Robots.txt Tester
Parse any site's robots.txt: groups, rules, sitemap directives, and blockers.
How it works
Enter any URL on the site and the tester fetches robots.txt from that origin, parses every group and rule, and flags the problems that actually cost rankings — a missing file, a stray Disallow: /, or a missing sitemap directive.
Unrecognized directives are listed so typos don't silently get ignored by crawlers.
Download the result as CSV or JSON, free and instant.
Frequently asked questions
I entered a page URL, not robots.txt — is that okay?
Yes. The tester derives the site origin from whatever URL you enter and fetches its /robots.txt automatically.
Does a missing robots.txt hurt SEO?
Crawlers treat a missing file as allow-everything, so nothing breaks — but an explicit file with a sitemap directive gives crawlers a map and gives you control.
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