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Free Robots.txt Tester

A misconfigured robots.txt can silently block Google from indexing your entire site. This tool fetches your robots.txt, parses all user-agent rules, and lets you test specific paths to see instantly if they're blocked or allowed — for Googlebot, Bingbot, or any other crawler.

What This Tool Checks

  • check_circleFetches and displays your full robots.txt file content
  • check_circleParses all user-agent rules (Googlebot, Bingbot, *, and custom bots)
  • check_circlePath tester: enter any URL path and get an instant Allow/Block verdict
  • check_circleDetects sitemap declarations in robots.txt
  • check_circleCounts total Disallow and Allow rules per user-agent
  • check_circleFlags an empty or missing robots.txt file
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Why This Matters for SEO

Robots.txt is the first thing Googlebot reads when it visits your domain. A single misconfigured Disallow rule can accidentally block your entire site from being crawled. This happens surprisingly often — especially after site migrations, when developers add Disallow: / to staging environments and forget to remove it before launch. This tool catches those catastrophic errors instantly.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is a robots.txt file?expand_more
Robots.txt is a plain text file at the root of your domain (e.g., example.com/robots.txt) that tells search engine crawlers which pages or sections of your site they are allowed to crawl. It uses a simple syntax with "User-agent" (which bot the rule applies to) and "Disallow" or "Allow" directives (which paths to block or permit). It's a crawling directive, not an indexing directive — it controls access, not indexing.
Does robots.txt affect SEO?expand_more
Yes, significantly. If you accidentally block important pages in robots.txt (using Disallow: /), Googlebot cannot crawl them and will not index them. This means those pages won't appear in Google search results. However, note that robots.txt only blocks crawling — Google may still index a page it's never crawled if other sites link to it. To prevent indexing, use a noindex meta tag instead.
What should I block with robots.txt?expand_more
Common legitimate uses for robots.txt Disallow rules include: /admin/ (backend admin panels), /staging/ or /dev/ (development areas), /cart/ and /checkout/ (no SEO value, no need to crawl), duplicate parameter URLs (e.g., ?sort=, ?page=), and internal search results. Never block: your homepage, main content pages, important category/product pages, or your sitemap.
What is "Disallow: /" and is it dangerous?expand_more
Disallow: / is the most dangerous robots.txt directive — it tells all search engine crawlers to not access ANY page on your entire domain. This effectively makes your site invisible to Google. This directive is legitimate on password-protected internal tools or during development. It's a catastrophic mistake on a production website. Our tool immediately flags this condition.
How do I test if Googlebot can access a specific page?expand_more
Enter your domain URL above, then enter the specific path you want to test in the "Test Path" field (e.g., /blog/my-post or /products/). The tool will fetch your robots.txt, parse the rules, and give you an instant Allow/Block verdict for that path as it applies to Googlebot. You can also use Google Search Console's robots.txt tester for authoritative testing directly from Google.
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Find pages accidentally blocked from Google

PerfBee cross-checks your robots.txt rules against every page it crawls — so you instantly know which pages Google is blocked from seeing. Get daily crawl reports, broken link alerts, Core Web Vitals tracking, and AI fix suggestions — across your entire site.

  • checkCrawl unlimited pages — daily, automatic
  • checkBroken link detection across your whole site
  • checkCore Web Vitals & Lighthouse audits per page
  • checkAI-powered code fix suggestions
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  • checkEmail alerts for new issues & downtime
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