Does finn.no block AI crawlers?
Open to AI crawlers
finn.no doesn't block any of the major AI crawlers we track in its robots.txt.
Checked from finn.no/robots.txt. Robots rules change; the live file is the source of truth.
- AI crawlers blocked
- 0 of 12
- AI bots named in robots.txt
- 10
- llms.txt
- Not found
- Popularity
- Tranco top 2,000 (#1,109)
Can AI assistants cite finn.no?
- 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
finn.no doesn't opt out of AI model training through robots.txt. 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 finn.no |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Some paths restricted |
How finn.no compares
- 19% of the 1,278 popular sites we checked block GPTBot; finn.no does not.
- 18% of the 1,278 popular sites we checked block ClaudeBot; finn.no does not.
- 14% of the 1,278 popular sites we checked block PerplexityBot; finn.no does not.
- Among 201 sites of similar popularity, 32% block at least one AI crawler.
The robots.txt rules that apply to AI crawlers
User-agent: * Allow: /user/ Disallow: /finnboks/ Disallow: /contact.html Disallow: /adstats.html Disallow: /meldinger/ Disallow: /supersecret/ Disallow: /finn/import/ Disallow: /effekt/ Disallow: /map? Disallow: /map/ Disallow: /profile* Disallow: /report/item/ Disallow: */gallery.html Disallow: /bap.html Disallow: /job.html Disallow: /mc.html Allow: /mobility/item Allow: /mobility/search Allow: /mobility/browse Allow: /car/used/search.html Allow: /car/import/search.html Allow: /car/mobilehome/search.html Allow: /car/caravan/search.html Allow: /boat/forsale/search.html Allow: /boat/wanted/search.html Allow: /boat/rent/search.html Allow: /boat/motor/search.html Allow: /boat/motor/parts/search.html Allow: /boat/motor/wanted/search.html Allow: /boat/dock/available/search.html Allow: /boat/dock/wanted/search.html Allow: /mc/all/search.html Allow: /mc/scooter/search.html Allow: /mc/snowmobile/search.html Allow: /mc/atv/search.html Allow: /b2b/vanused/search.html Allow: /b2b/vanimport/search.html Allow: /b2b/truck/search.html Allow: /b2b/truckabroad/search.html Allow: /b2b/bus/search.html User-agent: GPTBot Disallow: /job/ User-agent: GPTBot User-agent: OAI-SearchBot User-agent: ChatGPT-User Disallow: /job/salary/ Allow: /job/salary/$ Allow: /job/salary$ Allow: /job/salary/explore Allow: /job/salary/onboarding/landing User-agent: GPTBot User-agent: ClaudeBot User-agent: anthropic-ai User-agent: Google-Extended User-agent: Applebot-Extended User-agent: CCBot User-agent: Bytespider User-agent: Meta-ExternalAgent User-agent: Amazonbot Disallow: /realestate/
Excerpt: only groups for all user-agents (*) or named AI crawlers, up to 40 rules per group.
Sites with a similar AI policy
Does finn.no block GPTBot?
No. As of Oct 2, 2026, finn.no's robots.txt doesn't block GPTBot, though some paths are restricted for all crawlers.
Can ChatGPT search show results from finn.no?
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 finn.no have an llms.txt file?
We didn't find a valid llms.txt at finn.no/llms.txt when we checked.
Data: finn.no's public robots.txt and llms.txt, fetched by AskableHQ. Popularity rank from the Tranco list (ID Y83YG). Methodology.