Does hindustantimes.com block AI crawlers?
As of 2026-11-04, the robots.txt of hindustantimes.com blocks 1 of 18 AI crawlers, including Meta-ExternalAgent.
AI crawler status of hindustantimes.com
Based on the live robots.txt of hindustantimes.com, checked on 2026-11-04. “Some paths restricted” means the bot may crawl the site but certain sections are excluded.
| User agent | Company | Purpose | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
GPTBot | OpenAI | Model training | Allowed |
OAI-SearchBot | OpenAI | ChatGPT search index | Allowed |
ChatGPT-User | OpenAI | Live browsing for ChatGPT users | Allowed |
ClaudeBot | Anthropic | Model training | Allowed |
Claude-SearchBot | Anthropic | Claude search index | Allowed |
Claude-User | Anthropic | Live browsing for Claude users | Allowed |
PerplexityBot | Perplexity | Perplexity search index | Allowed |
Perplexity-User | Perplexity | Live browsing for Perplexity users | Allowed |
Google-Extended | Gemini training & grounding | Allowed (some paths restricted) | |
Googlebot | Search and AI Overviews | Allowed (some paths restricted) | |
Bingbot | Microsoft | Bing search and Microsoft Copilot | Allowed |
Applebot-Extended | Apple | Apple Intelligence training | Allowed |
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 | Allowed |
Bytespider | ByteDance | Model training | Allowed |
What this means
hindustantimes.com follows a pattern many publishers now use: it keeps AI training crawlers like Meta-ExternalAgent out, but still lets AI search and live-browsing agents in. That way it can still be cited and linked in ChatGPT or Perplexity answers.
Among the 381 news & media sites in our AI crawler report, 59% block GPTBot completely. hindustantimes.com is not one of them.
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FAQ
Does hindustantimes.com block ChatGPT?
No. As of 2026-11-04, OAI-SearchBot is allowed and ChatGPT-User is allowed in the robots.txt of hindustantimes.com. GPTBot (OpenAI's training crawler) is allowed.
Can Perplexity access hindustantimes.com?
PerplexityBot is allowed and Perplexity-User is allowed on hindustantimes.com according to its robots.txt checked on 2026-11-04.
Does hindustantimes.com have an llms.txt file?
Yes, hindustantimes.com publishes an llms.txt file.
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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