Agent Grade / AI bots by site / ad.nl
Does ad.nl block ChatGPT?
ad.nl is open to Google but blocks ChatGPT search, Perplexity. ChatGPT search is blocked, and OpenAI's training bot is blocked. From its public robots.txt, checked 23 to 24 October 2026. It ranks #1,180 on the Tranco list of top sites.
| Bot | What it does | Home page | Deciding rule |
|---|---|---|---|
| Googlebot | Google Search | Allowed | no rule blocks it |
| Bingbot | Bing / Copilot | Allowed | no rule blocks it |
| OAI-SearchBot | ChatGPT search | Blocked | User-agent: OAI-SearchBot / Disallow: / |
| ChatGPT-User | ChatGPT (user asks) | Blocked | User-agent: ChatGPT-User / Disallow: / |
| GPTBot | OpenAI training | Blocked | User-agent: GPTBot / Disallow: / |
| Claude-SearchBot | Claude search | Allowed | no rule blocks it |
| Claude-User | Claude (user asks) | Allowed | no rule blocks it |
| ClaudeBot | Anthropic training | Blocked | User-agent: ClaudeBot / Disallow: / |
| PerplexityBot | Perplexity search | Blocked | User-agent: PerplexityBot / Disallow: / |
| Perplexity-User | Perplexity (user asks) | Blocked | User-agent: Perplexity-User / Disallow: / |
| Google-Extended | Gemini training | Blocked | User-agent: Google-Extended / Disallow: / |
| Applebot-Extended | Apple AI training | Blocked | User-agent: Applebot-Extended / Disallow: / |
| CCBot | Common Crawl | Blocked | User-agent: CCBot / Disallow: / |
| meta-externalagent | Meta AI | Allowed | no rule blocks it |
| Bytespider | ByteDance | Blocked | User-agent: Bytespider / Disallow: / |
"Blanket rule": ad.nl never names that bot; a rule for every bot (User-agent: *) applies. llms.txt: No. robots.txt is what a site asks bots to do; some sites also block bots at the network edge.
Questions
Does ad.nl block ChatGPT search?
Yes. ad.nl's robots.txt keeps OAI-SearchBot, the crawler behind ChatGPT search, off its home page (User-agent: OAI-SearchBot / Disallow: /), as checked 23 to 24 October 2026.
Does ad.nl block GPTBot?
Yes. ad.nl blocks GPTBot, OpenAI's training crawler (User-agent: GPTBot / Disallow: /).
Does ad.nl block Claude?
ClaudeBot (Anthropic training): blocked. Claude-SearchBot (Claude search): allowed. Claude-User (fetches for a person): allowed.
Does ad.nl have an llms.txt file?
We did not find an llms.txt file on ad.nl, or its robots.txt did not allow us to fetch it.
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