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Which websites block OAI-AdsBot?

As of 2026-10-01, 37 of the 853 popular websites whose robots.txt we could read (4.3%) block OAI-AdsBot, OpenAI's ads review crawler, on the home page; 2 more block it on some paths. Among the top 100 sites: 12%.

4.3%
of 853 readable sites block OAI-AdsBot
12%
of the top 100
#26
most blocked of 29 AI crawlers
814
sites allow it on the home page

Blocked by category

CategorySites readBlock OAI-AdsBot
Social4818.8%
Travel137.7%
Other2605.4%
E-commerce585.2%
Reference434.7%
Entertainment684.4%
News & media1262.4%
Tech1541.3%
AI90%
Education200%
Finance160%
Government330%
Telecom50%

Popular sites that block OAI-AdsBot (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. ebay.com E-commerce
  11. meraki.com Tech
  12. imdb.com Reference
  13. reuters.com News & media
  14. weibo.com Social
  15. trustpilot.com Other
  16. wsj.com News & media
  17. sohu.com Tech
  18. threads.com Social
  19. fb.com Other
  20. disneyplus.com Entertainment
  21. academia.edu Reference
  22. amap.com Travel
  23. emag.ro E-commerce
  24. tjk.org Other
  25. aka.ms Other
  26. sportfilm800.com News & media
  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 OAI-AdsBot on some paths (2)

  1. capcut.com Other
  2. expedia.com Travel

Trend

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

Latest changes

No site changed its OAI-AdsBot rule in the latest daily run.

Block or allow OAI-AdsBot

User-agent: OAI-AdsBot
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 OAI-AdsBot?
As of 2026-10-01, 37 of the 853 popular websites whose robots.txt we could read (4.3%) block OAI-AdsBot, OpenAI's ads review crawler, on the home page; 2 more block it on some paths. Among the top 100 sites: 12%.
What is OAI-AdsBot?
OAI-AdsBot is OpenAI's ads review crawler. It is the #26 most blocked of the 29 AI crawlers in the index.
How do I block OAI-AdsBot in robots.txt?
Add these lines to https://<your-site>/robots.txt: "User-agent: OAI-AdsBot" 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 OAI-AdsBot?
Use the free AI crawler checker at tools.yukai.uk/free/ai-crawler-checker: it shows the status of OAI-AdsBot and 28 other AI crawlers with the exact robots.txt rule.

Other AI crawlers

Also from OpenAI: GPTBot (17%), OAI-SearchBot (6.7%), ChatGPT-User (9.6%).