Perplexity-User/1.0
CautionUser-agent: Perplexity-User
Category: AI & LLM Bots
SEO impact if blocked: 2/10
Perplexity AI
2 crawlers operated by Perplexity AI
https://www.perplexity.ai/Who Perplexity AI is, for site owners
Perplexity AI operates 2 crawlers in our directory, filed under AI & LLM Bots. Of those 2, 1 rated safe, 1 rated caution for crawl behaviour.
Blocking Perplexity AI carries an SEO impact score of 2/10 across its crawlers. Every crawler here carries the same blocking impact: Low - No SEO ranking impact.
Our recommendation for Perplexity AI, set by its least reassuring crawler (Perplexity-User/1.0, rated caution): Consider blocking based on your content strategy.
Perplexity AI at a glance
| Operator | Perplexity AI |
|---|---|
| Crawlers in directory | 2 |
| Categories | AI & LLM Bots |
| SEO impact if blocked | 2/10 |
| Crawl behaviour | 1 rated safe, 1 rated caution |
| Website | www.perplexity.ai |
| Official crawler docs | Perplexity AI crawler documentation |
Crawlers operated by Perplexity AI
PerplexityBot
SafeUser-agent:
PerplexityBotCategory: AI & LLM Bots
SEO impact if blocked: 2/10
How to block or allow Perplexity AI in robots.txt
These rules cover all 2 crawlers Perplexity AI operates. Add them to the robots.txt file at the root of your domain.
Block Perplexity AI completely
User-agent: Perplexity-User
User-agent: PerplexityBot
Disallow: /
Allow Perplexity AI explicitly
User-agent: Perplexity-User
User-agent: PerplexityBot
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 Perplexity AI
What crawlers does Perplexity AI run?
Perplexity AI operates 2 crawlers in our directory: Perplexity-User/1.0 (user-agent Perplexity-User), PerplexityBot (user-agent PerplexityBot).
Should I block Perplexity AI?
Consider blocking based on your content strategy. That guidance follows this operator's least reassuring crawler, Perplexity-User/1.0, rated caution, because allowing an operator allows every crawler it runs. The SEO impact score for blocking is 2/10, where 10 means blocking costs you the most visibility.
How do I block Perplexity AI in robots.txt?
Add the following to robots.txt at your domain root: User-agent: Perplexity-User then User-agent: PerplexityBot then Disallow: /. One Disallow line covers all 2 user-agent tokens.
Does blocking Perplexity AI hurt my search rankings?
Every crawler here carries the same blocking impact: Low - No SEO ranking impact. Google's own ranking crawler is Googlebot, which this operator does not run, so blocking Perplexity AI does not by itself remove you from Google's index. What it can change is whether AI assistants and analytics tools can read your pages.