Slackbot
Unfurls links posted in Slack channels into preview cards.
| robots.txt token | Slackbot |
| Respects robots.txt | Yes — per Slack's documentation |
| Verification | Documented by Slack |
| Our recommendation | Allow — Your links get shared in Slack more than you think; let them render. |
Block Slackbot with robots.txt
User-agent: Slackbot
Disallow: /robots.txt is a request, not a wall — requests claiming to be Slackbot from unverified networks should be treated as bad bots. How to verify crawlers by network →
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