Amazonbot

AI Search Crawler

Operated by Amazon

Last updated:

Allow

Indexes your content for AI-powered search results.

Recommended action: Allow access to maintain AI search visibility.

Category

AI Search Crawler

Primary use case

AI search indexing

Trust level

Generally safe

robots.txt

Unknown

Amazonbot Traffic (Last 90 Days)

Avg Share1.38%
Peak5.17%Apr 15
Total Visits2.4k
Active Days18/90

What is Amazonbot?

AI Search Crawler bot

What Amazonbot means for your site

Amazonbot proactively indexes your site for an AI-powered search engine, operated by Amazon. Unlike AI assistants that fetch on-demand, this bot discovers and catalogs your content so it can surface in AI search results. Being indexed means your content is eligible to appear when users search through AI platforms. Not being indexed means you are invisible in this channel.

What should you do?

  • Allow Amazonbot to crawl your site
  • Ensure your most important pages are accessible and well-structured
  • Monitor which pages are being indexed through crawl activity
  • Review robots.txt to ensure you are not accidentally blocking Amazonbot

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How to identify Amazonbot

Amazonbot uses the user-agent "Amazonbot" and robots.txt compliance unconfirmed. It crawls systematically, similar to traditional search engine bots.

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How to block Amazonbot

Three robots.txt options below. Pick the one that matches your goal. Each snippet lists every known Amazonbot user-agent pattern so the rules apply regardless of which one the bot announces. Compliance with robots.txt is unconfirmed for Amazonbot, so verify with crawl logs after deploying.

Edit robots.txt with care

A single misplaced line can de-index your entire site. Common mistake: pasting User-agent: * followed by Disallow: / blocks every bot, not just Amazonbot, including Googlebot. Always paste the snippet between existing rules (not over them), keep the User-agent line scoped to Amazonbot's patterns, and verify with Google's robots.txt tester before deploying. If you are not sure, ask a developer first.

Option 1: Block all access

Tells Amazonbot not to crawl any URL on your site. Use this when you want the bot completely off your content.

User-agent: Amazonbot
User-agent: amazonbot
Disallow: /

Option 2: Block specific paths only

Keep public content crawlable but exclude sensitive or non-public sections. Add one Disallow: line per path. Replace the example paths with your own.

User-agent: Amazonbot
User-agent: amazonbot
Disallow: /admin/
Disallow: /private/
Disallow: /checkout/

Option 3: Slow down with a crawl delay

Crawl-delay is a voluntary directive that asks the bot to wait the given number of seconds between requests. Useful when Amazonbot is hammering your origin and slowing the site down for real visitors, but you do not want to block it outright. The value is in seconds, so 10 means at most one request every ten seconds. Not all bots honour this directive (Googlebot ignores it; Bingbot, Yandex, and many AI crawlers do respect it).

User-agent: Amazonbot
User-agent: amazonbot
Crawl-delay: 10

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the User-Agent for Amazonbot?

Amazonbot identifies itself with the User-Agent string "Amazonbot" (alternate forms: amazonbot). Use this in robots.txt rules or server-side filters to control its access.

Should I block Amazonbot?

Blocking Amazonbot removes your content from Amazon's AI search index. If you want visibility in AI-powered search results, allow it. The trade-off is similar to deciding whether to allow Bingbot or Googlebot.

Will blocking Amazonbot affect my regular search rankings?

No. Amazonbot indexes for AI-powered search, separate from traditional search engine rankings. Blocking it does not affect Googlebot, Bingbot, or your organic SEO position.

How do I verify a request is really from Amazonbot?

User-Agent strings can be spoofed. Verify by checking the request's source IP. Check the operator's documentation for published IP ranges or reverse-DNS verification. BotSights does this automatically per visit.

Does Amazonbot respect llms.txt?

llms.txt is an emerging proposal for AI-specific crawl guidance. Amazonbot compliance with llms.txt and robots.txt is unconfirmed — verify with crawl logs.

Is Amazonbot different from Googlebot?

Yes. Googlebot indexes for traditional Google Search. Amazonbot indexes for AI-powered search, which presents results as conversational answers with citations rather than blue link lists.

Will Amazonbot affect my site speed?

Like any crawler, Amazonbot consumes server resources. If crawl rate is excessive, set a Crawl-delay directive in robots.txt for this user-agent. Most AI search crawlers respect Crawl-delay.

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