Who blocks AI · #1004 in the Majestic Million
robots.txt · checked 9 Nov 2026
Does zillow.com block AI crawlers?
Yes. zillow.com’s robots.txt blocks 4 of the 19 AI crawlers we track, including Meta-ExternalAgent, Applebot-Extended, Amazonbot and YouBot. Search engines such as Googlebot and Bingbot may crawl it.
GPTBotAllowedOAI-SearchBotAllowedClaudeBotPartly blockedPerplexityBotAllowedGoogle-ExtendedAllowedCCBotAllowed- robots.txt
- www.zillow.com/robots.txt · 599 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 | Partly blocked | line 314 · Disallow: /api/ line 315 · Disallow: /homes/ and 213 more |
DuckAssistBot | DuckDuckGo | Allowed | no rule matches the home page |
Amazonbot | Amazon | Blocked | line 571 · Disallow: / under User-agent: Amazonbot |
YouBot | You.com | Blocked | line 571 · Disallow: / under User-agent: YouBot |
AI training
| Bot | Operator | robots.txt | Deciding line |
|---|---|---|---|
GPTBot | OpenAI | Allowed | no rule matches the home page |
ClaudeBot | Anthropic | Partly blocked | line 314 · Disallow: /api/ line 315 · Disallow: /homes/ and 213 more |
Google-Extended | Allowed | no rule matches the home page | |
CCBot | Common Crawl | Allowed | no rule matches the home page |
Applebot-Extended | Apple | Blocked | line 571 · Disallow: / under User-agent: Applebot-Extended |
GoogleOther | Allowed | no rule matches the home page | |
Meta-ExternalAgent | Meta | Blocked | line 571 · Disallow: / under User-agent: meta-externalagent |
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 | Partly blocked | line 314 · Disallow: /api/ line 315 · Disallow: /homes/ and 213 more |
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.zillow.com/robots.txt · 599 lines
1# Access to and use of Zillow.com is governed by our Terms of Use. See https://www.zillow.com/corp/Terms.htm
2
3User-agent: *
4
5Allow: /homes/for_sale/$
6Allow: /homes/for_sale/fore_lt/$
7Allow: /homes/fsbo/$
8Allow: /homes/for_sale/1_open/$
9Allow: /homes/new_homes/$
10Allow: /homes/coming_soon/$
11Allow: /homes/for_rent/$
12Allow: /homes/for_rent/condo,apartment_duplex_type/$
13Allow: /homes/for_rent/house,townhouse_type/$
14Allow: /homes/recently_sold/$
15Allow: /homes/apartment-communities/$
16
17Allow: /homes/for_sale/*_p/$
18Allow: /homes/for_sale/fore_lt/*_p/$
19Allow: /homes/fsbo/*_p/$
20Allow: /homes/for_sale/1_open/*_p/$
21Allow: /homes/new_homes/*_p/$
22Allow: /homes/coming_soon/*_p/$
23Allow: /homes/for_rent/*_p/$
24Allow: /homes/for_rent/condo,apartment_duplex_type/*_p/$
25Allow: /homes/for_rent/house,townhouse_type/*_p/$
26Allow: /homes/recently_sold/*_p/$
27Allow: /homes/apartment-communities/*_p/$
28
29Allow: /homes/apartments-pet-friendly/$
30Allow: /homes/apartments-1-bedrooms/$
31Allow: /homes/apartments-2-bedrooms/$
32Allow: /homes/apartments-under-1500/$
33Allow: /homes/apartments-under-2000/$
34Allow: /homes/apartments-3-bedrooms/$
35Allow: /homes/pet-friendly/$
36Allow: /homes/rooms-for-rent/$
37Allow: /homes/apartments-with-washer-dryer/$
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39Allow: /homes/apartments-pet-friendly/*_p/$
40Allow: /homes/apartments-1-bedrooms/*_p/$
41Allow: /homes/apartments-2-bedrooms/*_p/$
42Allow: /homes/apartments-under-1500/*_p/$
43Allow: /homes/apartments-under-2000/*_p/$
44Allow: /homes/apartments-3-bedrooms/*_p/$
45Allow: /homes/pet-friendly/*_p/$
46Allow: /homes/rooms-for-rent/*_p/$
47Allow: /homes/apartments-with-washer-dryer/*_p/$
48
49Disallow: /api/
50Disallow: /homes/
51Disallow: /?url=
52Disallow: /*_rect
53Disallow: /*_rect/
54Disallow: /*_rid
55Disallow: /*_sort/
56Disallow: /*.sdirect
57Disallow: /*1_fs/
58Disallow: /*3ab9b0d/
59Disallow: /*3bec89b
60Disallow: /*/_type/
61Disallow: /*/0-0_beds/
62Disallow: /*/admin-ajax.php
63Disallow: /*/apartments-are_att/
64Disallow: /*/apartments-madden_att/
65Disallow: /*/apartments-offers_att/
66Disallow: /*/apartments-rent_att/
67Disallow: /*cbpartner=
68Disallow: /*/CountyAssessorPage.htm?*
69Disallow: /*/duplex-apartments_att/
