Robots.txt Tester — Validate Crawl Rules

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About Robots.txt Tester

What is the Robots.txt Tester?

Validate whether a specific URL is allowed or blocked for a given crawler. Use it to confirm SEO directives before launch.

How It Works

Paste a robots.txt file or fetch one from a domain.
Enter a user-agent and URL or path to test.
See the matched rule and allow/disallow result.

Great For

SEO QA: Verify crawl rules for key pages.
Migrations: Ensure bots can reach updated URLs.
Troubleshooting: Identify blocking rules quickly.

After testing robots rules, you may also want Robots.txt Generator, Sitemap Finder & Checker, and Sitemap Validator.

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