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Robots.txt Validator & Tester

Parse, validate, and test your robots.txt against URLs and user-agents.

Parsed rules
Test URL
Common patterns
User-agent: *           # all bots
Disallow: /admin/       # block path
Allow: /admin/public/   # exception
Crawl-delay: 10         # seconds between requests
Sitemap: https://example.com/sitemap.xml

How to use

Paste your robots.txt or click "Load sample" to start. Click Parse to see the rules in a structured table and review any warnings about syntax issues. Use the URL tester to verify whether a particular path is allowed for a given user-agent. Use the Wizard to generate a fresh robots.txt from a few simple choices.

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