Free Tool by SearchVector
Robots.txt Tester
Enter a website URL to fetch and test its robots.txt file
Domain
Enter a site to test.
Fetch
Read the robots.txt.
Syntax
Validate every line.
Agents
Group rules per crawler.
Sitemap
Confirm it is declared.
Verdict
See what is blocked.
robots.txt
No syntax errors
searchvector.io/robots.txt
1
User-agent:
*
2
Disallow:
/dashboard/
3
Disallow:
/auth/
4
Allow:
/tools/
5
Sitemap:
/sitemap_index.xml
URL test
/tools/keyword-research
allowed
/dashboard/settings
blocked
Directives
2 disallow · 1 allow · 1 sitemap
robots.txt
No syntax errors
searchvector.io/robots.txt
1
User-agent:
*
2
Disallow:
/dashboard/
3
Disallow:
/auth/
4
Allow:
/tools/
5
Sitemap:
/sitemap_index.xml
URL test
/tools/keyword-research
allowed
/dashboard/settings
blocked
Directives
2 disallow · 1 allow · 1 sitemap
robots.txt
No syntax errors
searchvector.io/robots.txt
1
User-agent:
*
2
Disallow:
/dashboard/
3
Disallow:
/auth/
4
Allow:
/tools/
5
Sitemap:
/sitemap_index.xml
URL test
/tools/keyword-research
allowed
/dashboard/settings
blocked
Directives
2 disallow · 1 allow · 1 sitemap
Domain
Enter a site to test.
Fetch
Read the robots.txt.
Syntax
Validate every line.
Agents
Group rules per crawler.
Sitemap
Confirm it is declared.
Verdict
See what is blocked.
Validate and test your robots.txt file. Check syntax errors, analyze directives, and verify which URLs are blocked or allowed for crawlers.
Validate Your Robots.txt
Your robots.txt file controls how search engines crawl your website. Our tool helps you validate syntax, identify errors, and ensure your directives work as intended.
Fetch robots.txt from any URL or paste your own content for validation. Get detailed analysis of user-agents, allow/disallow rules, and sitemaps.
What the tester covers
04 items
Syntax Validation
01
Check for syntax errors and invalid directives in your robots.txt.
Directive Analysis
02
See all user-agents, allow/disallow rules, and crawl delays.
Sitemap Detection
03
Identify all sitemaps referenced in your robots.txt.
Free Forever
04
No signup required. Part of our free SEO toolkit for everyone.
From a file to a crawl verdict
Test your robots.txt in seconds
Enter URL
Enter any website URL to fetch its robots.txt file.
Analyze File
Our tool parses and validates all directives in the robots.txt.
View Results
See errors, warnings, user-agents, rules, and sitemaps.
Powerful Features
Comprehensive robots.txt testing
01
Syntax Validation
Identify invalid syntax and formatting errors.
02
User-Agent Analysis
See all user-agents and their specific rules.
03
Disallow Rules
View all blocked paths for each user-agent.
04
Allow Rules
See explicitly allowed paths and overrides.
05
Sitemap Detection
Find all sitemaps referenced in robots.txt.
06
Error Detection
Get warnings about potential issues and mistakes.
Robots.txt questions
Common questions about robots.txt testing
Is this robots.txt tester free?
Yes! The Robots.txt Tester is completely free with no signup required. It's part of SearchVector's free SEO toolkit.
What errors can you detect?
We detect syntax errors, missing colons, invalid directives, rules without user-agents, and other common mistakes in robots.txt files.
Can I test before deploying?
Yes! You can paste your robots.txt content directly to validate it before deploying to your server.
What other tools does SearchVector offer?
SearchVector offers Keyword Research, Rank Tracking, GSC Analytics, Core Web Vitals monitoring, Sitemap Analysis, and more.
Why is robots.txt important?
Robots.txt controls how search engines crawl your site. Errors can accidentally block important pages from being indexed or allow sensitive areas to be crawled.
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