AI Crawler Index · Apple · Applebot-Extended
Which .au (Australia) websites block Applebot-Extended?
As of 2026-10-03, 10 of the 37 .au (Australia) websites whose robots.txt we could read (27%) block Applebot-Extended, Apple's AI training crawler, on the home page, compared with 9.6% of all sites; 1 more block it on some paths.
27%
of 37 .au (Australia) websites block Applebot-Extended
9.6%
of all sites
10
sites block it
All 10 .au (Australia) websites that block Applebot-Extended
| # | Site | Policy | Crawlers blocked |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1327 | news.com.au | Blocks some AI search | 27 of 29 |
| 1351 | smh.com.au | Blocks some AI search | 15 of 29 |
| 2056 | realestate.com.au | Blocks some AI search | 12 of 29 |
| 2637 | nine.com.au | Blocks some AI search | 15 of 29 |
| 2939 | theage.com.au | Blocks some AI search | 15 of 29 |
| 3561 | sbs.com.au | Blocks some AI search | 12 of 29 |
| 4496 | theaustralian.com.au | Blocks some AI search | 24 of 29 |
| 9096 | dailytelegraph.com.au | Blocks some AI search | 27 of 29 |
| 9683 | heraldsun.com.au | Blocks some AI search | 27 of 29 |
| 9907 | swin.edu.au | Blocks all AI search | 29 of 29 |
Popular .au (Australia) websites that allow Applebot-Extended
Other AI crawlers and .au (Australia) websites
- GPTBot 27%
- ClaudeBot 29.7%
- PerplexityBot 27%
- Google-Extended 27%
- CCBot 29.7%
- Bytespider 29.7%
- OAI-SearchBot 18.9%
Applebot-Extended in other segments
- social websites 28.8%
- news websites 28.7%
- .de (Germany) websites 21.7%
- .fr (France) websites 21.2%
- reference websites 20%
- .uk (United Kingdom) websites 20%
- .nl (Netherlands) websites 18.8%
- .app websites 16.7%
- .ch (Switzerland) websites 16.7%
- .it (Italy) websites 16.4%
- .es (Spain) websites 13.9%
- .net websites 11%
- .com websites 10.6%
- entertainment websites 8%
FAQ
- Which .au (Australia) websites block Applebot-Extended?
- news.com.au, smh.com.au, realestate.com.au, nine.com.au, theage.com.au, sbs.com.au, theaustralian.com.au, dailytelegraph.com.au, and 2 more (full list on this page).
- How many .au (Australia) websites block Applebot-Extended?
- As of 2026-10-03, 10 of the 37 .au (Australia) websites whose robots.txt we could read (27%) block Applebot-Extended, Apple's AI training crawler, on the home page, compared with 9.6% of all sites; 1 more block it on some paths.
- How do I block or allow Applebot-Extended on my site?
- Add "User-agent: Applebot-Extended" followed by "Disallow: /" to https://<your-site>/robots.txt to block it, or "Allow: /" to allow it. Check the result with the free AI crawler checker at tools.yukai.uk/free/ai-crawler-checker.