Agent Grade / AI bots by site / whatsapp.net
Does whatsapp.net block ChatGPT?
whatsapp.net is open to Google but blocks Perplexity. ChatGPT search is allowed, and OpenAI's training bot is blocked. From its public robots.txt, checked 23 to 24 October 2026. It ranks #39 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 | Allowed | no rule blocks it |
| ChatGPT-User | ChatGPT (user asks) | Allowed | no rule blocks it |
| 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) | Allowed | no rule blocks it |
| Google-Extended | Gemini training | Blocked | User-agent: Google-Extended / Disallow: / |
| Applebot-Extended | Apple AI training | Blocked | User-agent: Applebot-Extended / Disallow: / |
| CCBot | Common Crawl | Allowed | no rule blocks it |
| meta-externalagent | Meta AI | Allowed | no rule blocks it |
| Bytespider | ByteDance | Allowed | no rule blocks it |
"Blanket rule": whatsapp.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 whatsapp.net block ChatGPT search?
No. In its robots.txt as checked 23 to 24 October 2026, whatsapp.net lets OAI-SearchBot, the crawler behind ChatGPT search, read its home page.
Does whatsapp.net block GPTBot?
Yes. whatsapp.net blocks GPTBot, OpenAI's training crawler (User-agent: GPTBot / Disallow: /).
Does whatsapp.net block Claude?
ClaudeBot (Anthropic training): blocked. Claude-SearchBot (Claude search): allowed. Claude-User (fetches for a person): allowed.
Does whatsapp.net have an llms.txt file?
We did not find an llms.txt file on whatsapp.net, or its robots.txt did not allow us to fetch it.
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