Who blocks AI · #9 in the Majestic Million
robots.txt · checked 9 Nov 2026
Does microsoft.com block AI crawlers?
No. microsoft.com’s robots.txt lets all 19 AI crawlers we track crawl the site. Search engines such as Googlebot and Bingbot may crawl it.
GPTBotAllowedOAI-SearchBotAllowedClaudeBotAllowedPerplexityBotAllowedGoogle-ExtendedAllowedCCBotAllowed- robots.txt
- www.microsoft.com/robots.txt · 227 lines
- llms.txt
- none
- Checked
- 9 November 2026, as canaicrawl. We check again every week.
Every bot, and the line that decides
Search engines
| Bot | Operator | robots.txt | Deciding line |
|---|---|---|---|
Googlebot | Allowed | no rule matches the home page | |
Bingbot | Microsoft | Allowed | no rule matches the home page |
DuckDuckBot | DuckDuckGo | Allowed | no rule matches the home page |
Applebot | Apple | Allowed | no rule matches the home page |
PetalBot | Huawei | Allowed | no rule matches the home page |
YandexBot | Yandex | Allowed | no rule matches the home page |
Baiduspider | Baidu | Allowed | no rule matches the home page |
AI search
| Bot | Operator | robots.txt | Deciding line |
|---|---|---|---|
OAI-SearchBot | OpenAI | Allowed | no rule matches the home page |
PerplexityBot | Perplexity | Allowed | no rule matches the home page |
Claude-SearchBot | Anthropic | Allowed | no rule matches the home page |
DuckAssistBot | DuckDuckGo | Allowed | no rule matches the home page |
Amazonbot | Amazon | Allowed | no rule matches the home page |
YouBot | You.com | Allowed | no rule matches the home page |
AI training
| Bot | Operator | robots.txt | Deciding line |
|---|---|---|---|
GPTBot | OpenAI | Allowed | no rule matches the home page |
ClaudeBot | Anthropic | Allowed | no rule matches the home page |
Google-Extended | Allowed | no rule matches the home page | |
CCBot | Common Crawl | Allowed | no rule matches the home page |
Applebot-Extended | Apple | Allowed | no rule matches the home page |
GoogleOther | Allowed | no rule matches the home page | |
Meta-ExternalAgent | Meta | Allowed | no rule matches the home page |
Bytespider | ByteDance | Allowed | no rule matches the home page |
User-triggered fetchers
| Bot | Operator | robots.txt | Deciding line |
|---|---|---|---|
ChatGPT-User | OpenAI | Allowed | no rule matches the home page |
Claude-User | Anthropic | Allowed | no rule matches the home page |
Perplexity-User | Perplexity | Allowed | no rule matches the home page |
MistralAI-User | Mistral | Allowed | no rule matches the home page |
Meta-ExternalFetcher | Meta | Allowed | no rule matches the home page |
SEO tools
| Bot | Operator | robots.txt | Deciding line |
|---|---|---|---|
AhrefsBot | Ahrefs | Allowed | no rule matches the home page |
SemrushBot | Semrush | Allowed | no rule matches the home page |
MJ12bot | Majestic | Allowed | no rule matches the home page |
DotBot | Moz | Allowed | no rule matches the home page |
View www.microsoft.com/robots.txt · 227 lines
1# Robots.txt file for www.microsoft.com v2.11
2
3User-agent: *
4Disallow: /*?*ep_*
5Disallow: /*&ep_*
6Disallow: /store/XboxComMsCom3PAdsOptOutCookieSync.html
7Disallow: /store/XboxComMsComCartMuidSync.html
8Disallow: /*/store/locations/store-locations-sitemap.xml
9Disallow: /en-us/windows/si/matrix.html
10Disallow: /en-us/windows/si/matrix.html
11Disallow: /*/security/search-results.aspx?
12Disallow: /*/music/*/search/
13Disallow: /*/store/buynow?
