What is Applebot-Extended?

Applebot-Extended is Apple's AI training crawler: it collects pages to train AI models. It is the #6 most blocked of the 29 AI crawlers in the index.

How do I block Applebot-Extended in robots.txt?

Add these lines to https:// /robots.txt: "User-agent: Applebot-Extended" 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 Applebot-Extended?

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

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Which websites block Applebot-Extended?

As of 2026-10-01, 122 of the 853 popular websites whose robots.txt we could read (14.3%) block Applebot-Extended, Apple's AI training crawler, on the home page; 23 more block it on some paths. Among the top 100 sites: 21.7%.

14.3%

of 853 readable sites block Applebot-Extended

21.7%

of the top 100

most blocked of 29 AI crawlers

708

sites allow it on the home page

Blocked by category

Category	Sites read	Block Applebot-Extended
News & media	126	43.7%
Social	48	27.1%
Travel	13	23.1%
Reference	43	18.6%
Other	260	10.4%
Entertainment	68	8.8%
E-commerce	58	6.9%
Government	33	6.1%
Tech	154	2.6%
AI	9	0%
Education	20	0%
Finance	16	0%
Telecom	5	0%

Trend

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

Latest changes

dailymotion.com: blocked → allowed

Block or allow Applebot-Extended

User-agent: Applebot-Extended
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 Applebot-Extended?: As of 2026-10-01, 122 of the 853 popular websites whose robots.txt we could read (14.3%) block Applebot-Extended, Apple's AI training crawler, on the home page; 23 more block it on some paths. Among the top 100 sites: 21.7%.
What is Applebot-Extended?: Applebot-Extended is Apple's AI training crawler: it collects pages to train AI models. It is the #6 most blocked of the 29 AI crawlers in the index.
How do I block Applebot-Extended in robots.txt?: Add these lines to https://<your-site>/robots.txt: "User-agent: Applebot-Extended" 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 Applebot-Extended?: Use the free AI crawler checker at tools.yukai.uk/free/ai-crawler-checker: it shows the status of Applebot-Extended and 28 other AI crawlers with the exact robots.txt rule.

Other AI crawlers

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