70Disallow: /*/floor-map-annotator/*
71Disallow: /*/foreclosure--
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75Disallow: /*/house,apartment_duplex_type/
76Disallow: /*/house,mobile_type/
77Disallow: /*/house,mobile,land_type/
78Disallow: /*/house,mobile,townhouse_type/
79Disallow: /*/loft-apartments_att/
80Disallow: /*/mostrecentchange_sort/
81Disallow: /*/node_modules/.bin/
82Disallow: /*/plus/
83Disallow: /*/rent-house_att/
84Disallow: /*/rino-_att/
85Disallow: /*/qc/
86Disallow: /*-qc/
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88Disallow: /*/townhome_att/
89Disallow: /*/u1_sch/
90Disallow: /*/z/internet-tv-deals-saver/?z*
91Disallow: /*/z/internet-tv-deals-speed/?z*
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95Disallow: /advice-thread/
96Disallow: /advicepages/
97Disallow: /aerial/
98Disallow: /advice/
99Disallow: /agent-websites/
100Disallow: /ajax/homedetail/CompareWithPublicFactsData.htm
101Disallow: /ajax/homedetail/HomeValueChartData.htm
102Disallow: /ajax/nav/UserNavAsync.htm?pageframe=true
103Disallow: /ajax/rentals/ClaimedRentalProperties.htm?actionType=claims
104Disallow: /ajax/ownerview/PerformSellerLeadContact.htm
105Disallow: /ajax/ownerview/SellerLeadData.htm
106Disallow: /app?
107Disallow: /b/*/rental-manager/resources/
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109Disallow: /b/*month*/
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111Disallow: /b/*(*/
112Disallow: /b/*&*/
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115Disallow: /bal/impression/RecordImpression.htm?
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118Disallow: /captchaPerimeterX/
119Disallow: /careers/apply/
120Disallow: /careers/jobs/
121Disallow: /chat/finance
122Disallow: /claiming/
123Disallow: /claiming/ClaimProperty.htm?
124Disallow: /cma-tool/create/*
125Disallow: /cms-constellation/
126Disallow: /community/error-subdivision-name-unavailable/
127Disallow: /contact/
128Disallow: /corp/Privacy.htm
129Disallow: /corp/Terms.htm
130Disallow: /CountyAssessorPage.htm
131Disallow: /del/
132Disallow: /discovery/
133Disallow: /editing/
134Disallow: /email/EnrollmentUnsubscribe.htm
135Disallow: /email/SubscriptionTypeUnsubscribe.htm
136Disallow: /email/Unsubscribe.htm
137Disallow: /for-sale-by-owner/?zpid=
138Disallow: /graphql/
139Disallow: /home-improvement-dueling-digs/
140Disallow: /homedetail/AuthRequired.htm
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142Disallow: /homedetails/*view=owner
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144Disallow: /homedetails/*/*/?altId
145Disallow: /homeimprovement/EmbeddedProfile.htm
146Disallow: /homepage/HomepageVideoMetrics.htm
147Disallow: /howto/GoodNeighborPolicy.htm
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149Disallow: /IMAGE
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153Disallow: /jmp/lead-eligibility
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155Disallow: /learnmore/
156Disallow: /license/
157Disallow: /m/
158Disallow: /make-me-move?zpid=
159Disallow: /make-me-move/?zpid=
160Disallow: /mobile/GetAdConfiguration.htm
161Disallow: /mobile/MobilePropertyDetails.htm
162Disallow: /mobile/WinmoPropertyDetails.htm
163Disallow: /mobile/WPPropertyDetails.htm
164Disallow: /mortgage/SmallMortgageLoanCalculatorWidget.htm
165Disallow: /mortgage/MortgageCalculatorWidgetLarge.htm
166Disallow: /mortgage/MortgageRateTable.htm
167Disallow: /mortgage/widgets/AffordabilityCalculatorWidget.htm
168Disallow: /mortgage/MortgageRateTableWidget.htm
169Disallow: /mortgage/MortgageLoanCalculatorWidget.htm
170Disallow: /mortgage/RateExplorerGraphWidget.htm
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172Disallow: /offers/request/
173Disallow: /ofr/api/v3/questionnaire
174Disallow: /pbflex/
175Disallow: /personalization/
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177Disallow: /post-real-estate-listings/?zpid=
178Disallow: /post-rental-listings?zpid=
179Disallow: /postings/
180Disallow: /postings/PostForSale.htm?