14Disallow: /*/store/cart
15Disallow: /store/buy/cartcount
16Disallow: /*/search/
17Disallow: /*/music/*/Search/
18Disallow: /*/Search/
19Disallow: /*/newsearch/
20Disallow: *action=catalogsearch&
21Disallow: /*/store/d/groove-music-pass/cfq7ttc0k5dq/0001
22Disallow: /*/store/best-rated/*?*&*&*
23Disallow: /*/store/best-selling/*?*&*&*
24Disallow: /*/store/coming-soon/*?*&*&*
25Disallow: /*/store/deals/*?*&*&*
26Disallow: /*/store/game-demos/*?*&*&*
27Disallow: /*/store/game-previews/*?*&*&*
28Disallow: /*/store/most-played/*?*&*&*
29Disallow: /*/store/most-popular/*?*&*&*
30Disallow: /*/store/new/*?*&*&*
31Disallow: /*/store/new-and-rising/*?*&*&*
32Disallow: /*/store/top-free/*?*&*&*
33Disallow: /*/store/top-paid/*?*&*&*
34Disallow: /*/store/collections/helpmechoosepc?*&*&*
35Disallow: /*/store/collections/helpmechoosepc/?*&*&*
36Disallow: /*/store/movies-and-tv/*?*&*&*
37Disallow: /cascadeauth/microsoft-365/account/silentauth
38Disallow: /*/microsoft-365/site-search
39Disallow: /news/search
40Disallow: /video/search
41Disallow: */qa-folder
42Allow: /*/store/*/search/
43Allow: /*/store/*/layout/
44Allow: /*/store/music/groove-music-pass/*
45Allow: *action=catalogsearch&catalog_mode=grid&page=2$
46Allow: *action=catalogsearch&catalog_mode=grid&page=3$
47Allow: *action=catalogsearch&catalog_mode=grid&page=4$
48Allow: *action=catalogsearch&catalog_mode=grid&page=5$
49Allow: *action=catalogsearch&catalog_mode=grid&page=6$
50Allow: *action=catalogsearch&catalog_mode=grid&page=7$
51Allow: *action=catalogsearch&catalog_mode=grid&page=8$
52Allow: *action=catalogsearch&catalog_mode=list&page=2$
53Allow: *action=catalogsearch&catalog_mode=list&page=3$
54Allow: *action=catalogsearch&catalog_mode=list&page=4$
55Allow: *action=catalogsearch&catalog_mode=list&page=5$
56Allow: *action=catalogsearch&catalog_mode=list&page=6$
57Allow: *action=catalogsearch&catalog_mode=list&page=7$
58Allow: *action=catalogsearch&catalog_mode=list&page=8$
59Disallow: *action=accessorysearch&product=*&*
60Allow: *action=accessorysearch&product=*$
61Disallow: *action=accessorysearch&
62Allow: *action=accessorysearch&page=2$
63Allow: *action=accessorysearch&page=3$
64Allow: *action=accessorysearch&page=4$
65Allow: *action=accessorysearch&page=5$
66Allow: *action=accessorysearch&page=6$
67Allow: *action=accessorysearch&page=7$
68Allow: *action=accessorysearch&page=8$
69Disallow: *action=productcompareaction&
70Disallow: *action=productLinkAction&
71Disallow: *action=overlay&
72Disallow: *action=quickSearch&
73Disallow: *action=writeReview
74Disallow: *rep=hc
75Disallow: *fe=true
76Disallow: *?intc=
77Disallow: *&solved=
78Disallow: /music/*/wal/
79Disallow: */wal/
80Disallow: */layout/
81Disallow: */base-en/
82Disallow: *action=siteSearch
83Disallow: *action=productSupportSearch
84Disallow: *=imgmanager
85Disallow: */unsubscribe/
86Disallow: *ActivityUID=
87Disallow: /feeds/TechNet/fr-fr/screenshot/screenshot%20surface.jpg
88Disallow: /imaginecup/*
89Disallow: /*/download/confirmation.aspx?
90Disallow: /*HpOptOut=true$
91Disallow: /*TOCLinksForCrawlers*
92Disallow: /*mac/help.mspx?
93Disallow: /*mactopia/help.mspx?
94Disallow: */mediaapi/
95Disallow: /blacklisted*
96Disallow: /canada/Library/mnp/2/aspx/
97Disallow: /communities/bin.aspx?
98Disallow: /communities/blogs/PortalResults.mspx?
99Disallow: /communities/eventdetails.mspx?
100Disallow: /communities/rss.aspx*
101Disallow: /*/download/confirmation.aspx?
