OpenAI · User fetches
What is ChatGPT-User?
Fetches a page when a person using ChatGPT asks for it, rather than crawling on its own schedule.
- robots.txt token
ChatGPT-User- Operator
- OpenAI
- Purpose
- User fetches
- Obeys robots.txt
- No The operator says robots.txt may not apply, or community reports say it ignores it.
- Documented by operator
- Yes, on the operator's own pages.
- Published IP list
- openai.com/chatgpt-user.json
- Documentation
- platform.openai.com
OpenAI says robots.txt rules may not apply to these fetches, so filter on its published IP list if you need to block it.
Block ChatGPT-User from your whole site
User-agent: ChatGPT-User
Disallow: /
Allow it, but keep private paths out
User-agent: ChatGPT-User
Allow: /
Disallow: /admin/
This bot fetches pages for a person, or for an agent acting on one's behalf. Several operators say robots.txt may not apply to such requests, so check the line above and enforce at your firewall if it matters.
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