AI Crawler Index · Perplexity · PerplexityBot
Which government websites block PerplexityBot?
As of 2026-10-05, 7 of the 209 government websites whose robots.txt we could read (3.3%) block PerplexityBot, Perplexity's AI search crawler, on the home page, compared with 8.3% of all sites.
3.3%
of 209 government websites block PerplexityBot
8.3%
of all sites
7
sites block it
All 7 government websites that block PerplexityBot
| # | Site | Policy | Crawlers blocked |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1216 | congress.gov | Blocks some AI search | 19 of 29 |
| 1509 | wa.gov | Blocks all AI search | 29 of 29 |
| 3424 | gao.gov | Blocks some AI search | 2 of 29 |
| 5924 | nv.gov | Blocks all AI search | 29 of 29 |
| 7487 | educationboardresults.gov.bd | Blocks all AI search | 29 of 29 |
| 8915 | vermont.gov | Blocks some AI search | 7 of 29 |
| 9719 | passportindia.gov.in | Blocks all AI search | 29 of 29 |
Popular government websites that allow PerplexityBot
Other AI crawlers and government websites
- GPTBot 3.8%
- ClaudeBot 3.8%
- Google-Extended 2.4%
- CCBot 3.8%
- Bytespider 3.8%
- Applebot-Extended 2.9%
- OAI-SearchBot 2.4%
PerplexityBot in other segments
- .au (Australia) websites 27.8%
- news websites 27.7%
- social websites 25%
- .fr (France) websites 24.1%
- .nl (Netherlands) websites 22.9%
- .it (Italy) websites 21.8%
- .uk (United Kingdom) websites 21.1%
- .es (Spain) websites 13.9%
- .de (Germany) websites 13.4%
- .app websites 13.3%
- .net websites 10.1%
- .ca (Canada) websites 9.5%
- .com websites 9%
- reference websites 8.9%
FAQ
- Which government websites block PerplexityBot?
- congress.gov, wa.gov, gao.gov, nv.gov, educationboardresults.gov.bd, vermont.gov, passportindia.gov.in.
- How many government websites block PerplexityBot?
- As of 2026-10-05, 7 of the 209 government websites whose robots.txt we could read (3.3%) block PerplexityBot, Perplexity's AI search crawler, on the home page, compared with 8.3% of all sites.
- How do I block or allow PerplexityBot on my site?
- Add "User-agent: PerplexityBot" 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.