102Disallow: /*/download/registration-suggested.aspx?
103Disallow: /*/download/results.aspx?
104Disallow: /*/download/Browse.aspx?
105Disallow: /*/download/browse.aspx?
106Disallow: /*/download/info.aspx?
107Disallow: /*/download/thankyou.aspx
108Disallow: /*/download/thankyou.aspx?
109Disallow: /france/formation/centres/planning.asp?
110Disallow: /france/ie/default.asp?
111Disallow: /france/mnp_utility.mspx?
112Disallow: /genuine/
113Disallow: /Germany/kleinunternehmen/euga/detail.mspx?
114Disallow: /Germany/kleinunternehmen/euga/results.mspx?
115Disallow: /germany/library/images/mnp/
116Disallow: /germany/video/de/de/related*
117Disallow: /hpc/*/supported-applications.aspx?
118Disallow: /ie/ie40/
119Disallow: /info/customerror.htm*
120Disallow: /info/smart404.asp*
121Disallow: /intlkb/
122Disallow: /isapi/
123Disallow: /Japan/DirectX/default.asp?
124Disallow: /japan/directx/default.asp?
125Disallow: /japan/enable/textview.asp?
126Disallow: /japan/products/library/search.asp?
127Disallow: /japan/showcase/print/default.aspx?
128Disallow: /japan/terminology/query.asp?
129Disallow: /*mnp_utility.mspx?
130Disallow: /rus/licensing/Unilateral.aspx/*
131Disallow: /spain/empresas/
132Disallow: /spain/medianaempresa/
133Disallow: /windows/compatibility/windows-vista/
134Disallow: /windows/compatibility/windows-7/
135Disallow: /windows/compatibility/windows-7/*
136Disallow: /windows/404.aspx?*
137Disallow: /windows/campaign/meet-start.aspx
138Disallow: /windows/campaign/meet-apps.aspx
139Disallow: /windows/campaign/features-built-in-apps.aspx
140Disallow: /ru-ru/events/platforma/materials/default.aspx?speaker*
141Disallow: /de-de/corporate/rechtliche-hinweise/impressum_de.aspx
142Disallow: /en/microsoft-365
143Disallow: /en/microsoft-365/
144Allow: /en/microsoft-365/word
145Allow: /en/microsoft-365/outlook/web-email-login-for-outlook
146Allow: /en/microsoft-365/free-office-online-for-the-web
147Allow: /en/microsoft-365/planner/microsoft-planner
148Allow: /en/microsoft-365/yammer/yammer-overview
149Allow: /en/microsoft-365/publisher
150Allow: /en/microsoft-365/products-apps-services
151Allow: /en/microsoft-365/onenote/digital-note-taking-app
152Allow: /en/microsoft-365/powerpoint
153Allow: /en/microsoft-365/excel
154Allow: /en/microsoft-365/microsoft-office
155Allow: /en/microsoft-365/business/microsoft-365-administration
156Allow: /en/microsoft-365-copilot/microsoft-copilot-studio
157Allow: /en/microsoft-365/project/project-management-software
158Allow: /en/microsoft-365/project/microsoft-project-enterprise-plans-and-pricing
159Allow: /en/microsoft-365/onedrive/online-cloud-storage
160Allow: /en/microsoft-365/business
161Allow: /en/microsoft-365/clipchamp
162Allow: /en/microsoft-viva/engage
163Disallow: /en/microsoft-365/
164Disallow: /es/microsoft-365
165Disallow: /es/microsoft-365/
166Disallow: /fr/microsoft-365
167Disallow: /fr/microsoft-365/
168Disallow: /en/security
169Disallow: /en/security/
170Disallow: /es/security
171Disallow: /es/security/
172Disallow: /fr/security
173Disallow: /fr/security/
174Disallow: /en/microsoft-teams
175Disallow: /en/microsoft-teams/
176Disallow: /es/microsoft-teams
177Disallow: /es/microsoft-teams/
178Disallow: /fr/microsoft-teams
179Disallow: /fr/microsoft-teams/
180Disallow: /en/microsoft-viva
181Disallow: /en/microsoft-viva/
182Disallow: /es/microsoft-viva
183Disallow: /es/microsoft-viva/
184Disallow: /fr/microsoft-viva
185Disallow: /fr/microsoft-viva/
186Disallow: */isv/*?
