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

Perplexity · User fetches

# What is Perplexity-User?

Fetches pages when a Perplexity user asks a question that needs them.

- **robots.txt token**: `Perplexity-User`
- **Operator**: Perplexity
- **Purpose**: User fetches
- **Obeys robots.txt**: 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**: [www.perplexity.com/perplexity-user.json](https://www.perplexity.com/perplexity-user.json)
- **Documentation**: [docs.perplexity.ai](https://docs.perplexity.ai/guides/bots)

Perplexity says it generally ignores robots.txt, so use the published IP list if you need to block it.

## Block Perplexity-User from your whole site

`robots.txt`

```
User-agent: Perplexity-User
Disallow: /
```

## Allow it, but keep private paths out

`robots.txt`

```
User-agent: Perplexity-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.

## Other bots from Perplexity

[PerplexityBot](https://dotsagent.io/agent-ready/bots/perplexitybot)

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

## Sources

1. [docs.perplexity.ai](https://docs.perplexity.ai/guides/bots)/guides/bots

Independent reference for people who build AI agents. Not affiliated with any vendor named here.

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