Amazonbot is Amazon's AI training crawler: it collects pages to train AI models. It is the #9 most blocked of the 29 AI crawlers in the index.

How do I block Amazonbot in robots.txt?

Add these lines to https:// /robots.txt: "User-agent: Amazonbot" followed by "Disallow: /". To allow it, use "Allow: /" instead. Well-behaved crawlers read robots.txt before fetching pages; firewall rules are needed to stop crawlers that ignore it.

How do I check whether my site blocks Amazonbot?

Use the free AI crawler checker at tools.yukai.uk/free/ai-crawler-checker: it shows the status of Amazonbot and 28 other AI crawlers with the exact robots.txt rule.

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Which websites block Amazonbot?

As of 2026-10-01, 112 of the 853 popular websites whose robots.txt we could read (13.1%) block Amazonbot, Amazon's AI training crawler, on the home page; 23 more block it on some paths. Among the top 100 sites: 18.1%.

13.1%

of 853 readable sites block Amazonbot

18.1%

of the top 100

most blocked of 29 AI crawlers

718

sites allow it on the home page

Blocked by category

Category	Sites read	Block Amazonbot
News & media	126	42.9%
Social	48	22.9%
Reference	43	14%
Other	260	10.4%
E-commerce	58	10.3%
Government	33	9.1%
Travel	13	7.7%
Entertainment	68	4.4%
Tech	154	0.6%
AI	9	0%
Education	20	0%
Finance	16	0%
Telecom	5	0%

Trend

The daily series for Amazonbot starts on 2026-10-01; a trend appears here as days accumulate.

Latest changes

dailymotion.com: blocked → allowed

Block or allow Amazonbot

User-agent: Amazonbot
Disallow: /

Replace Disallow: / with Allow: / to let it in. A site that blocks training crawlers but wants to be cited in AI answers usually keeps the search and user-triggered crawlers allowed.

FAQ

How many websites block Amazonbot?: As of 2026-10-01, 112 of the 853 popular websites whose robots.txt we could read (13.1%) block Amazonbot, Amazon's AI training crawler, on the home page; 23 more block it on some paths. Among the top 100 sites: 18.1%.
What is Amazonbot?: Amazonbot is Amazon's AI training crawler: it collects pages to train AI models. It is the #9 most blocked of the 29 AI crawlers in the index.
How do I block Amazonbot in robots.txt?: Add these lines to https://<your-site>/robots.txt: "User-agent: Amazonbot" followed by "Disallow: /". To allow it, use "Allow: /" instead. Well-behaved crawlers read robots.txt before fetching pages; firewall rules are needed to stop crawlers that ignore it.
How do I check whether my site blocks Amazonbot?: Use the free AI crawler checker at tools.yukai.uk/free/ai-crawler-checker: it shows the status of Amazonbot and 28 other AI crawlers with the exact robots.txt rule.

Other AI crawlers

Also from Amazon: Amzn-SearchBot (5.9%), Amzn-User (5.5%).