---
title: "Applebot-Extended: block or allow this AI crawler · DotsAgent"
description: "Applebot-Extended is run by Apple and listed under training. Its robots.txt token, whether it follows the rules, its IP list and how to control it."
url: https://dotsagent.io/agent-ready/bots/applebot-extended
---

Apple · Training

# What is Applebot-Extended?

A control token that does not crawl: Applebot fetches the pages, and Applebot-Extended tells Apple whether it may use them to train its models.

- **robots.txt token**: `Applebot-Extended`
- **Operator**: Apple
- **Purpose**: Training
- **Obeys robots.txt**: The operator says it follows robots.txt.
- **Documented by operator**: Yes, on the operator's own pages.
- **Documentation**: [support.apple.com](https://support.apple.com/en-us/119829)

## Block Applebot-Extended from your whole site

`robots.txt`

```
User-agent: Applebot-Extended
Disallow: /
```

## Allow it, but keep private paths out

`robots.txt`

```
User-agent: Applebot-Extended
Allow: /
Disallow: /admin/
```

## Other bots from Apple

[Applebot](https://dotsagent.io/agent-ready/bots/applebot)

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

## Sources

1. [support.apple.com](https://support.apple.com/en-us/119829)/en-us/119829

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