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title: "Amzn-SearchBot: block or allow this AI crawler · DotsAgent"
description: "Amzn-SearchBot is run by Amazon and listed under search. Its robots.txt token, whether it follows the rules, its IP list and how to control it."
url: https://dotsagent.io/agent-ready/bots/amzn-searchbot
---

Amazon · Search

# What is Amzn-SearchBot?

Amazon's search crawler. Amazon says it does not use this crawl for training.

- **robots.txt token**: `Amzn-SearchBot`
- **Operator**: Amazon
- **Purpose**: Search
- **Obeys robots.txt**: The operator says it follows robots.txt.
- **Documented by operator**: Yes, on the operator's own pages.
- **Published IP list**: [developer.amazon.com/amazonbot/searchbot-ip-addresses/](https://developer.amazon.com/amazonbot/searchbot-ip-addresses/)
- **Documentation**: [developer.amazon.com](https://developer.amazon.com/amazonbot)

## Block Amzn-SearchBot from your whole site

`robots.txt`

```
User-agent: Amzn-SearchBot
Disallow: /
```

## Allow it, but keep private paths out

`robots.txt`

```
User-agent: Amzn-SearchBot
Allow: /
Disallow: /admin/
```

## Other bots from Amazon

[Amazonbot](https://dotsagent.io/agent-ready/bots/amazonbot)

[Amzn-User](https://dotsagent.io/agent-ready/bots/amzn-user)

[Add it to a robots.txt in the generator →](https://dotsagent.io/agent-ready/robots-txt)

## Sources

1. [developer.amazon.com](https://developer.amazon.com/amazonbot)/amazonbot

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