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Which websites block Google-GeminiNotebook?

As of 2026-10-01, 37 of the 853 popular websites whose robots.txt we could read (4.3%) block Google-GeminiNotebook, Google's user-triggered AI fetcher, on the home page; 1 more block it on some paths. Among the top 100 sites: 10.8%.

4.3%
of 853 readable sites block Google-GeminiNotebook
10.8%
of the top 100
#27
most blocked of 29 AI crawlers
815
sites allow it on the home page

Blocked by category

CategorySites readBlock Google-GeminiNotebook
Social4818.8%
Travel137.7%
Other2605.8%
Reference434.7%
Entertainment684.4%
E-commerce583.4%
News & media1262.4%
Tech1541.3%
AI90%
Education200%
Finance160%
Government330%
Telecom50%

Popular sites that block Google-GeminiNotebook (37)

  1. facebook.com Social
  2. instagram.com Social
  3. twitter.com Social
  4. linkedin.com Social
  5. netflix.com Entertainment
  6. x.com Social
  7. pinterest.com Social
  8. reddit.com Social
  9. flickr.com Other
  10. meraki.com Tech
  11. imdb.com Reference
  12. reuters.com News & media
  13. weibo.com Social
  14. trustpilot.com Other
  15. wsj.com News & media
  16. sohu.com Tech
  17. threads.com Social
  18. fb.com Other
  19. disneyplus.com Entertainment
  20. academia.edu Reference
  21. amap.com Travel
  22. emag.ro E-commerce
  23. tjk.org Other
  24. aka.ms Other
  25. sportfilm800.com News & media
  26. twkan.com Other
  27. rocketmoney.dev Other
  28. qcloud.com Other
  29. blackhub.team Other
  30. adrta.com Other
  31. marketwatch.com E-commerce
  32. merkur.de Other
  33. hulu.com Entertainment
  34. lnkd.in Other
  35. sogou.com Other
  36. salesforceliveagent.com Other
  37. sedoparking.com Other

Sites that block Google-GeminiNotebook on some paths (1)

  1. capcut.com Other

Trend

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

Latest changes

Block or allow Google-GeminiNotebook

User-agent: Google-GeminiNotebook
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 Google-GeminiNotebook?
As of 2026-10-01, 37 of the 853 popular websites whose robots.txt we could read (4.3%) block Google-GeminiNotebook, Google's user-triggered AI fetcher, on the home page; 1 more block it on some paths. Among the top 100 sites: 10.8%.
What is Google-GeminiNotebook?
Google-GeminiNotebook is Google's user-triggered AI fetcher: it fetches a page when a user asks the assistant about it. It is the #27 most blocked of the 29 AI crawlers in the index.
How do I block Google-GeminiNotebook in robots.txt?
Add these lines to https://<your-site>/robots.txt: "User-agent: Google-GeminiNotebook" 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 Google-GeminiNotebook?
Use the free AI crawler checker at tools.yukai.uk/free/ai-crawler-checker: it shows the status of Google-GeminiNotebook and 28 other AI crawlers with the exact robots.txt rule.

Other AI crawlers

Also from Google: Google-Extended (14%), Google-CloudVertexBot (7.2%), Google-Agent (4.5%).