AI Crawler Index · OpenAI · OAI-SearchBot
Which .au (Australia) websites block OAI-SearchBot?
As of 2026-10-03, 7 of the 37 .au (Australia) websites whose robots.txt we could read (18.9%) block OAI-SearchBot, OpenAI's AI search crawler, on the home page, compared with 5.7% of all sites; 2 more block it on some paths.
18.9%
of 37 .au (Australia) websites block OAI-SearchBot
5.7%
of all sites
7
sites block it
All 7 .au (Australia) websites that block OAI-SearchBot
| # | 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 |
| 2637 | nine.com.au | Blocks some AI search | 15 of 29 |
| 2939 | theage.com.au | Blocks some AI search | 15 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 OAI-SearchBot
Other AI crawlers and .au (Australia) websites
- GPTBot 27%
- ClaudeBot 29.7%
- PerplexityBot 27%
- Google-Extended 27%
- CCBot 29.7%
- Bytespider 29.7%
- Applebot-Extended 27%
OAI-SearchBot in other segments
- .nl (Netherlands) websites 20.8%
- .fr (France) websites 20%
- social websites 19.2%
- news websites 17.3%
- .uk (United Kingdom) websites 16.7%
- .es (Spain) websites 13.9%
- .app websites 13.3%
- .ch (Switzerland) websites 8.3%
- .net websites 8%
- .it (Italy) websites 7.3%
- .ca (Canada) websites 7.1%
- reference websites 6.7%
- .de (Germany) websites 6.4%
- .com websites 5.7%
FAQ
- Which .au (Australia) websites block OAI-SearchBot?
- news.com.au, smh.com.au, nine.com.au, theage.com.au, dailytelegraph.com.au, heraldsun.com.au, swin.edu.au.
- How many .au (Australia) websites block OAI-SearchBot?
- As of 2026-10-03, 7 of the 37 .au (Australia) websites whose robots.txt we could read (18.9%) block OAI-SearchBot, OpenAI's AI search crawler, on the home page, compared with 5.7% of all sites; 2 more block it on some paths.
- How do I block or allow OAI-SearchBot on my site?
- Add "User-agent: OAI-SearchBot" 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.