PerplexityBot
Indexes pages for Perplexity's answer engine so they can be listed and cited as sources.
What PerplexityBot is for
Indexes content for AI search - how users find you inside an answer.
Showing up here is how you earn a citation in a Perplexity answer. Blocking it removes you from Perplexity’s indexed sources.
Crawler guide
Evergreen identity, source, and robots.txt handling guidance.
Allow or block PerplexityBot
Honours robots.txt. Add one of these to your robots.txt.
User-agent: PerplexityBot Disallow: /
User-agent: PerplexityBot Allow: /
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What is PerplexityBot?
PerplexityBot is an AI web crawler operated by Perplexity. Indexes pages for Perplexity's answer engine so they can be listed and cited as sources.
How do I block PerplexityBot?
Add a directive to your robots.txt: "User-agent: PerplexityBot" followed by "Disallow: /". Honours robots.txt.
Does blocking PerplexityBot hide me from AI?
Yes - PerplexityBot is a search crawler, so blocking it removes your site as a citable source in that assistant's answers. Showing up here is how you earn a citation in a Perplexity answer. Blocking it removes you from Perplexity’s indexed sources.
Identity and robots.txt facts come from Perplexity's published bot documentation. This crawler carries no live telemetry of its own, so only the reference facts are shown.
Telemetry updated Feb 1, 2026.