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PerplexityBot

PerplexityBot is the crawler for Perplexity AI, the conversational AI search engine. PerplexityBot indexes web pages to synthesize accurate answers and credit publishers with prominent numbered source citation cards.

Technical Specifications

User-Agent TokenPerplexityBot
Operator / OwnerPerplexity AI
Primary PurposeLive web retrieval & citations in Perplexity AI search
SEO ImpactCritical for SEO
Respects robots.txtStandard Compliant (RFC 9309)
Reverse DNS Hostnameperplexity.ai
Official DocumentationOperator Docs

Frequently Asked Questions

Why should I allow PerplexityBot?

Allowing PerplexityBot ensures your brand, products, and articles are cited with direct backlinks when millions of users search on Perplexity AI.

How do I allow PerplexityBot?

User-agent: PerplexityBot Allow: /

How to Allow PerplexityBotrobots.txt

Ensure this bot can index your public pages for citations.

# Allow PerplexityBot
User-agent: PerplexityBot
Allow: /
How to Block PerplexityBotrobots.txt

Prevent this bot from accessing any content on your domain.

# Block PerplexityBot
User-agent: PerplexityBot
Disallow: /

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