TikTok
tiktok.comBlocks AI
Its robots.txt (the public rules file for bots) tells all 12 major AI bots we track to stay out of the whole site, and 16 of the 24 bots in total. It names every major AI bot one by one.
Last checked 19 Oct 2026. Rules file read today. Everything we checked · History
Bots that train AI Some blocked
8 of 9 blocked
Blocking these keeps the site out of future AI training. It does not stop AI from reading the site to answer questions.
Bots for AI search Some blocked
4 of 8 blocked
Blocking these usually means the site stops showing up as a source in AI answers.
AI assistants Some blocked
4 of 7 blocked
5 of these 7 companies say their assistants may ignore robots.txt.
Bot by bot
| AI bot | Allowed? | Where the rule is | Company says it follows robots.txt? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bots that train AI · Some blocked | |||
| GPTBotOpenAI | Blocked | Named, line 1 | Says yes |
| ClaudeBotAnthropic | Blocked | Named, line 1 | Says yes |
| Google-ExtendedGoogle · opt-out name, not a bot | Blocked | Named, line 1 | Says yes |
| Applebot-ExtendedApple · opt-out name, not a bot | Blocked | Named, line 1 | Says yes |
| CCBotCommon Crawl | Blocked | Named, line 1 | Says yes |
| Meta-ExternalAgentMeta | Blocked | Named, line 1 | Suggests yes |
| BytespiderByteDance | Blocked | Named, line 1 | No statement found |
| MistralAI-TrainingMistral AI | Allowed | Not named; the catch-all rule applies | Says yes |
| AI2BotAllen Institute for AI | Blocked | Named, line 1 | Does not say |
| anthropic-aiAnthropic (legacy) · old name | Blocked | Named, line 1 | Unknown |
| Bots for AI search · Some blocked | |||
| OAI-SearchBotOpenAI | Blocked | Named, line 1 | Says yes |
| Claude-SearchBotAnthropic | Blocked | Named, line 1 | Says yes |
| PerplexityBotPerplexity | Blocked | Named, line 1 | Suggests yes |
| AmazonbotAmazon | Allowed | Not named; the catch-all rule applies | Says yes |
| Amzn-SearchBotAmazon | Allowed | Not named; the catch-all rule applies | Says yes |
| DuckAssistBotDuckDuckGo | Blocked | Named, line 1 | Says yes |
| MistralAI-IndexMistral AI | Allowed | Not named; the catch-all rule applies | Suggests yes |
| Meta-WebIndexerMeta | Allowed | Not named; the catch-all rule applies | Suggests yes |
| AI assistants · Some blocked | |||
| ChatGPT-UserOpenAI | Blocked | Named, line 1 | Says not always |
| Claude-UserAnthropic | Blocked | Named, line 1 | Says yes |
| Perplexity-UserPerplexity | Blocked | Named, line 1 | Says it mostly ignores it |
| Google-AgentGoogle | Allowed | Not named; the catch-all rule applies | Says it mostly ignores it |
| Meta-ExternalFetcherMeta | Allowed | Not named; the catch-all rule applies | Says not always |
| Amzn-UserAmazon | Allowed | Not named; the catch-all rule applies | Says not always |
| MistralAI-UserMistral AI | Blocked | Named, line 1 | Suggests yes |
| For comparison | |||
| GooglebotRegular search engine, for comparison | Allowed | Not named; the catch-all rule applies | |
| BingbotRegular search engine, for comparison | Allowed | Named | |
Other AI names in this file
Names in this file that are not among the 24 bots we track. A rule for a name no real bot uses blocks nothing, but it shows which names the site has added.
| PetalBot | Blocked | line 5 | Not in our verified list |
| Gemini-Deep-Research | Blocked | line 16 | Not in our verified list |
| GoogleAgent-Mariner | Blocked | line 17 | Not in our verified list |
We test two pages: the homepage, and a made-up page that stands in for the rest of the site. "Blocked" means both are off limits. "Some pages blocked" means only one is. Rules for search results, carts, checkout and accounts don't change these labels, because almost every site keeps all bots out of those pages.
