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AI BOTS · COMMON CRAWL

CCBot

An open web archive that many AI models are trained on; blocking it affects future datasets.

  • Follows robots.txt
  • Can be verified
  • Docs checked 28 Oct 2026
At a glanceCommon Crawl
  • VerifiableIdentityCloudflare
  • Obeysrobots.txtFollows robots.txt
  • PurposeAI training, Data collectionFor an AI product
  • TokenCCBotUse it in a User-agent line

robots.txt

The operator documents that this bot follows robots.txt rules.

Block CCBot
User-agent: CCBot
Disallow: /
Allow CCBot
User-agent: CCBot
Allow: /

Quick facts

robots.txt token
CCBot
User agent contains
CCBot
Operator
Common Crawl
Category
AI bots
Purpose
AI training, Data collection
robots.txt
Follows robots.txt
Verification
Can be verified
Documentation
commoncrawl.org · checked 28 Oct 2026

If you block it

Stops this crawler collecting your pages for model training from now on. It does not change your search rankings.

Check a visit is real

  • Listed by Cloudflare as a verified bot

Where this comes from

The same registry NdovuSEOLabs uses to classify crawler traffic in your server and CDN logs, built from the operator’s own documentation.

Registry version 2026-10-29.1

See which of these crawlers visit your site.

Crawl Analytics reads your own server and CDN logs and checks each claim against the operator’s published IP ranges and DNS.