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Crawl rule check

Free Robots.txt Tester

Paste robots.txt, enter a path, and see whether the page is likely allowed for the selected crawler.

88%Likely allowed
Crawl verdictallow: /

This path looks crawlable under the pasted rules.

Specific user-agentUsing wildcard rules

Wildcard rules are normal. Specific crawler groups matter when Googlebot or other bots need different access.

Sitemap directiveSitemap found

Add a sitemap directive if it helps crawlers discover canonical URLs.

Sitewide block riskNo obvious full-site block

No broad full-site block detected.

Search intent

Built for people searching "robots.txt tester".

This page matches people who need a fast robots.txt checker and a plain answer about whether Googlebot can reach a page.

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What a robots.txt tester should answer

The useful answer is not just valid or invalid. Site owners need to know which rule matched, what crawler it affects, and whether an important page is at risk.

  • Check Googlebot, Bingbot, and common crawler user agents.
  • See the Allow or Disallow rule that affects the URL path.
  • Spot broad blocks such as Disallow: / before they damage indexing.

Common crawl mistakes to catch

Robots.txt problems often happen during redesigns, staging launches, ecommerce filter cleanup, and CMS migrations.

  • Blocking CSS, JavaScript, service pages, products, or location pages.
  • Forgetting that robots.txt controls crawling, not guaranteed removal from Google.
  • Using broad rules when a noindex tag or canonical would be safer.

What to do after the test

If a page is blocked by mistake, fix the robots file, confirm the page returns a clean status code, and request inspection in Google Search Console.

  • Keep the sitemap, canonical URL, and internal links aligned.
  • Recheck after deployment because small robots.txt edits can affect the whole site.
  • Use SEOGOD monitoring when important pages should never become blocked again.

How to use this free tool

  1. Paste your robots.txt rules into the tester.
  2. Enter the URL path you want Googlebot to crawl.
  3. Choose the crawler and run the check.
  4. Review the matched rule and fix broad blocks before requesting indexing.
Why this exists

Useful first. Upgrade second.

Every free SEOGOD utility must give a business owner a useful answer without forcing them into a technical dashboard. The full product exists for the next step: monitoring, patching, proof, and ranking work across the selected project.

Is this a full robots parser?

It handles common Allow and Disallow patterns for practical checks. Complex edge cases should be verified with search engine tools.

Can robots.txt remove pages from Google?

Robots.txt controls crawling, not necessarily indexing. Noindex and canonical signals are separate.

What is the biggest risk?

Blocking service pages, product pages, assets, or the entire site with broad Disallow rules.