine tools.
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