Does lnkd.in block AI crawlers?
Blocks AI training and AI answers
lnkd.in blocks both AI training crawlers and AI answer crawlers in its robots.txt.
Checked from lnkd.in/robots.txt. Robots rules change; the live file is the source of truth.
- AI crawlers blocked
- 10 of 12
- AI bots named in robots.txt
- 12
- llms.txt
- Not found
- Popularity
- Tranco top 5,000 (#2,016)
Can AI assistants cite lnkd.in?
- ChatGPT search: its search crawler is blocked
- Claude: its search crawler is blocked
- Perplexity: its search crawler is blocked
lnkd.in opts out of AI training by OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, Apple, Common Crawl, 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 lnkd.in |
|---|---|---|
| GPTBotOpenAI | AI training | Blocked |
| OAI-SearchBotOpenAI | AI answers | Some paths restricted |
| ChatGPT-UserOpenAI | AI answers | Blocked |
| ClaudeBotAnthropic | AI training | Blocked |
| Claude-SearchBotAnthropic | AI answers | Some paths restricted |
| Claude-UserAnthropic | AI answers | Blocked |
| PerplexityBotPerplexity | AI answers | Blocked |
| Google-ExtendedGoogle | AI training | Blocked |
| Applebot-ExtendedApple | AI training | Blocked |
| CCBotCommon Crawl | AI training | Blocked |
| BytespiderByteDance | AI training | Blocked |
| Meta-ExternalAgentMeta | AI training | Blocked |
How lnkd.in compares
- 19% of the 1,278 popular sites we checked block GPTBot; lnkd.in is one of them.
- 18% of the 1,278 popular sites we checked block ClaudeBot; lnkd.in is one of them.
- 14% of the 1,278 popular sites we checked block PerplexityBot; lnkd.in is one of them.
- Among 171 sites of similar popularity, 26% block at least one AI crawler.
The robots.txt rules that apply to AI crawlers
User-agent: OAI-SearchBot Disallow: /public-profile/ Disallow: /people/search/ Disallow: /people-guest/ Disallow: /addContacts* Disallow: /addressBookExport* Disallow: /ambry Disallow: /analytics/ Disallow: /answers* Disallow: /authwall Disallow: /badges/profile/create Disallow: /cap/ Disallow: /chat/ Disallow: /checkpoint/ Disallow: /companyDir* Disallow: /connections* Disallow: /csp/ Disallow: /e/ Disallow: /edurec* Disallow: /embed/feed/update/ Disallow: /endorsements Disallow: /find/ Disallow: /fizzy/admin Disallow: /groups/ Disallow: /groupAnswers* Disallow: /groupSharingMsg* Disallow: /inviteFromProfile* Disallow: /inviteMany* Disallow: /jobs?runSearch* Disallow: /jobs/view/externalApply/ Disallow: /jobs-guest/ Disallow: /api/jobPostings/jobs* Disallow: /jsearch* Disallow: /job-apply/ Disallow: /learning*?auth=true Disallow: /learning*&auth=true Disallow: /learning/articles/ Disallow: /learning/certificates/ Disallow: /learning/embed/ Disallow: /learning/events/ Disallow: /learning/instructors? User-agent: Google-Extended Disallow: / User-agent: anthropic-ai Disallow: / User-agent: ChatGPT-User Disallow: / User-agent: ClaudeBot Disallow: / User-agent: Claude-User Disallow: / User-agent: Claude-SearchBot Disallow: /public-profile/ Disallow: /people/search/ Disallow: /people-guest/ Disallow: /addContacts* Disallow: /addressBookExport* Disallow: /ambry Disallow: /analytics/ Disallow: /answers* Disallow: /authwall Disallow: /badges/profile/create Disallow: /cap/ Disallow: /chat/ Disallow: /checkpoint/ Disallow: /companyDir* Disallow: /connections* Disallow: /csp/ Disallow: /e/ Disallow: /edurec* Disallow: /embed/feed/update/ Disallow: /endorsements Disallow: /find/ Disallow: /fizzy/admin Disallow: /groups/ Disallow: /groupAnswers* Disallow: /groupSharingMsg* Disallow: /inviteFromProfile* Disallow: /inviteMany* Disallow: /jobs?runSearch* Disallow: /jobs/view/externalApply/ Disallow: /jobs-guest/ Disallow: /api/jobPostings/jobs* Disallow: /jsearch* Disallow: /job-apply/ Disallow: /learning*?auth=true Disallow: /learning*&auth=true Disallow: /learning/articles/ Disallow: /learning/certificates/ Disallow: /learning/embed/ Disallow: /learning/events/ Disallow: /learning/instructors? User-agent: GPTBot Disallow: / User-agent: PerplexityBot Disallow: / User-agent: Meta-ExternalAgent Disallow: / User-agent: CCBot Disallow: / User-agent: Bytespider Disallow: / 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
Does lnkd.in block GPTBot?
Yes. As of Oct 2, 2026, lnkd.in's robots.txt disallows GPTBot, OpenAI's training crawler.
Can ChatGPT search show results from lnkd.in?
Its robots.txt blocks a ChatGPT search crawler, so ChatGPT search is unlikely to read or cite those pages.
Does lnkd.in have an llms.txt file?
We didn't find a valid llms.txt at lnkd.in/llms.txt when we checked.
Data: lnkd.in's public robots.txt and llms.txt, fetched by AskableHQ. Popularity rank from the Tranco list (ID Y83YG). Methodology.