AI crawlers / Amazonbot
Amazonbot: what it is and how to block or charge it
Amazonbot is run by Amazon. Amazon's crawler, used to improve its services, including answers from Alexa.
| Operator | Amazon |
|---|---|
| Purpose | Several uses, including AI |
| User-agent contains | Amazonbot |
| Official IP list | None published, so it can only be recognized by name. Which crawlers publish one |
Block Amazonbot in robots.txt
User-agent: Amazonbot
Disallow: /robots.txt is a request, not a lock: well-behaved crawlers follow it. To block by user agent at the server, match Amazonbot in the User-Agent header.
Or charge Amazonbot per page
Instead of blocking it, answer Amazonbot with HTTP 402 Payment Required and a price. Crawlers and agents that support x402 pay a fraction of a cent in USDC straight to your wallet and get the page; people and search engines browse free. Set it up free on pay-per-crawl in about five minutes.
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