Does name.com block AI crawlers?
Blocks AI training, allows AI answers
name.com blocks at least one AI training crawler but still lets AI answer engines read its pages.
Checked from name.com/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
- 1
- llms.txt
- Published
- Popularity
- Tranco top 500 (#337)
Can AI assistants cite name.com?
- 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
name.com 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 name.com |
|---|---|---|
| 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 name.com compares
- 19% of the 1,278 popular sites we checked block GPTBot; name.com does not.
- 18% of the 1,278 popular sites we checked block ClaudeBot; name.com does not.
- 14% of the 1,278 popular sites we checked block PerplexityBot; name.com does not.
- Among 193 sites of similar popularity, 30% block at least one AI crawler.
The robots.txt rules that apply to AI crawlers
User-agent: * Disallow: /*?subject= Disallow: /api$ Disallow: /v4/ Disallow: /domain/renew Disallow: /leaving Disallow: /account/credentials/claim_account Disallow: */domain/search/* Disallow: /de-de/de-de/ Disallow: /de-de/en-us/ Disallow: /de-de/es-la/ Disallow: /de-de/fr-fr/ Disallow: /de-de/pt-br/ Disallow: /de-de/ru-ru/ Disallow: /de-de/tr-tr/ Disallow: /de-de/zh-cn/ Disallow: /en-us/de-de/ Disallow: /en-us/en-us/ Disallow: /en-us/es-la/ Disallow: /en-us/fr-fr/ Disallow: /en-us/pt-br/ Disallow: /en-us/ru-ru/ Disallow: /en-us/tr-tr/ Disallow: /en-us/zh-cn/ Disallow: /es-la/de-de/ Disallow: /es-la/en-us/ Disallow: /es-la/es-la/ Disallow: /es-la/fr-fr/ Disallow: /es-la/pt-br/ Disallow: /es-la/ru-ru/ Disallow: /es-la/tr-tr/ Disallow: /es-la/zh-cn/ Disallow: /fr-fr/de-de/ Disallow: /fr-fr/en-us/ Disallow: /fr-fr/es-la/ Disallow: /fr-fr/fr-fr/ Disallow: /fr-fr/pt-br/ Disallow: /fr-fr/ru-ru/ Disallow: /fr-fr/tr-tr/ Disallow: /fr-fr/zh-cn/ Disallow: /pt-br/de-de/ User-agent: meta-externalagent Disallow: /
Excerpt: only groups for all user-agents (*) or named AI crawlers, up to 40 rules per group.
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Does name.com block GPTBot?
No. As of Oct 2, 2026, name.com's robots.txt doesn't block GPTBot, though some paths are restricted for all crawlers.
Can ChatGPT search show results from name.com?
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 name.com have an llms.txt file?
Yes — name.com/llms.txt was found when we checked.
Data: name.com's public robots.txt and llms.txt, fetched by AskableHQ. Popularity rank from the Tranco list (ID Y83YG). Methodology.