187Disallow: /wp-admin/post.php
188Allow: /wp-admin/admin-ajax.php
189Allow: /wp-content/uploads/
190Disallow: /blog/feed/
191Disallow: /wp-login.php
192Disallow: /xmlrpc.php
193Disallow: /*?p=
194Disallow: /*?*p=*
195Disallow: /cdn-cgi/*
196Disallow: /page/*/?s=
197Disallow: /login/
198Disallow: /*/embed/
199Disallow: /cgi-bin/
200Allow: /?display=wide
201Disallow: /readme.html
202Disallow: /*noItems=
203Disallow: /?s=*
204Disallow: /?sort-by=*
205
206Sitemap: https://www.microsoft.com/store/sitemap-index.xml
207Sitemap: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/surface/surface.index.xml
208Sitemap: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/windows-index.xml
209Sitemap: https://www.microsoft.com/sitemaps/ai/sitemapindex.xml
210Sitemap: https://www.microsoft.com/sitemaps/dynamics-365/sitemapindex.xml
211Sitemap: https://www.microsoft.com/sitemaps/isv/sitemapindex.xml
212Sitemap: https://www.microsoft.com/sitemaps/microsoft-365/sitemapindex.xml
213Sitemap: https://www.microsoft.com/sitemaps/microsoft-copilot/sitemapindex.xml
214Sitemap: https://www.microsoft.com/sitemaps/microsoft-fabric/sitemapindex.xml
215Sitemap: https://www.microsoft.com/sitemaps/microsoft-teams/sitemapindex.xml
216Sitemap: https://www.microsoft.com/sitemaps/power-platform/sitemapindex.xml
217Sitemap: https://www.microsoft.com/sitemaps/microsoft-viva/sitemapindex.xml
218Sitemap: https://www.microsoft.com/sitemaps/security/sitemapindex.xml
219Sitemap: https://www.microsoft.com/sitemaps/trust-center/sitemapindex.xml
220Sitemap: https://www.microsoft.com/sitemaps/windows-365/sitemapindex.xml
221Sitemap: https://www.microsoft.com/sitemaps/customers/sitemapindex.xml
222Sitemap: https://www.microsoft.com/sitemaps/education/sitemapindex.xml
223Sitemap: https://www.microsoft.com/sitemaps/industry/sitemapindex.xml
224Sitemap: https://www.microsoft.com/sitemaps/microsoft-cloud/sitemapindex.xml
225Sitemap: https://www.microsoft.com/sitemaps/sustainability/sitemapindex.xml
226Sitemap: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365-life-hacks/sitemap.xml
227Sitemap: https://www.microsoft.com/windows/business/sitemap.xml
What do the bots actually get?
This page reads robots.txt, which states what microsoft.com asks of crawlers. A firewall or CDN can still refuse a bot that robots.txt allows. The live check requests the page as each bot and shows the status it gets.
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History
- 19 October 2026: first checked.
Questions
Does microsoft.com block GPTBot?
No. microsoft.com’s robots.txt lets GPTBot crawl the site. GPTBot is OpenAI’s crawler for training data; blocking it doesn’t affect ChatGPT search, which uses OAI-SearchBot. Checked 9 November 2026.
Does microsoft.com block ClaudeBot?
No. microsoft.com’s robots.txt lets ClaudeBot crawl the site. ClaudeBot is Anthropic’s crawler for training data. Checked 9 November 2026.
Does microsoft.com block Google-Extended?
No. microsoft.com’s robots.txt lets Google-Extended crawl the site. Google-Extended is the token that controls whether Google may use pages for Gemini training and grounding; it doesn’t affect Google Search. Checked 9 November 2026.
Does microsoft.com block PerplexityBot?
No. microsoft.com’s robots.txt lets PerplexityBot crawl the site. PerplexityBot is the crawler that indexes pages for Perplexity’s answers. Checked 9 November 2026.
Can ChatGPT search find microsoft.com?
Yes. microsoft.com’s robots.txt lets OAI-SearchBot crawl the site. OAI-SearchBot is the crawler behind ChatGPT search; blocking it keeps the site out of ChatGPT’s search answers. Checked 9 November 2026.