PanguBot
SafeUser-agent: PanguBot
Category: AI & LLM Bots
SEO impact if blocked: 2/10
Huawei
2 crawlers operated by Huawei
https://www.huawei.com/Who Huawei is, for site owners
Huawei operates 2 crawlers in our directory, filed under AI & LLM Bots and Search Engines. Of those 2, 2 rated safe for crawl behaviour.
Blocking Huawei carries an SEO impact score of 2/10 to 10/10 across its crawlers. The highest-impact crawler is PetalBot: Critical - Blocking removes you from search results.
Our recommendation for Huawei, set by its least reassuring crawler (PetalBot, rated safe): Never block - it will remove your site from major search results.
Huawei at a glance
| Operator | Huawei |
|---|---|
| Crawlers in directory | 2 |
| Categories | AI & LLM Bots, Search Engines |
| SEO impact if blocked | 2/10 to 10/10 |
| Crawl behaviour | 2 rated safe |
| Website | www.huawei.com |
| Official crawler docs | Huawei crawler documentation |
Crawlers operated by Huawei
How to block or allow Huawei in robots.txt
These rules cover all 2 crawlers Huawei operates. Add them to the robots.txt file at the root of your domain.
Block Huawei completely
User-agent: PanguBot
User-agent: PetalBot
Disallow: /
Allow Huawei explicitly
User-agent: PanguBot
User-agent: PetalBot
Allow: /
robots.txt is a request, not an enforcement mechanism. A crawler that ignores it needs a block at the server or CDN layer. Rules are case-sensitive on the path and matched against the user-agent token, not the full user-agent string.
Frequently asked questions about Huawei
What crawlers does Huawei run?
Huawei operates 2 crawlers in our directory: PanguBot (user-agent PanguBot), PetalBot (user-agent PetalBot).
Should I block Huawei?
Never block - it will remove your site from major search results. That guidance follows this operator's least reassuring crawler, PetalBot, rated safe, because allowing an operator allows every crawler it runs. The SEO impact score for blocking is 2/10 to 10/10, where 10 means blocking costs you the most visibility.
How do I block Huawei in robots.txt?
Add the following to robots.txt at your domain root: User-agent: PanguBot then User-agent: PetalBot then Disallow: /. One Disallow line covers all 2 user-agent tokens.
Does blocking Huawei hurt my search rankings?
The highest-impact crawler here is PetalBot, rated: Critical - Blocking removes you from search results. PetalBot is a search-indexing crawler, so blocking it can remove your pages from the corresponding search results. Block it only if you intend to leave that index. The remaining 1 crawler in the list above does not affect search indexing and can be blocked separately.