Does coursera.org block AI crawlers?
Blocks AI training, allows AI answers
coursera.org blocks at least one AI training crawler but still lets AI answer engines read its pages.
Checked from coursera.org/robots.txt. Robots rules change; the live file is the source of truth.
- AI crawlers blocked
- 1 of 12
- AI bots named in robots.txt
- 8
- llms.txt
- Published
- Popularity
- Tranco top 2,000 (#1,214)
Can AI assistants cite coursera.org?
- ChatGPT search: its search crawlers may read the site
- Claude: its search crawlers may read the site
- Perplexity: its search crawlers may read the site
coursera.org opts out of AI training by Meta. Training crawlers and answer crawlers are separate: blocking training doesn't by itself remove a site from AI answers.
AI crawler access, bot by bot
| Crawler | Used for | Status on coursera.org |
|---|---|---|
| GPTBotOpenAI | AI training | Some paths restricted |
| OAI-SearchBotOpenAI | AI answers | Some paths restricted |
| ChatGPT-UserOpenAI | AI answers | Some paths restricted |
| ClaudeBotAnthropic | AI training | Some paths restricted |
| Claude-SearchBotAnthropic | AI answers | Some paths restricted |
| Claude-UserAnthropic | AI answers | Some paths restricted |
| PerplexityBotPerplexity | AI answers | Some paths restricted |
| Google-ExtendedGoogle | AI training | Some paths restricted |
| Applebot-ExtendedApple | AI training | Some paths restricted |
| CCBotCommon Crawl | AI training | Some paths restricted |
| BytespiderByteDance | AI training | Some paths restricted |
| Meta-ExternalAgentMeta | AI training | Blocked |
How coursera.org compares
- 19% of the 1,278 popular sites we checked block GPTBot; coursera.org does not.
- 18% of the 1,278 popular sites we checked block ClaudeBot; coursera.org does not.
- 14% of the 1,278 popular sites we checked block PerplexityBot; coursera.org does not.
- Among 200 sites of similar popularity, 30% block at least one AI crawler.
The robots.txt rules that apply to AI crawlers
User-agent: * Allow: /api/utilities/v1/imageproxy Allow: /llms.txt Disallow: /maestro/api/ Disallow: /api/ Disallow: /maestro/ Disallow: /ui/ Disallow: /signature/voucher/ Disallow: /account/ Disallow: /acclaimbadge/ Disallow: /voucher/ Disallow: /search Disallow: /ent-website/ Disallow: /learn-perf/ Disallow: /specializations-perf/ Disallow: /professional-certificates-perf/ Disallow: /learn-noperf/ Disallow: /specializations-noperf/ Disallow: /professional-certificates-noperf/ Disallow: /business/xmlrpc.php Disallow: /business/wp-content/uploads/& Disallow: /business/search Disallow: /business/teams/search Disallow: /organizations/ Disallow: /programs/ Disallow: /5JKLVK/ User-agent: CCBot Disallow: /lecture/ Disallow: /courses?page= Disallow: /courses?*&page= Allow: /courses?page=1$ Allow: /courses?page=1& Allow: /courses?page=2$ Allow: /courses?page=2& Allow: /courses?page=3$ Allow: /courses?page=3& Allow: /courses?page=4$ Allow: /courses?page=4& Allow: /courses?page=5$ Allow: /courses?page=5& Allow: /courses?*&page=1$ Allow: /courses?*&page=1& Allow: /courses?*&page=2$ Allow: /courses?*&page=2& Allow: /courses?*&page=3$ Allow: /courses?*&page=3& Allow: /courses?*&page=4$ Allow: /courses?*&page=4& Allow: /courses?*&page=5$ Allow: /courses?*&page=5& User-agent: GPTBot Disallow: /lecture/ Disallow: /courses?page= Disallow: /courses?*&page= Allow: /courses?page=1$ Allow: /courses?page=1& Allow: /courses?page=2$ Allow: /courses?page=2& Allow: /courses?page=3$ Allow: /courses?page=3& Allow: /courses?page=4$ Allow: /courses?page=4& Allow: /courses?page=5$ Allow: /courses?page=5& Allow: /courses?*&page=1$ Allow: /courses?*&page=1& Allow: /courses?*&page=2$ Allow: /courses?*&page=2& Allow: /courses?*&page=3$ Allow: /courses?*&page=3& Allow: /courses?*&page=4$ Allow: /courses?*&page=4& Allow: /courses?*&page=5$ Allow: /courses?