Does linktr.ee block AI crawlers?
Blocks AI training, allows AI answers
linktr.ee blocks at least one AI training crawler but still lets AI answer engines read its pages.
Checked from linktr.ee/robots.txt. Robots rules change; the live file is the source of truth.
- AI crawlers blocked
- 2 of 12
- AI bots named in robots.txt
- 10
- llms.txt
- Published
- Popularity
- Tranco top 500 (#272)
Can AI assistants cite linktr.ee?
- 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
linktr.ee opts out of AI training by ByteDance, 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 linktr.ee |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Allowed |
| Applebot-ExtendedApple | AI training | Allowed |
| CCBotCommon Crawl | AI training | Some paths restricted |
| BytespiderByteDance | AI training | Blocked |
| Meta-ExternalAgentMeta | AI training | Blocked |
How linktr.ee compares
- 19% of the 1,278 popular sites we checked block GPTBot; linktr.ee does not.
- 18% of the 1,278 popular sites we checked block ClaudeBot; linktr.ee does not.
- 14% of the 1,278 popular sites we checked block PerplexityBot; linktr.ee does not.
- Among 193 sites of similar popularity, 33% block at least one AI crawler.
The robots.txt rules that apply to AI crawlers
User-agent: Applebot-Extended Allow: / User-agent: OAI-SearchBot Disallow: /admin$ Disallow: /admin/ Disallow: /admin? Disallow: /s/about/trust-center/report User-agent: ChatGPT-User Disallow: /admin$ Disallow: /admin/ Disallow: /admin? Disallow: /s/about/trust-center/report User-agent: GPTBot Disallow: /admin$ Disallow: /admin/ Disallow: /admin? Disallow: /s/about/trust-center/report User-agent: Claude-SearchBot Disallow: /admin$ Disallow: /admin/ Disallow: /admin? Disallow: /s/about/trust-center/report User-agent: Claude-User Disallow: /admin$ Disallow: /admin/ Disallow: /admin? Disallow: /s/about/trust-center/report User-agent: ClaudeBot Disallow: /admin$ Disallow: /admin/ Disallow: /admin? Disallow: /s/about/trust-center/report User-agent: PerplexityBot Disallow: /admin$ Disallow: /admin/ Disallow: /admin? Disallow: /s/about/trust-center/report User-agent: Google-Extended Allow: / User-agent: CCBot Disallow: /admin$ Disallow: /admin/ Disallow: /admin? Disallow: /s/about/trust-center/report User-agent: * Disallow: /
Excerpt: only groups for all user-agents (*) or named AI crawlers, up to 40 rules per group.
Sites with a similar AI policy
- who.int · 1 blocked
- forter.com · 3 blocked
- canva.com · 6 blocked
- alibaba.com · 2 blocked
- weather.com · 2 blocked
- name.com · 1 blocked
- medium.com · 5 blocked
- flickr.com · 7 blocked
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Does linktr.ee block GPTBot?
No. As of Oct 2, 2026, linktr.ee's robots.txt doesn't block GPTBot, though some paths are restricted for all crawlers.
Can ChatGPT search show results from linktr.ee?
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 linktr.ee have an llms.txt file?
Yes — linktr.ee/llms.txt was found when we checked.
Data: linktr.ee's public robots.txt and llms.txt, fetched by AskableHQ. Popularity rank from the Tranco list (ID Y83YG). Methodology.