OAI-SearchBot
Builds the index behind ChatGPT search. Distinct from GPTBot: blocking training does not remove you from ChatGPT search, and vice versa.
| robots.txt token | OAI-SearchBot |
| Respects robots.txt | Yes |
| Verification | OpenAI publishes IP ranges |
| Our recommendation | Allow — ChatGPT search cites and links sources — this one can actually send visitors. |
Block OAI-SearchBot with robots.txt
User-agent: OAI-SearchBot
Disallow: /robots.txt is a request, not a wall — requests claiming to be OAI-SearchBot from unverified networks should be treated as bad bots. How to verify crawlers by network →
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