Robots.txt Validator

Crawl Rules Syntax Checker & Simulator

Usage Guide

Features

  • Rule Parsing — Identifies Allow / Disallow / Sitemap / Crawl-delay
  • Syntax Highlighting — Color-coded display of directive types
  • URL Test — Simulate whether a URL is allowed by the crawler
  • Error Detection — Finds common syntax issues

Common Directives

  • User-agent — Crawler name (* for all)
  • Allow — Allowed paths
  • Disallow — Blocked paths
  • Sitemap — Sitemap file location
  • Crawl-delay — Crawl interval (seconds)