181Disallow: /postings/PostMakeMeMoveStreamlined.htm?
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183Disallow: /pricing/
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185Disallow: /profile/*/Reviews-Written/
186Disallow: /profile/*/photos/
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188Disallow: /real-estate-listings
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190Disallow: /rental-manager/?zpid=
191Disallow: /rental-manager/properties?postingPath=true
192Disallow: /rental-manager/properties/?source=*
193Disallow: /rental-manager/r/
194Disallow: /rentals/
195Disallow: /rentalsrevenue/
196Disallow: /rentalsrevenue/resume/UpdatePasswordInline*
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199Disallow: /reviews/write/?s=
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205Disallow: /search/HDPMapResults.htm
206Disallow: /search/SavedSearchLightboxContent.htm
207Disallow: /sell/?*
208Disallow: /sell/options/
209Disallow: /showcase/Click.htm?
210Disallow: /sitemap/catalog/
211Disallow: /sitemap/rss/
212Disallow: /sitemap/crawl-monitor/
213Disallow: /trk/
214Disallow: /ui/
215Disallow: /url-shortner/
216Disallow: /user/account/SaveSearchOptions.htm
217Disallow: /user/account/services/
218Disallow: /user/account/services/WhoAmI.htm
219Disallow: /user/acct/login/
220Disallow: /user/InlineLogin.htm?
221Disallow: /user/Login
222Disallow: /user/Register
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224Disallow: /rental/capps/api/
225Disallow: /rental-manager-api/
226Disallow: /rental/z-calendar/api/
227Disallow: /rental/satellite/api/
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229Disallow: /videodetails/
230Disallow: /walkscore/
231Disallow: /webservice/
232Disallow: /webtools/
233Disallow: /widgets/
234Disallow: /wikipages/
235Disallow: /zg-graph/
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238Disallow: /my-agent/eligibility*
239Disallow: /jsonp/Bdp.htm?*
240Disallow: /ajax/homedetail/MarkPropertyViewed*
241Disallow: /wiki/Help*
242Disallow: /*/allunits/*
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251Disallow: /*/node_modules/.bin/jest
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257Disallow: /view-skytour/
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260Disallow: /tech/*s=
261Disallow: /async-create-search-page-state
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263Disallow: /shopper-platform/
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265User-agent: Claude-User
266User-agent: ClaudeBot
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269Allow: /homes/*_rb$
270Allow: /homes/for_sale/$
271Allow: /homes/for_sale/fore_lt/$
272Allow: /homes/fsbo/$
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287Allow: /homes/coming_soon/*_p/$
288Allow: /homes/for_rent/*_p/$
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291Allow: /homes/recently_sold/*_p/$
292Allow: /homes/apartment-communities/*_p/$
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294Allow: /homes/apartments-pet-friendly/$
295Allow: /homes/apartments-1-bedrooms/$
296Allow: /homes/apartments-2-bedrooms/$
297Allow: /homes/apartments-under-1500/$
298Allow: /homes/apartments-under-2000/$
299Allow: /homes/apartments-3-bedrooms/$
300Allow: /homes/pet-friendly/$
301Allow: /homes/rooms-for-rent/$
302Allow: /homes/apartments-with-washer-dryer/$
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304Allow: /homes/apartments-pet-friendly/*_p/$
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345Disallow: /*/mostrecentchange_sort/
346Disallow: /*/node_modules/.bin/
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365Disallow: /ajax/homedetail/CompareWithPublicFactsData.htm
366Disallow: /ajax/homedetail/HomeValueChartData.htm
367Disallow: /ajax/nav/UserNavAsync.htm?pageframe=true
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369Disallow: /ajax/ownerview/PerformSellerLeadContact.htm
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381Disallow: /browse/homes/all/
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446Disallow: /postings/PostMakeMeMoveStreamlined.htm?