The rules file (robots.txt)
User-agent: BaiduspiderUser-agent: 360SpiderUser-agent: SogouspiderUser-agent: YisouspiderUser-agent: PetalBotUser-agent: GPTBotUser-agent: OAI-SearchBotUser-agent: anthropic-aiUser-agent: ClaudeBotUser-agent: PerplexityBotUser-agent: Google-ExtendedUser-agent: Applebot-ExtendedUser-agent: meta-externalagentUser-agent: DuckAssistBotUser-agent: ChatGPT-UserUser-agent: Gemini-Deep-ResearchUser-agent: GoogleAgent-MarinerUser-agent: Google-NotebookLMUser-agent: CCBotUser-agent: Claude-UserUser-agent: Claude-SearchBotUser-agent: Perplexity-UserUser-agent: AI2BotUser-agent: MistralAI-UserUser-agent: BytespiderDisallow: / User-agent: *Allow: /foryouAllow: /discoverAllow: /aboutAllow: /legalAllow: /safetyAllow: /forgoodAllow: /community-guidelinesAllow: /tagAllow: /ampAllow: /transparencyAllow: /shareAllow: /musicDisallow: /inappDisallow: /authDisallow: /embed/@Disallow: /embed/v2Disallow: /embed/curatedDisallow: /linkDisallow: */directory/Disallow: /search/video?Disallow: /search/user?q=Disallow: /shop/view/product/Disallow: /sgtm/g/collectDisallow: /api/share/settingsDisallow: /api/recommend/embed_videosDisallow: /discover/trending/detail/Disallow: /search?Disallow: /search/live? User-agent: BingbotDisallow: /discoverDisallow: /inappDisallow: /authDisallow: /embed/@Disallow: /embed/v2Disallow: /embed/curatedDisallow: /linkDisallow: */directory/Disallow: /shop/view/product/Disallow: /sgtm/g/collectDisallow: /api/share/settingsDisallow: /api/recommend/embed_videosDisallow: /search? … 45 lines not about AI bots
Everything else we checked
| Front door | Let in The homepage loaded normally for our bot, which says who it is (HTTP 200).GET https://www.tiktok.com/ as WalledWebBot, from a residential connection in the United States |
|---|---|
| Anti-bot software | No sign of anti-bot software in the response.From response headers and cookie names only. A cookie shows the product is there, not how it is set up. |
| Readable by AI | No schema.org structured data on the homepage. Most of the page is script; an agent that does not run JavaScript sees little text.Homepage only. Useful for site owners; not part of the result. |
| Terms of Service | No Terms of Service page found. |
| Not found | No llms.txt, ai.txt, tdmrep.json, Content-Signal or Content-Usage lines, licensing signals (RSL License, HTTP 402) or robots meta tags. |
History
46 versions on record since 1 Jan 2023
One square per month, from Internet Archive copies and our own daily checks. Dark: blocked. Gray: some blocked. Light: allowed. Striped: no copy that month.
- Oct 2025More blocking Now blocked: GPTBot, ClaudeBot, Google-Extended, Applebot-Extended, CCBot, Meta-ExternalAgent, AI2Bot, anthropic-ai and 8 more.Found in the Internet Archive's copies: changed between 2 Sep 2025 and 1 Oct 2025. Evidence: before · after
Show exactly what changed
User-agent: Bytespider+ User-agent: GPTBot+ User-agent: OAI-SearchBot+ User-agent: anthropic-ai+ User-agent: ClaudeBot+ User-agent: PerplexityBot+ User-agent: Google-Extended+ User-agent: Applebot-Extended+ User-agent: meta-externalagent+ User-agent: DuckAssistBot+ User-agent: ChatGPT-User+ User-agent: Gemini-Deep-Research+ User-agent: GoogleAgent-Mariner+ User-agent: Google-NotebookLM+ User-agent: CCBot+ User-agent: Claude-User+ User-agent: Claude-SearchBot+ User-agent: Perplexity-User+ User-agent: AI2Bot+ User-agent: MistralAI-UserDisallow: /…Disallow: */directory/+ Disallow: /search/video?+ Disallow: /search/user?q=+ Disallow: /shop/view/product/+ Disallow: /sgtm/g/collect+ Disallow: /api/share/settings+ Disallow: /api/recommend/embed_videos+ Disallow: /discover/trending/detail/+ Disallow: /search?+ Disallow: /search/live? - May 2024More blocking Now blocked: Bytespider.Found in the Internet Archive's copies: changed between 1 Apr 2024 and 1 May 2024. Evidence: before · after
Show exactly what changed
User-agent: Yisouspider+ User-agent: PetalBot+ User-agent: BytespiderDisallow: /…Disallow: /embed/curated- Sitemap: https://www.tiktok.com/tos/node/sitemaps/sitemap.xml- Sitemap: https://www.tiktok.com/tos/node/sitemaps/sitemap_tag_jpagency_index_20200509_-1553821641.xml- Sitemap: https://www.tiktok.com/tos/node/sitemaps/sitemap_tag_jpagency_index_20200525_-1553821583.xml- Sitemap: https://www.tiktok.com/tos/node/sitemaps/sitemap_tag_jpagency_index_20200615_-1553820653.xml- Sitemap: https://www.tiktok.com/tos/node/sitemaps/sitemap_tag_jpagency_index_20200814_-1553818732.xml- Sitemap: https://www.tiktok.com/tos/node/sitemaps/sitemap_tag_jpagency_index_20200817_-1553818729.xml- Sitemap: https://www.tiktok.com/tos/node/sitemaps/sitemap_tag_jpagency_index_20200923_-1553817741.xml- Sitemap: https://www.tiktok.com/tos/node/sitemaps/sitemap_tag_jpagency_index_20201027_-1553796595.xml- Sitemap: https://www.tiktok.com/tos/node/sitemaps/sitemap_JP-sitemap-202011_20201118_500859092.xml- Sitemap: https://www.tiktok.com/tos/node/sitemaps/sitemap_JP-sitemap-202012_20210110_-1305701649.xml- Sitemap: https://www.tiktok.com/tos/node/sitemaps/sitemap_JP-sitemap-202101_20210110_-1098685040.xml- Sitemap: https://www.tiktok.com/tos/node/sitemaps/sitemap_JP-sitemap_20210204_1693176571.xml- Sitemap: https://www.tiktok.com/tos/node/sitemaps/sitemap_JP-sitemap-202103-SG_20210305_1559370417.xml- Sitemap: https://www.tiktok.com/tos/node/sitemaps/sitemap_JP-sitemap-202104_20210429_2068889086.xml- Sitemap: https://www.tiktok.com/tos/node/sitemaps/sitemap_JP-sitemap-202106_20210611_-1546017957.xml+ Disallow: /link+ Disallow: */directory/+ User-agent: Bingbot+ Disallow: /discover+
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