Does aerzteblatt.de block AI crawlers?
As of 2026-11-03, the robots.txt of aerzteblatt.de blocks 9 of 18 AI crawlers, including GPTBot, OAI-SearchBot, ChatGPT-User, ClaudeBot.
AI crawler status of aerzteblatt.de
Based on the live robots.txt of aerzteblatt.de, checked on 2026-11-03. “Some paths restricted” means the bot may crawl the site but certain sections are excluded.
| User agent | Company | Purpose | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
GPTBot | OpenAI | Model training | Blocked |
OAI-SearchBot | OpenAI | ChatGPT search index | Blocked |
ChatGPT-User | OpenAI | Live browsing for ChatGPT users | Blocked |
ClaudeBot | Anthropic | Model training | Blocked |
Claude-SearchBot | Anthropic | Claude search index | Allowed |
Claude-User | Anthropic | Live browsing for Claude users | Allowed |
PerplexityBot | Perplexity | Perplexity search index | Blocked |
Perplexity-User | Perplexity | Live browsing for Perplexity users | Allowed |
Google-Extended | Gemini training & grounding | Blocked | |
Googlebot | Search and AI Overviews | Allowed | |
Bingbot | Microsoft | Bing search and Microsoft Copilot | Allowed |
Applebot-Extended | Apple | Apple Intelligence training | Blocked |
Meta-ExternalAgent | Meta | Meta AI training | Blocked |
Amazonbot | Amazon | Alexa and Amazon AI | Allowed |
DuckAssistBot | DuckDuckGo | DuckAssist answers | Allowed |
MistralAI-User | Mistral | Live browsing for Le Chat users | Allowed |
CCBot | Common Crawl | Open dataset used by many AI models | Blocked |
Bytespider | ByteDance | Model training | Allowed |
What this means
aerzteblatt.de blocks some AI crawlers but not others, so its visibility differs by assistant. Check the table to see exactly which AI products can read it.
Among the 147 health, food & lifestyle sites in our AI crawler report, 31% block GPTBot completely. aerzteblatt.de is one of them.
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FAQ
Does aerzteblatt.de block ChatGPT?
Yes. As of 2026-11-03, OAI-SearchBot is blocked and ChatGPT-User is blocked in the robots.txt of aerzteblatt.de. GPTBot (OpenAI's training crawler) is blocked.
Can Perplexity access aerzteblatt.de?
PerplexityBot is blocked and Perplexity-User is allowed on aerzteblatt.de according to its robots.txt checked on 2026-11-03.
Does aerzteblatt.de have an llms.txt file?
No, we did not find an llms.txt file on aerzteblatt.de when we checked on 2026-11-03.
How is this data collected?
We fetch the public robots.txt file of each site and evaluate the rules for 18 AI user agents for the site root. robots.txt is a request, not a technical barrier, and sites may also block bots at the firewall level, which this check does not see.
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