AI crawler index
What is Applebot-Extended?
Applebot-Extended is a robots.txt control token from Apple, not a crawler. Controls whether data Applebot crawls is used to train Apple's foundation models for Apple Intelligence, Services and Developer Tools.
At a glance
| Operator | Apple |
|---|---|
| Purpose | robots.txt control token |
| User agent | Not documented by the operator |
| Obeys robots.txt | Yes, according to the operator |
| Published IP ranges | Not documented by the operator |
| How to verify it | Not documented by the operator |
| Official documentation | https://support.apple.com/en-us/119829 |
Should you block Applebot-Extended?
It has no crawler of its own: it is a robots.txt switch that controls how data collected by the operator's main crawler is used. Blocking it does not stop that crawler or remove you from its search results.
It does not crawl pages. Apple says blocking it does not remove you from Spotlight, Siri or Safari search and is not a ranking factor.
How to block or allow Applebot-Extended in robots.txt
Block it everywhere:
User-agent: Applebot-Extended
Disallow: /Allow it everywhere:
User-agent: Applebot-Extended
Allow: /Rules are matched by the token on the User-agent line. Test the result with the robots.txt tester before you publish it.
Other Apple crawlers
- Applebot: Search engine
Check your own site
The AI crawler checker tells you which AI crawlers your robots.txt lets in, and the log file analyzer shows how often each one actually visits. For the bigger picture, see what AI crawlers are and the full AI crawler index.
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