Agent Grade / AI bots by site / adform.net
Does adform.net block ChatGPT?
adform.net blocks Google too. ChatGPT search is blocked, and OpenAI's training bot is blocked. From its public robots.txt, checked 23 to 24 October 2026. It ranks #838 on the Tranco list of top sites.
| Bot | What it does | Home page | Deciding rule |
|---|---|---|---|
| Googlebot | Google Search | Blocked (blanket rule) | User-agent: * / Disallow: / |
| Bingbot | Bing / Copilot | Blocked (blanket rule) | User-agent: * / Disallow: / |
| OAI-SearchBot | ChatGPT search | Blocked (blanket rule) | User-agent: * / Disallow: / |
| ChatGPT-User | ChatGPT (user asks) | Blocked (blanket rule) | User-agent: * / Disallow: / |
| GPTBot | OpenAI training | Blocked (blanket rule) | User-agent: * / Disallow: / |
| Claude-SearchBot | Claude search | Blocked (blanket rule) | User-agent: * / Disallow: / |
| Claude-User | Claude (user asks) | Blocked (blanket rule) | User-agent: * / Disallow: / |
| ClaudeBot | Anthropic training | Blocked (blanket rule) | User-agent: * / Disallow: / |
| PerplexityBot | Perplexity search | Blocked (blanket rule) | User-agent: * / Disallow: / |
| Perplexity-User | Perplexity (user asks) | Blocked (blanket rule) | User-agent: * / Disallow: / |
| Google-Extended | Gemini training | Blocked (blanket rule) | User-agent: * / Disallow: / |
| Applebot-Extended | Apple AI training | Blocked (blanket rule) | User-agent: * / Disallow: / |
| CCBot | Common Crawl | Blocked (blanket rule) | User-agent: * / Disallow: / |
| meta-externalagent | Meta AI | Blocked (blanket rule) | User-agent: * / Disallow: / |
| Bytespider | ByteDance | Blocked (blanket rule) | User-agent: * / Disallow: / |
"Blanket rule": adform.net 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 adform.net block ChatGPT search?
Yes. adform.net's robots.txt keeps OAI-SearchBot, the crawler behind ChatGPT search, off its home page (User-agent: * / Disallow: /), as checked 23 to 24 October 2026.
Does adform.net block GPTBot?
Yes. adform.net blocks GPTBot, OpenAI's training crawler (User-agent: * / Disallow: /).
Does adform.net block Claude?
ClaudeBot (Anthropic training): blocked. Claude-SearchBot (Claude search): blocked. Claude-User (fetches for a person): blocked.
Does adform.net have an llms.txt file?
We did not find an llms.txt file on adform.net, or its robots.txt did not allow us to fetch it.
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