AI BOTS · OPENAI
ChatGPT agent
Browses like a person. Seen only where the source reports the Signature-Agent header; the signature itself is not checked here.
- Fetches when a person asks
- Can be verified
- Docs checked 28 Oct 2026
- VerifiableIdentityCloudflare, signed requests
- User-ledrobots.txtFetches when a person asks
- PurposeTransactional agent, User-directed fetchFor an AI product
- TokenNo robots.txt tokenUse it in a User-agent line
robots.txt
It fetches a page because a person asked. The operator says robots.txt may not apply, so block it at the server or CDN if you need to.
It has no robots.txt token of its own. Control it at the server, firewall or CDN.
Quick facts
- Operator
- OpenAI
- Category
- AI bots
- Purpose
- Transactional agent, User-directed fetch
- robots.txt
- User-triggered
- Verification
- Can be verified
- Documentation
- help.openai.com · checked 28 Oct 2026
If you block it
Agents acting for a person, for example to book or buy, cannot use your site.
Check a visit is real
- Listed by Cloudflare as a verified bot
- Signed requests (Web Bot Auth) from https://chatgpt.com
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
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