*&page=5& User-agent: ClaudeBot Disallow: /lecture/ Disallow: /courses?page= Disallow: /courses?*&page= Allow: /courses?page=1$ Allow: /courses?page=1& Allow: /courses?page=2$ Allow: /courses?page=2& Allow: /courses?page=3$ Allow: /courses?page=3& Allow: /courses?page=4$ Allow: /courses?page=4& Allow: /courses?page=5$ Allow: /courses?page=5& Allow: /courses?*&page=1$ Allow: /courses?*&page=1& Allow: /courses?*&page=2$ Allow: /courses?*&page=2& Allow: /courses?*&page=3$ Allow: /courses?*&page=3& Allow: /courses?*&page=4$ Allow: /courses?*&page=4& Allow: /courses?*&page=5$ Allow: /courses?*&page=5& User-agent: Google-Extended Disallow: /lecture/ Disallow: /courses?page= Disallow: /courses?*&page= Allow: /courses?page=1$ Allow: /courses?page=1& Allow: /courses?page=2$ Allow: /courses?page=2& Allow: /courses?page=3$ Allow: /courses?page=3& Allow: /courses?page=4$ Allow: /courses?page=4& Allow: /courses?page=5$ Allow: /courses?page=5& Allow: /courses?*&page=1$ Allow: /courses?*&page=1& Allow: /courses?*&page=2$ Allow: /courses?*&page=2& Allow: /courses?*&page=3$ Allow: /courses?*&page=3& Allow: /courses?*&page=4$ Allow: /courses?*&page=4& Allow: /courses?*&page=5$ Allow: /courses?*&page=5& User-agent: PerplexityBot Disallow: /lecture/ Disallow: /courses?page= Disallow: /courses?*&page= Allow: /courses?page=1$ Allow: /courses?page=1& Allow: /courses?page=2$ Allow: /courses?page=2& Allow: /courses?page=3$ Allow: /courses?page=3& Allow: /courses?page=4$ Allow: /courses?page=4& Allow: /courses?page=5$ Allow: /courses?page=5& Allow: /courses?*&page=1$ Allow: /courses?*&page=1& Allow: /courses?*&page=2$ Allow: /courses?*&page=2& Allow: /courses?*&page=3$ Allow: /courses?*&page=3& Allow: /courses?*&page=4$ Allow: /courses?*&page=4& Allow: /courses?*&page=5$ Allow: /courses?*&page=5& User-agent: meta-externalagent Disallow: / User-agent: OAI-SearchBot Allow: /api/utilities/v1/imageproxy Disallow: /api/ Disallow: /courses?page= Disallow: /courses?*&page= Allow: /courses?page=1$ Allow: /courses?page=1& Allow: /courses?page=2$ Allow: /courses?page=2& Allow: /courses?page=3$ Allow: /courses?page=3& Allow: /courses?page=4$ Allow: /courses?page=4& Allow: /courses?page=5$ Allow: /courses?page=5& Allow: /courses?*&page=1$ Allow: /courses?*&page=1& Allow: /courses?*&page=2$ Allow: /courses?*&page=2& Allow: /courses?*&page=3$ Allow: /courses?*&page=3& Allow: /courses?*&page=4$ Allow: /courses?*&page=4& Allow: /courses?*&page=5$ Allow: /courses?*&page=5& User-agent: ChatGPT-User Allow: /api/utilities/v1/imageproxy Disallow: /api/ Disallow: /courses?page= Disallow: /courses?*&page= Allow: /courses?page=1$ Allow: /courses?page=1& Allow: /courses?page=2$ Allow: /courses?page=2& Allow: /courses?page=3$ Allow: /courses?page=3& Allow: /courses?page=4$ Allow: /courses?page=4& Allow: /courses?page=5$ Allow: /courses?page=5& Allow: /courses?*&page=1$ Allow: /courses?*&page=1& Allow: /courses?*&page=2$ Allow: /courses?*&page=2& Allow: /courses?*&page=3$ Allow: /courses?*&page=3& Allow: /courses?*&page=4$ Allow: /courses?*&page=4& Allow: /courses?*&page=5$ Allow: /courses?*&page=5&
Excerpt: only groups for all user-agents (*) or named AI crawlers, up to 40 rules per group.
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Does coursera.org block GPTBot?
No. As of Oct 2, 2026, coursera.org's robots.txt doesn't block GPTBot, though some paths are restricted for all crawlers.
Can ChatGPT search show results from coursera.org?
Its robots.txt doesn't block OAI-SearchBot or ChatGPT-User, so ChatGPT's search crawlers may read it. Whether pages are actually shown depends on ChatGPT.
Does coursera.org have an llms.txt file?
Yes — coursera.org/llms.txt was found when we checked.
Data: coursera.org's public robots.txt and llms.txt, fetched by AskableHQ. Popularity rank from the Tranco list (ID Y83YG). Methodology.