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Robots.txt Tester

Paste robots.txt content and test whether a path is allowed or blocked for a chosen user-agent without fetching a live file.

Pasted robots.txt stays in your browser. No live URL fetching.

Paste robots.txt contentCharacters: 148/20,000 (pasted input only).

User-agentPath to test

Result

Allowed

Groups

Relevant rules

Allowed by line 8: allow: /staging/preview/

Matched line 8: allow: /staging/preview/ for user-agent googlebot

Robots.txt Tester workflow tips

Use this pasted-input checker before deploying robots.txt changes. It is intentionally lightweight: paste the file contents, test representative paths, and confirm the rule you expected is the rule that matches.

Check important paths

Test home pages, category pages, tool pages, admin paths, staging paths, and sitemap locations with the user-agents you care about.

Review rule order and specificity

Robots rules are easiest to reason about when the most specific paths are clear. This tester reports the matched line so QA notes are easier to write.

Continue SEO QA

Pair it with Sitemap URL Extractor, Meta Robots Tag Checker, and Canonical Tag Checker.

What this tool does

Parses pasted robots.txt rules, matches Allow and Disallow directives by user-agent and path, applies a longest-match check, and explains the matching rule.

Common use cases

Test pasted robots.txt rules against a user-agent and path before publishing crawl-control changes.

Use Robots.txt Tester during a pasted-input SEO QA pass before publishing or handing off a page. It helps review copied metadata, snippets, headings, social tags, or canonical signals without crawling a live URL.

How to use it

Paste robots.txt content from your draft, repository, CMS, or copied source.
Enter the user-agent and path you want to test.
Review the allowed or blocked result, matched rule, and parsing warnings before publishing.

Example workflow

Paste the relevant title, description, tag block, heading outline, or canonical markup from your draft page. Review the warnings and preview output, make edits in your CMS or document, then recheck the same pasted input before publishing.

Privacy note

This robots.txt tester uses pasted input only. It does not fetch a live robots.txt file, crawl URLs, upload content, or store your rules.

FAQ

Does this tester fetch my robots.txt file?

No. It is pasted-input only and does not fetch, crawl, upload, or store a live robots.txt file.

How does it choose a matching rule?

It uses a practical longest-match check across relevant Allow and Disallow directives, with Allow winning ties.

Is this a full search engine crawler emulator?

No. It is a lightweight QA helper for common robots.txt checks. Always verify critical crawl controls with the search engine tools you rely on.

Explore more tools

Browse the SEO Tools hub or continue with the SEO QA Toolkit when this task is part of a larger workflow.