Robots.txt Parser

Fetch and parse a domain's robots.txt file into structured data

GET


                    api/v1/robots-txt

Fetch and parse a domain's robots.txt file into structured data

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Standard rate limits apply to this endpoint.

Authentication

This endpoint requires authentication via API key. You can use the sandbox mode for testing without registering. See the authentication guide for details.

Query Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
`domain`	string	Required	The domain parameter

Response details for this API endpoint. See the response format guide for the standard response structure.

Example Response

{
    "status": "success",
    "http_code": 200,
    "code": "SUCCESS",
    "message": "Robots.txt parsed successfully",
    "data": {
        "domain": "example.com",
        "found": true,
        "user_agents": {
            "*": {
                "allow": [
                    "/"
                ],
                "disallow": [
                    "/admin/"
                ],
                "crawl_delay": 10
            }
        },
        "sitemaps": [
            "https://example.com/sitemap.xml"
        ]
    }
}

Example Usage

Here's how to use this endpoint in various languages. For more examples, see our code examples page.

cURL

curl -X GET \
    "https://apixies.io/api/v1/robots-txt" \
    -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_API_KEY"

JavaScript

fetch("https://apixies.io/api/v1/robots-txt", {
    method: "GET",
    headers: {
        "Content-Type": "application/json",
        "X-API-Key": "YOUR_API_KEY"
    }
})
.then(response => response.json())
.then(data => console.log(data))
.catch(error => console.error("Error:", error));

PHP

$ch = curl_init();

curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_URL, "https://apixies.io/api/v1/robots-txt");
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, true);
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER, [
    "Content-Type: application/json",
    "X-API-Key: YOUR_API_KEY"
]);

$response = curl_exec($ch);
curl_close($ch);

echo $response;

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Common Use Cases

SEO crawlability auditing

Analyze robots.txt files across your domains to ensure important pages aren't accidentally blocked from search engine crawlers.

Competitor analysis

Examine competitors' robots.txt files to understand their crawl strategy, discover hidden sitemaps, and identify sections they prioritize or restrict.

Multi-site governance

Monitor robots.txt configurations across all your organization's domains. Alert when changes could affect SEO or expose restricted content.

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