Applebot
Apple · Siri & Spotlight Search index
10 of 1195 monitored sites (0.8%) block Applebot by name, 2 restrict it.
Applebot blocking over time share of monitored sites · weekly snapshot
Sites blocking
Applebot
2026-06-23
2026-08-04
19 earlier weeks omitted (archive building) · 7 weekly snapshots with reliable coverage
Recent Applebot events
- 2026-08-04 — Zscaler: Added rules for AI crawler Applebot-Extended (Apple) diff
- 2026-08-04 — Commonwealth Bank: Added rules for AI crawler Applebot-Extended (Apple) diff
- 2026-08-02 — Facebook: Unblocked Applebot-Extended (Apple); Added Allow: /ajax/bootloader-endpoint/ for Applebot-Extended; Added Allow: /ajax/pagelet/generic.php/PagePostsSectionPagelet for Applebot-Extended … and 1 more change(s) diff
- 2026-07-31 — Morgan Stanley: Added rules for AI crawler Applebot-Extended (Apple) diff
- 2026-07-29 — Tripadvisor: Added Disallow: /Games for applebot; Added Disallow: /OwnerResponseApi for applebot; Removed Disallow: /DiscountGroup for applebot … and 15 more change(s) diff
- 2026-07-29 — Lithia Motors: Blocked Applebot-Extended (Apple) entirely diff
- 2026-07-27 — Facebook: Added Disallow: /business/help/search*&query= for Applebot; Added Disallow: /business/help/search*?query= for Applebot; Added Disallow: /business/news*&tags for Applebot … and 3 more change(s) diff
- 2026-07-23 — Reuters: Added Disallow: /account/subscribe/payment for Applebot; Added Disallow: /jp/ for Applebot; Removed Disallow: /account/subscribe/payment/ for Applebot diff
- 2026-07-22 — Roblox: Unblocked Applebot-Extended (Apple) - rules removed diff
- 2026-07-21 — SoundCloud: Unblocked Applebot-Extended (Apple) - rules removed diff
- 2026-07-21 — Roblox: Blocked Applebot-Extended (Apple) entirely diff
- 2026-07-21 — SoundCloud: Blocked Applebot-Extended (Apple) entirely diff
- 2026-07-21 — Roblox: Unblocked Applebot-Extended (Apple) - rules removed diff
- 2026-07-20 — Roblox: Blocked Applebot-Extended (Apple) entirely diff
- 2026-07-18 — Ford Motor: Removed rules for AI crawler Applebot-Extended (Apple) diff
- 2026-07-16 — Ford Motor: Added rules for AI crawler Applebot-Extended (Apple) diff
- 2026-07-14 — Tripadvisor: Removed Disallow: /ReviewExpress- for applebot diff
- 2026-07-11 — Hulu: Removed Disallow: /start for Applebot-Extended diff
- 2026-07-08 — Huntington Ingalls Industries: Added rules for AI crawler Applebot-Extended (Apple) diff
- 2026-07-08 — Trend Micro: Removed Allow: *.css$ for Applebot; Removed Allow: *.js$ for Applebot; Removed Disallow: /*/business/parsing-pages/ for Applebot … and 5 more change(s) diff
- 2026-07-08 — Hulu: Added rules for user-agent ‘Applebot’; Added rules for AI crawler Applebot-Extended (Apple) diff
- 2026-07-07 — SoundCloud: Unblocked Applebot-Extended (Apple) - rules removed diff
- 2026-07-06 — SoundCloud: Blocked Applebot-Extended (Apple) entirely diff
- 2026-07-02 — Kuehne+Nagel: Added rules for user-agent ‘Applebot’ diff
- 2026-07-01 — Volvo Cars: Added Disallow: /*/build/* for Applebot-Extended; Added Disallow: /*/order-request/* for Applebot-Extended; Removed Disallow: /*/build/*?* for Applebot-Extended … and 1 more change(s) diff
- 2026-07-01 — Fortra: Added rules for AI crawler Applebot-Extended (Apple) diff
- 2026-06-29 — Kimberly-Clark: Added rules for user-agent ‘Applebot’; Blocked Applebot-Extended (Apple) entirely diff
- 2026-06-27 — DataDome: Added rules for AI crawler Applebot-Extended (Apple) diff
- 2026-06-26 — SoundCloud: Unblocked Applebot-Extended (Apple) - rules removed diff
- 2026-06-25 — SoundCloud: Blocked Applebot-Extended (Apple) entirely diff
Sites blocking Applebot
| Site | Sector | Badge |
|---|---|---|
| bioRxiv | Preprint server |  |
| Burlington Stores | Retailing |  |
| Corriere della Sera | News |  |
| IGN | Web |  |
| Ireland (Gov.ie) | Europe |  |
| Msn | Web |  |
| Politico | News |  |
| The Atlantic | Magazine |  |
| Uol | Web |  |
| USA Today | News |  |