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455Disallow: /rental-manager/?zpid=
456Disallow: /rental-manager/properties?postingPath=true
457Disallow: /rental-manager/properties/?source=*
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483Disallow: /user/account/services/WhoAmI.htm
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491Disallow: /rental/z-calendar/api/
492Disallow: /rental/satellite/api/
493Disallow: /util/ClientLogger.htm
494Disallow: /videodetails/
495Disallow: /walkscore/
496Disallow: /webservice/
497Disallow: /webtools/
498Disallow: /widgets/
499Disallow: /wikipages/
500Disallow: /zg-graph/
501Disallow: /ajax/profile-broker-website
502Disallow: /agent-resources/zgwp/app/themes/paxl/assets/fonts/stargate.ttf
503Disallow: /my-agent/eligibility*
504Disallow: /jsonp/Bdp.htm?*
505Disallow: /ajax/homedetail/MarkPropertyViewed*
506Disallow: /wiki/Help*
507Disallow: /*/allunits/*
508Disallow: /reviews/batch-request/
509Disallow: /myzillow/ChangePassword.htm
510Disallow: /editing/EditHomeFacts.htm
511Disallow: /user/account/
512Disallow: /reviews/request/
513Disallow: /error/PageNotFound.htm
514Disallow: /imf-fetch-message/
515Disallow: /app$
516Disallow: /*/node_modules/.bin/jest
517Disallow: /view-3d-home
518Disallow: /b/*/*_p/
519Disallow: /rental-manager/login/?url/*
520Disallow: /homemedia/
521Disallow: /view-imx/
522Disallow: /view-skytour/
523Disallow: /view-floor-plan/
524Disallow: /homeloans/*zga_z_guid=
525Disallow: /tech/*s=
526Disallow: /async-create-search-page-state
527Disallow: /deferred
528Disallow: /shopper-platform/
529
530
531User-agent: facebookexternalhit
532User-agent: LinkedInBot
533User-agent: Twitterbot
534Allow: /view-imx/
535Allow: /view-3d-home/
536
537# Bots with limited access to CMS resources
538User-agent: YouBot
539User-agent: YandexAdditional
540User-agent: YandexAdditionalBot
541User-agent: Applebot-Extended
542User-agent: Amazonbot
543User-agent: amazon-kendra
544User-agent: AI2Bot
545User-agent: AI2Bot-DeepResearchEval
546User-agent: Ai2Bot-Dolma
547User-agent: meta-externalagent
548User-agent: Meta-ExternalAgent
549Allow: /agent-resources/
550Allow: /blog/
551Allow: /data-science/
552Allow: /digs/guides/
553Allow: /engineering/
554Allow: /foreclosures/
555Allow: /home-buying-guide/
556Allow: /info/
557Allow: /lender-resources/
558Allow: /marketing/
559Allow: /mortgage-learning/
560Allow: /multifamily-knowledge-center/
561Allow: /promo/
562Allow: /public-engagement/
563Allow: /rent/guide/
564Allow: /rental-manager/resources/
565Allow: /resources/
566Allow: /research/
567Allow: /sellers-guide/
568Allow: /tech/
569Allow: /video/
570Allow: /z/
571Disallow: /
572Crawl-delay: 1
573
574# Fully Disallowed Bots
575User-agent: ActiveComplyBot
576User-agent: CriteoBot
577User-agent: GumGumBot
578User-agent: TaraGroup Intelligent Bot
579Disallow: /
580
581Sitemap: https://mortgageapi.zillow.com/sitemap.xml
582
583Sitemap: https://www.zillow.com/xml/indexes/us/static.xml.gz
584
585Sitemap: https://www.zillow.com/xml/indexes/us/hdp/for-sale-by-agent.xml.gz
586Sitemap: https://www.zillow.com/xml/indexes/us/hdp/for-sale-by-owner.xml.gz
587Sitemap: https://www.zillow.com/xml/indexes/us/hdp/new-construction.xml.gz
588Sitemap: https://www.zillow.com/xml/indexes/us/hdp/auction.xml.gz
589Sitemap: https://www.zillow.com/xml/indexes/us/hdp/pending.xml.gz
590Sitemap: https://www.zillow.com/xml/indexes/us/hdp/recently-sold.xml.gz
591Sitemap: https://www.zillow.com/xml/indexes/us/hdp/for-rent.xml.gz
592Sitemap: https://www.zillow.com/xml/indexes/us/hdp/off-market.xml.gz
593Sitemap: https://www.zillow.com/xml/indexes/us/hdp/other.xml.gz
594Sitemap: https://www.zillow.com/xml/indexes/us/bdp/buildings.xml.gz
595Sitemap: https://www.zillow.com/xml/indexes/us/bdp/apartments.xml.gz
596Sitemap: https://www.zillow.com/xml/indexes/us/cdp/index.xml
597
598Sitemap: https://www.zillow.com/xml/indexes/us/srp/for-sale.xml.gz
599
What do the bots actually get?
This page reads robots.txt, which states what zillow.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.
Run a live check on zillow.com Test a path in the robots.txt tester
History
- 19 October 2026: first checked.
- 2 November 2026: now blocks part of the site to Claude-SearchBot; now blocks part of the site to ClaudeBot; now blocks part of the site to Claude-User.
Questions
Does zillow.com block GPTBot?
No. zillow.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 zillow.com block ClaudeBot?
Partly. zillow.com’s robots.txt keeps ClaudeBot out of some paths, such as /api/, and lets it crawl the rest. ClaudeBot is Anthropic’s crawler for training data. Checked 9 November 2026.
Does zillow.com block Google-Extended?
No. zillow.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 zillow.com block PerplexityBot?
No. zillow.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 zillow.com?
Yes. zillow.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.