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Robots.txt Generator

Create a robots.txt file with crawler rules, disallowed paths, and sitemap location.

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Request

POST endpoint

POST /api/tools/robots-txt-generator
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "inputs": {
    "host": "https://example.com",
    "disallow": "/admin\n/api/private",
    "sitemap": "/sitemap.xml"
  }
}

Response

Example output

{
  "tool": "robots-txt-generator",
  "result": {
    "summary": "Robots.txt generated.",
    "code": "User-agent: *\nDisallow: /admin\nDisallow: /api/private\n\nSitemap: https://example.com/sitemap.xml",
    "outputs": [
      {
        "label": "Disallow rules",
        "value": "2"
      }
    ]
  }
}

About this tool

Robots.txt Generator guide

How to use the Robots.txt Generator

Create a robots.txt file with crawler rules, disallowed paths, and sitemap location. Use this SEO and web utility when you need to check metadata, schema, crawl rules, or launch details without building a spreadsheet from scratch. Enter realistic values for site url, disallowed paths, sitemap path, then run the tool and compare the output against the decision you are trying to make. The example starts with site url of https://example.com, disallowed paths of /admin /api/private, sitemap path of /sitemap.xml, but the stronger workflow is to change one input at a time so you can see which assumption actually drives the result.

What the result means

The output is a technical web check or generated snippet for launch work. It helps catch obvious metadata, schema, robots, canonical, and social preview issues, but it does not replace a crawler, validator, Search Console, or browser inspection. The useful signal is often not just the headline number; it is how much that number changes when one input moves. If the result is fragile, document the assumption and rerun the calculator with a conservative case before using it in a plan, report, trade, launch, or implementation decision.

When to use this SEO/web tool

Use it before launching or updating pages, especially when you need to validate metadata, generate robots rules, prepare schema, or inspect snippets quickly. It is useful for catching mechanical issues before they turn into indexing, sharing, or conversion problems. This page fits searches such as robots.txt, seo, crawler rules because it keeps the fields visible, loads a working example, and returns copy-ready output without sign-up. Use the result to tighten your next question, narrow a range, or decide whether a more detailed model is worth building.

Common mistakes to avoid

Do not rely on generated tags without testing the live page. Relative URLs, duplicate canonicals, blocked paths, malformed JSON-LD, missing images, redirects, and framework rendering behavior can change what crawlers actually see. Keep the input assumptions with the output so the number is explainable later. A clean result with hidden assumptions is worse than a rough result with clear assumptions, because nobody can audit what changed when the real-world numbers move.

How to verify the output

Confirm important pages with live HTML, browser devtools, rich-result validators, sitemap checks, robots tests, and Search Console after deployment. If the result will influence money, production systems, customer promises, or public claims, rerun it with cautious values and check the relevant source data. Good utility tools speed up judgment; they should not hide the judgment step.

FAQ

Questions about this tool

Is this SEO/web output enough for launch?

No. It is a deterministic estimate based on the values you enter. Real-world systems, providers, markets, and reporting tools may use different rules or fresher data.

Which input should I adjust first?

Start with site url, then change disallowed paths. Moving one input at a time makes it easier to see which assumption has the largest effect on the output.

Can I use this result for an important decision?

Use it as a preflight check or snippet generator. Validate the deployed page and crawler-visible HTML before considering the launch done.

Why does my result differ from another tool?

Different tools may round differently, include different assumptions, or use a different source of truth. Compare the inputs and definitions before comparing the final number.