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Amazonbot Robots.txt Reference
Amazon web crawler used across Amazon services.
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Documented role and policy effect
Amazonbot can be controlled through robots.txt, but product-specific use should be checked against current Amazon documentation.
Its role should not be reduced to a single AI search or training purpose without current official evidence.
How to interpret a robots.txt result
An allow result means the matched robots.txt directive does not block this compliant crawler on the tested path. It does not guarantee a visit, indexing, inclusion, ranking, or citation. A block is a public crawler directive, not authentication or access control.
Recommended action: Use an explicit allow or block policy only when it matches your business intent.
Official source
Amazon documentation for Amazonbot
See the AI Index Check methodology for verification, scoring, limitations, and correction policy.