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Robots.txt Validator

Validate robots.txt for errors and test if Googlebot can access your URLs. This free robots.txt validator and testing tool fetches live files or checks pasted content. No signup required.

One per line, max 20

Why use a robots.txt validator?

A single typo in robots.txt can block your entire site from Google. This free robots.txt validator online checks syntax, flags risky Disallow rules, and tests whether Googlebot can access specific URLs—before crawl issues show up in Search Console.

Paste your file, fetch live robots.txt from any domain, or start from our robots.txt generator then validate the output here.

How to validate robots.txt

  1. Fetch robots.txt from your site URL or paste the file contents.
  2. Click Validate to check syntax, sitemaps, and risky disallow rules.
  3. Add URLs you want indexed in the tester (homepage, blog, product pages).
  4. Select Googlebot (or another crawler) and review Allowed vs Disallowed results.
  5. Fix issues, upload the updated file to your site root, and revalidate.

Use cases

  • Pre-launch robots.txt audits

    Validate robots.txt before you go live. Catch accidental Disallow: / rules, missing sitemap lines, and syntax issues that could block Googlebot from indexing important pages.

  • Google Search Console troubleshooting

    When GSC reports blocked URLs, paste your robots.txt into this validator and test specific paths. See whether Googlebot is allowed or disallowed before you request indexing.

  • Agency site migrations

    After migrations or CMS changes, fetch live robots.txt from the client domain and validate rules in bulk. Test homepage, blog, product, and admin URLs in one pass.

  • AI crawler policy checks

    Confirm GPTBot, ClaudeBot, or wildcard rules behave as intended. Validate that public content stays crawlable while staging or private paths remain disallowed.

Robots.txt format quick reference

User-agent: *
Disallow: /admin/
Allow: /admin/public/

User-agent: Googlebot
Disallow: /private/

Sitemap: https://example.com/sitemap.xml

Place the file at https://yourdomain.com/robots.txt. Use # for comments. Blank lines separate user-agent groups.

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Robots.txt validator FAQ

Is my robots.txt file blocking important pages from being indexed?
Paste your robots.txt or fetch it from your site URL, then add the page paths you care about in the URL tester. The validator shows whether Googlebot (or another bot) is allowed or disallowed for each URL. Watch for Disallow: / which blocks the entire site, or broad rules like Disallow: /blog/ that block whole sections. Fix overly broad disallows and retest before submitting URLs in Search Console.
Can you validate my robots.txt file for errors?
Yes. This free robots.txt validator online checks syntax, user-agent groups, sitemap directives, crawl-delay values, and common mistakes. Errors and warnings appear with line numbers when available. Validation follows the Robots Exclusion Protocol used by Google and other major crawlers. Always confirm critical pages with the built-in URL tester after fixing reported issues.
How do I fix disallowed rules in my robots.txt?
Find the User-agent block that disallows your path. Remove the Disallow line, narrow it to a specific folder, or add a more specific Allow rule (Google supports Allow alongside Disallow). Upload the updated robots.txt to your site root, wait for crawlers to refresh, and retest URLs here. Use Google Search Console's robots.txt report to confirm Google sees the new file.
Can you test if Googlebot can access specific URLs on my site?
Yes. Select Googlebot as the user agent, enter full URLs or paths to test, and click Validate. Each URL shows Allowed or Disallowed based on your robots.txt rules. Testing uses longest-match logic with Allow overriding Disallow for equal specificity—matching how Google interprets robots.txt. Test up to 20 URLs per run.
What is the correct format for a robots.txt file?
robots.txt is plain text at your domain root with User-agent groups, Disallow/Allow path rules, optional Crawl-delay, and Sitemap URLs. Each group starts with User-agent: followed by rules. Blank lines separate groups. Example: User-agent: * then Disallow: /admin/ and Allow: /admin/public/. Add Sitemap: https://example.com/sitemap.xml on its own line. Comments start with #.
Is this robots.txt validator free?
Yes. This free robots.txt validator and testing tool requires no signup. Paste content or fetch live robots.txt, validate syntax, and test URL access for Googlebot and other crawlers.
Does this replace Google's robots.txt tester?
This tool gives fast local validation and multi-URL testing. For official Google diagnostics, also use Google Search Console's robots.txt report after you publish changes.