# Check if a site blocks GPTBot, ClaudeBot and other AI crawlers

**Use case:** 

Reads a site's robots.txt and reports, for 20 AI crawlers including GPTBot, ClaudeBot, PerplexityBot and Google-Extended, whether each may fetch the page. It also checks for llms.txt and a sitemap. This example audits goodreads.com. Enter your own site to see what AI search can read.

## Input

```json
{
  "urls": [
    "https://www.goodreads.com/"
  ],
  "maxPagesPerSite": 1
}
```

## Output

```json
{
  "type": {
    "label": "Row type",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "status": {
    "label": "Status",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "input": {
    "label": "Input",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "source": {
    "label": "Source",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "title": {
    "label": "Page title",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "sampledPages": {
    "label": "Audited pages",
    "format": "integer"
  },
  "findings": {
    "label": "Findings",
    "format": "array"
  },
  "generatedLlmsTxt": {
    "label": "Generated llms.txt",
    "format": "string"
  }
}
```

## How it works

### 1. Sign up on Apify or log in

The llms.txt Generator & AI Crawler Audit Actor is ready to run with the inputs already set for "Check if a site blocks GPTBot, ClaudeBot and other AI crawlers". [Sign up or log in](https://console.apify.com/create-task-from-example/J1s38Psgq3Gj1eDDx) and you'll land in Apify Console with a copy of this exact task.

### 2. Start the "Check if a site blocks GPTBot, ClaudeBot and other AI crawlers" task

The llms.txt Generator & AI Crawler Audit Actor will start running based on the input automatically. You can also change all the input fields, like site urls and pages per site, to match your specific use case.

### 3. Receive the "Check if a site blocks GPTBot, ClaudeBot and other AI crawlers" output

Monitor the progress in real time. You will be notified as soon as your dataset is complete and ready for review. Each result includes data such as row type, status, input, and more.

### 4. Integrate into your workflow

The final output is delivered in JSON, CSV, or Excel format, ready to be plugged into your workflow. You can also [run the "Check if a site blocks GPTBot, ClaudeBot and other AI crawlers" task via API](https://apify.com/miacx/llms-txt-generator.md).

## FAQ

### What does the AI crawler check task return?

The AI crawler check task returns, per site, an allowed or blocked verdict for each of 20 AI crawlers, the llms.txt and sitemap status, and fix suggestions.

### Which crawlers does the AI crawler check task cover?

The AI crawler check task covers 20 crawlers, including GPTBot, OAI-SearchBot, ChatGPT-User, ClaudeBot, PerplexityBot, Google-Extended, Applebot-Extended and CCBot.

### Does blocking Google-Extended remove a site from Google Search?

No. Google-Extended only controls use for Gemini training and grounding. The AI crawler check task reports it separately from Googlebot.

## About this Actor

This example demonstrates how to use [llms.txt Generator & AI Crawler Audit](https://apify.com/miacx/llms-txt-generator.md) with a specific input configuration. Visit the [Actor detail page](https://apify.com/miacx/llms-txt-generator.md) to learn more, explore other use cases, and run it yourself.


## How to integrate an Actor?

This Task's input is already configured above. Use it as-is rather than inventing a new one.

Do not guess an integration path. Every one of them is in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md: the Apify MCP server, Agent Skills with the Apify CLI, the JavaScript and Python clients, the REST API, and the account-free path for an agent with no human to sign in. It also carries the rule on stating cost before the first paid run.

For full API examples (JavaScript, Python, CLI, MCP, OpenAPI), see this Task's Actor page: https://apify.com/miacx/llms-txt-generator.md

Each client library has reference documentation the quickstart does not restate: [JavaScript/TypeScript](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md) (`npm install apify-client`) and [Python](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md) (`pip install apify-client`).