Does zalando.de block AI crawlers?
Blocks AI training, allows AI answers
zalando.de blocks at least one AI training crawler but still lets AI answer engines read its pages.
Checked from zalando.de/robots.txt. Robots rules change; the live file is the source of truth.
- AI crawlers blocked
- 5 of 12
- AI bots named in robots.txt
- 5
- llms.txt
- Published
- Popularity
- Tranco top 5,000 (#3,290)
Can AI assistants cite zalando.de?
- 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
zalando.de opts out of AI training by OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, Apple, ByteDance. 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 zalando.de |
|---|---|---|
| GPTBotOpenAI | AI training | Blocked |
| OAI-SearchBotOpenAI | AI answers | Some paths restricted |
| ChatGPT-UserOpenAI | AI answers | Some paths restricted |
| ClaudeBotAnthropic | AI training | Blocked |
| Claude-SearchBotAnthropic | AI answers | Some paths restricted |
| Claude-UserAnthropic | AI answers | Some paths restricted |
| PerplexityBotPerplexity | AI answers | Some paths restricted |
| Google-ExtendedGoogle | AI training | Blocked |
| Applebot-ExtendedApple | AI training | Blocked |
| CCBotCommon Crawl | AI training | Some paths restricted |
| BytespiderByteDance | AI training | Blocked |
| Meta-ExternalAgentMeta | AI training | Some paths restricted |
How zalando.de compares
- 19% of the 1,278 popular sites we checked block GPTBot; zalando.de is one of them.
- 18% of the 1,278 popular sites we checked block ClaudeBot; zalando.de is one of them.
- 14% of the 1,278 popular sites we checked block PerplexityBot; zalando.de does not.
- Among 169 sites of similar popularity, 24% block at least one AI crawler.
The robots.txt rules that apply to AI crawlers
User-agent: ClaudeBot User-agent: AI2Bot User-agent: Bytespider User-agent: GPTBot User-agent: Google-Extended User-agent: Applebot-Extended Disallow: / User-agent: * Allow: /trend-rewind/* Disallow: /*&*&*&* Disallow: /cart/* Disallow: /wardrobe/* Disallow: /myaccount/* Disallow: /opinions* Allow: /api/navigation Allow: /api/graphql/ Disallow: /api/navigation/* Disallow: /api/* Disallow: /consent/api/ucversion Disallow: /reco-catalog/ Disallow: /assistant Disallow: /checkout/partner/* Disallow: /*微信 Disallow: /*=WA*08
Excerpt: only groups for all user-agents (*) or named AI crawlers, up to 40 rules per group.
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Does zalando.de block GPTBot?
Yes. As of Oct 2, 2026, zalando.de's robots.txt disallows GPTBot, OpenAI's training crawler.
Can ChatGPT search show results from zalando.de?
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 zalando.de have an llms.txt file?
Yes — zalando.de/llms.txt was found when we checked.
Data: zalando.de's public robots.txt and llms.txt, fetched by AskableHQ. Popularity rank from the Tranco list (ID Y83YG). Methodology.