AI Crawler Index · Apple · Applebot-Extended
Which .de (Germany) websites block Applebot-Extended?
As of 2026-10-03, 44 of the 203 .de (Germany) websites whose robots.txt we could read (21.7%) block Applebot-Extended, Apple's AI training crawler, on the home page, compared with 9.6% of all sites; 2 more block it on some paths.
21.7%
of 203 .de (Germany) websites block Applebot-Extended
9.6%
of all sites
44
sites block it
All 44 .de (Germany) websites that block Applebot-Extended
| # | Site | Policy | Crawlers blocked |
|---|---|---|---|
| 90 | t-online.de | Blocks some AI search | 7 of 29 |
| 342 | bild.de | Blocks some AI search | 9 of 29 |
| 357 | welt.de | Blocks some AI search | 9 of 29 |
| 613 | spiegel.de | Blocks some AI search | 13 of 29 |
| 881 | merkur.de | Blocks some AI search | 21 of 29 |
| 1336 | zeit.de | Blocks some AI search | 10 of 29 |
| 1658 | tagesschau.de | Blocks training only | 7 of 29 |
| 1808 | tagesspiegel.de | Blocks training only | 6 of 29 |
| 1907 | ndr.de | Blocks training only | 7 of 29 |
| 1937 | br.de | Blocks training only | 7 of 29 |
| 1950 | wdr.de | Blocks training only | 7 of 29 |
| 2000 | ardmediathek.de | Blocks training only | 7 of 29 |
| 2152 | stern.de | Blocks some AI search | 5 of 29 |
| 2298 | kicker.de | Blocks some AI search | 12 of 29 |
| 2312 | swr.de | Blocks training only | 7 of 29 |
| 2459 | mdr.de | Blocks training only | 7 of 29 |
| 3023 | fr.de | Blocks some AI search | 21 of 29 |
| 3285 | autoscout24.de | Blocks training only | 5 of 29 |
| 3504 | giga.de | Blocks some AI search | 8 of 29 |
| 4025 | sportschau.de | Blocks training only | 7 of 29 |
| 4042 | rp-online.de | Blocks some AI search | 17 of 29 |
| 4155 | schwaebische.de | Blocks some AI search | 10 of 29 |
| 4288 | gala.de | Blocks some AI search | 16 of 29 |
| 4359 | nordkurier.de | Blocks some AI search | 10 of 29 |
| 4938 | kino.de | Blocks some AI search | 8 of 29 |
| 5156 | ruhr24.de | Blocks some AI search | 21 of 29 |
| 6488 | morgenpost.de | Blocks some AI search | 11 of 29 |
| 6904 | augsburger-allgemeine.de | Blocks some AI search | 19 of 29 |
| 7109 | posteo.de | Blocks some AI search | 15 of 29 |
| 7299 | dwd.de | Blocks some AI search | 28 of 29 |
| 7420 | abendblatt.de | Blocks some AI search | 11 of 29 |
| 7449 | arcor.de | Blocks all AI search | 29 of 29 |
| 7450 | autobild.de | Blocks some AI search | 9 of 29 |
| 7592 | wiwo.de | Blocks some AI search | 11 of 29 |
| 8192 | hna.de | Blocks some AI search | 21 of 29 |
| 8719 | hessenschau.de | Blocks training only | 7 of 29 |
| 8923 | derwesten.de | Blocks some AI search | 19 of 29 |
| 9280 | waz.de | Blocks some AI search | 11 of 29 |
| 9281 | aerzteblatt.de | Blocks some AI search | 10 of 29 |
| 9345 | mopo.de | Blocks some AI search | 17 of 29 |
| 9629 | netzwelt.de | Blocks some AI search | 9 of 29 |
| 9818 | shz.de | Blocks some AI search | 16 of 29 |
| 9923 | qrco.de | Blocks all AI search | 29 of 29 |
| 9930 | t3n.de | Blocks some AI search | 10 of 29 |
Popular .de (Germany) websites that allow Applebot-Extended
Other AI crawlers and .de (Germany) websites
- GPTBot 23.6%
- ClaudeBot 20.2%
- PerplexityBot 13.3%
- Google-Extended 20.2%
- CCBot 23.6%
- Bytespider 22.2%
- OAI-SearchBot 6.4%
Applebot-Extended in other segments
- social websites 28.8%
- news websites 28.7%
- .au (Australia) websites 27%
- .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 .de (Germany) websites block Applebot-Extended?
- t-online.de, bild.de, welt.de, spiegel.de, merkur.de, zeit.de, tagesschau.de, tagesspiegel.de, and 36 more (full list on this page).
- How many .de (Germany) websites block Applebot-Extended?
- As of 2026-10-03, 44 of the 203 .de (Germany) websites whose robots.txt we could read (21.7%) block Applebot-Extended, Apple's AI training crawler, on the home page, compared with 9.6% of all sites; 2 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.