Apple · robots.txt control token (training)
Applebot-Extended: what it is & how to allow or block it
Applebot-Extended is a robots.txt control token that lets you opt out of having your content used to train Apple's generative models (Apple Intelligence) while keeping normal Applebot search indexing. Apple honors the Applebot-Extended token. It is not a separate fetching user-agent.
- User-agent
Applebot-Extended- Operator
- Apple
- Type
- robots.txt control token (training)
- robots.txt
- Apple honors the Applebot-Extended token. It is not a separate fetching user-agent.
- Official docs
- support.apple.com/en-us/119829
What allowing or blocking Applebot-Extended means
Disallowing Applebot-Extended opts your content out of Apple Intelligence training without affecting Siri/Spotlight search.
Opt out of Applebot-Extended (robots.txt)
# Opt out of Applebot-Extended User-agent: Applebot-Extended Disallow: /
Declare your policy in llms.txt
robots.txt controls access; llms.txt states your intent in a machine-readable way LLMs prefer. Keep them consistent. The llms.txt generator lets you set Applebot-Extended to allowed or restricted and emits a compliant file.
FAQ
Will disallowing Applebot-Extended remove me from Siri?
No. Search use is governed by Applebot. Applebot-Extended only controls generative-model training.