adobe.com: what it tells AI crawlers
On 27 October 2026, adobe.com's robots.txt allowed all of GPTBot, OAI-SearchBot, ClaudeBot, Claude-SearchBot, Google-Extended, PerplexityBot and CCBot; it also published llms.txt.
Last verified 2026-10-28 03:59 UTC (daily run of 2026-10-27). Proof for that day.
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- robots.txt
- ok (HTTP 200) · https://www.adobe.com/robots.txt
unchanged since 2026-10-26 · sha25641081faa0fd32377…· view as recorded - The * group
- allows applies to every agent without its own group
Per AI bot, 2026-10-27
| User agent | Verdict | How |
|---|---|---|
| GPTBot | allows | through the * group |
| OAI-SearchBot | allows | through the * group |
| ChatGPT-User | allows | through the * group |
| ClaudeBot | allows | through the * group |
| Claude-SearchBot | allows | through the * group |
| Claude-User | allows | through the * group |
| PerplexityBot | allows | through the * group |
| Perplexity-User | allows | through the * group |
| Googlebot | allows | named in its own group |
| Google-Extended | allows | through the * group |
| Applebot-Extended | allows | through the * group |
| CCBot | allows | through the * group |
| Bytespider | allows | through the * group |
| Meta-ExternalAgent | allows | through the * group |
| Amazonbot | allows | through the * group |
Other signals
| Publishes /llms.txt | yes |
| Publishes /ai.txt | no |
| Publishes /.well-known/tdmrep.json | no |
| Reserves TDM rights (TDMRep file, header or meta) | no |
| Declares Content Signals (robots.txt or header) | no |
| Says ai-train=no in a Content Signal | no |
| Points to an RSL licence (robots.txt License line or Link header) | no |
| Answers with an x402 payment offer (lower bound: only the homepage is probed) | no |
| Answers HTTP 402 Payment Required (lower bound: only the homepage is probed) | no |
| Sends noai / noimageai directives | no |
| Refused our fetcher (403 / challenge) | no |
llms.txt: "Adobe Tools", 10,499 bytes, 46 links.
robots.txt as recorded sha256 41081faa0fd32377…
# The use of robots or other automated means to access the Adobe site # without the express permission of Adobe is strictly prohibited. # Notwithstanding the foregoing, Adobe may permit automated access to # access certain Adobe pages but solely for the limited purpose of # including content in publicly available search engines. Any other # use of robots or failure to obey the robots exclusion standards set # forth at http://www.robotstxt.org/ is strictly prohibited. # Details about Googlebot available at: http://www.google.com/bot.html # The Google search engine can see everything User-agent: gsa-crawler-www Allow: /assets/globalnav/v1.1.4/css/globalnav.css Allow: /assets/globalnav/v1.1.4/*/globalnav.js Allow: /au/special/symposium Allow: /sea/special/symposium Allow: /*special/products/marketing-cloud/*.css$ Allow: /*special/products/marketing-cloud/*.png$ Allow: /*special/products/marketing-cloud/*.js$ Allow: /www.adobe.com/special/ri/prod/assets/*.css$ Allow: /www.adobe.com/special/ri/prod/assets/*.jpg$ Allow: /www.adobe.com/special/ri/prod/assets/*.js$ Allow: /www.adobe.com/special/ri/prod/assets/*.png$ Allow: /www.adobe.com/special/retail-shopping-insights/ Allow: /uk/special/landing/student/digitaledgeaward/ Allow: /uk/special/landing/student/digitaledgeaward/ Allow: /uk/special/landing/student/lovethejourney Allow: /fr/special/landing/student/lovethejourney Disallow: /assets/globalnav/ Disallow: /*creativesuite/bridge Disallow: /cfusion/gpr/ Disallow: /cfusion/search/ Disallow: /cfusion/partnerportal/ Disallow: /globalsearch Disallow: /cgi-local/ Disallow: /de/products/index-notabs.html Disallow: /de/products/index-tabs.html Disallow: /devnet-archive/ Disallow: /devnet/archive Disallow: /*devnet/tagsearch Disallow: /emea/eemeachannel/ Disallow: /events/ciocouncil/ Disallow: /events/executivecouncil/ Disallow: /google_indexing/ Disallow: /*.html_ Disallow: /licensing/distribution/strategies/ Disallow: /*limited/ Disallow: /livedocs/ Disallow: /*Ljava.lang.Object* Disallow: /products/acrobat/readstep2.html;JMICROSITE2SESSION* Disallow: /*products/flashplayer/distribution3.html Disallow: /*products/flashplayer/distribution4.html Disallow: /*special/ Disallow: /*.sql$ Disallow: /*supportservice/ Disallow: /*.translate.html Disallow: /*products/adobeconnect/enterprise/trial.html Disallow: /*products/adobeconnect/enterprise/trial-check.html Disallow: /*products/adobeconnect/enterprise/trial-thankyou.html Disallow: /*products/adobeconnect/enterprise/trial-error.html Disallow: /*products/photoshop/selector Disallow: /*unsubscribe.html Disallow: /content/dam/acom/en/marketing-cloud/offers/pdf Disallow: /content/dam/www/us/en/adi/2020/pdfs/* Disallow: /content/dotcom/*.html$ Disallow: /content/dam/www/us/en/offer/digital-trends-2020/digital-trends-2020-full-report.pdf Disallow: /plans-fragments/ Disallow: /plans.modals* # The Omniture search engine can see everything User-agent: Atomz/1.0 Disallow: /devnet-archive/ Disallow: /devnet/archive Disallow: /events/ciocouncil/ Disallow: /events/executivecouncil/ Disallow: /licensing/distribution/strategies/ Disallow: /*limited/ Disallow: /livedocs/ Disallow: /products/flashplayer/distribution3.html Disallow: /products/flashplayer/distribution4.html Disallow: /*special/ Disallow: /*.sql$ Disallow: /*supportservice/ User-agent: * Allow: /assets/globalnav/v1.1.4/css/globalnav.css Allow: /assets/globalnav/v1.1.4/*globalnav.js Allow: /au/special/symposium Allow: /sea/special/symposium Allow: /*special/products/marketing-cloud/*.css$ Allow: /*special/products/marketing-cloud/*.js$ Allow: /*special/products/marketing-cloud/*.png$ Allow: /www.adobe.com/special/ri/prod/assets/*.css$ Allow: /www.adobe.com/special/ri/prod/assets/*.jpg$ Allow: /www.adobe.com/special/ri/prod/assets/*.js$ Allow: /www.adobe.com/special/ri/prod/assets/*.png$ Allow: /www.adobe.com/special/retail-shopping-insights/ Allow: /uk/special/landing/student/digitaledgeaward/ Allow: /uk/special/landing/student/lovethejourney Allow: /fr/special/landing/student/lovethejourney Allow: /community/gallery$ Allow: /community/gallery/assets$ Allow: /community/gallery/challenges$ Disallow: /assets/globalnav/ Disallow: /*creativesuite/bridge Disallow: /cfusion/gpr/ Disallow: /cfusion/search/ Disallow: /cfusion/partnerportal/ Disallow: /globalsearch Disallow: /cgi-local/ Disallow: /de/products/index-notabs.html Disallow: /de/products/index-tabs.html Disallow: /devnet-archive/ Disallow: /devnet/archive Disallow: /*devnet/tagsearch Disallow: /emea/eemeachannel/ Disallow: /events/ciocouncil/ Disallow: /events/executivecouncil/ Disallow: /google_indexing/ Disallow: /*.html_ Disallow: /licensing/distribution/strategies/ Disallow: /*limited/ Disallow: /livedocs/ Disallow: /*Ljava.lang.Object* Disallow: /products/acrobat/readstep2.html;JMICROSITE2SESSION* Disallow: /*products/flashplayer/distribution3.html Disallow: /*products/flashplayer/distribution4.html Disallow: /*special/ Disallow: /*.sql$ Disallow: /*supportservice/ Disallow: /*.translate.html Disallow: /*products/adobeconnect/enterprise/trial.html Disallow: /*products/adobeconnect/enterprise/trial-check.html Disallow: /*products/adobeconnect/enterprise/trial-thankyou.html Disallow: /*products/adobeconnect/enterprise/trial-error.html Disallow: /*products/photoshop/selector Disallow: /*unsubscribe.html Disallow: /content/dam/acom/en/marketing-cloud/offers/pdf Disallow: /content/dotcom/*.html$ Disallow: /plans-fragments/ Disallow: /content/dam/www/us/en/offer/digital-trends-2020-in-media-and-entertainment-html/digital-trends-2020-in-media-and-entertainment.pdf Disallow: /content/dam/www/us/en/offer/digital-trends-2020-in-media-and-entertainment-html/digital-trends-2020-in-media-and-entertainment-DE.pdf Disallow: /content/dam/www/us/en/offer/digital-trends-2020-in-media-and-entertainment-html/digital-trends-2020-in-media-and-entertainment-EN-US.pdf Disallow: /content/dam/www/us/en/offer/digital-trends-2020-in-media-and-entertainment-html/digital-trends-2020-in-media-and-entertainment-EN.pdf Disallow: /content/dam/www/us/en/offer/digital-trends-2020-in-media-and-entertainment-html/digital-trends-2020-in-media-and-entertainment-ES.pdf Disallow: /content/dam/www/us/en/offer/digital-trends-2020-in-media-and-entertainment-html/digital-trends-2020-in-media-and-entertainment-FR.pdf Disallow: /content/dam/www/us/en/offer/digital-trends-2020-in-media-and-entertainment-html/digital-trends-2020-in-media-and-entertainment-IT.pdf Disallow: /content/dam/www/us/en/offer/digital-trends-2020-in-media-and-entertainment-html/digital-trends-2020-in-media-and-entertainment-JA.pdf Disallow: /content/dam/www/us/en/offer/digital-trends-2020-in-media-and-entertainment-html/digital-trends-2020-in-media-and-entertainment-KR.pdf Disallow: /content/dam/www/us/en/offer/digital-trends-2020-in-media-and-entertainment-html/digital-trends-2020-in-media-and-entertainment-zh-Hans.pdf Disallow: /content/dam/www/us/en/offer/digital-trends-2020-in-media-and-entertainment-html/digital-trends-2020-in-media-and-entertainment-zh-Hant.pdf Disallow: /content/dam/www/us/en/offer/digital-trends-2020-in-media-and-entertainment-html/digital_trends_21_core_report_TC_FA.pdf Disallow: /content/dam/dx/us/en/resources/reports/digital-trends-2021-in-high-tech/2021_Digital_Trends_High_Tech_in_Focus.pdf Disallow: /content/dam/dx/us/en/resources/digital-trends-2021-in-telecommunications-media-and-entertainment/Digital_Trends_2021_Media_Entertainment_and_Telecoms_Report.pdf Disallow: /content/dam/dx/us/en/resources/digital-trends-2021-in-retail/2021_Digital_Trends_Retail_in_Focus.pdf Disallow: /content/dam/dx/us/en/resources/digital-trends-2021-in-manufacturing/2021_Digital_Trends_Manufacturing_in_Focus.pdf Disallow: /content/dam/www/us/en/offer/technology-trends-2021/eConsultancy_Digital_Trends_2021_IT_Report.pdf Disallow: /content/dam/www/us/en/offer/pdf/digital-trends-2020-in-financial-services.pdf Disallow: /content/dam/www/us/en/offer/pdf/digital-trends-2020-in-retail.pdf Disallow: /content/dam/www/us/en/offer/pdf/digital-trends-2020-in-media-and-entertainment.pdf Disallow: /content/dam/www/us/en/offer/pdf/digital-trends-2020-in-travel-and-hospitality.pdf Disallow: /content/dam/www/us/en/offer/pdf/digital-trends-2020-in-telecommunications.pdf Disallow: /content/dam/www/us/en/offer/pdf/digital-trends-2020-in-advertising.pdf Disallow: /content/dam/www/us/en/offer/pdf/digital-trends-2020-in-high-tech.pdf Disallow: /content/dam/www/us/en/offer/pdf/digital-trends-2020-in-IT.pdf Disallow: /content/dam/www/us/en/adi/2020/pdfs/* Disallow: /content/dam/www/us/en/offer/digital-trends-2021-core/digital-trends-2021-full-report-*.pdf Disallow: /*langmaster/ Disallow: /*express/*.mp4$ Disallow: /en-AE/learn/ Disallow: /en-BE/learn/ Disallow: /en-CY/learn/ Disallow: /en-GR/learn/ Disallow: /en-HK/learn/ Disallow: /en-ID/learn/ Disallow: /en-IL/learn/ Disallow: /en-LU/learn/ Disallow: /en-MT/learn/ Disallow: /en-MY/learn/ Disallow: /en-PH/learn/ Disallow: /en-SA/learn/ Disallow: /en-SG/learn/ Disallow: /en-TH/learn/ Disallow: /en-VN/learn/ Disallow: /en-x-MenA/learn/ Disallow: /en-ZA/learn/ Disallow: /*?searchId= Disallow: /*?tasks= Disallow: /*?campaignid= Disallow: /*?skwcid= Disallow: /products/photoshop/photoshop-brushes.h* Disallow: /community/gallery User-agent: Googlebot Allow: /?promoid=RTQCN3LX Disallow: /*promoid= Disallow: /*trackingid= Disallow: /*?searchId= Disallow: /*?tasks= Disallow: /*?campaignid= Disallow: /*?skwcid= Disallow: /products/photoshop/photoshop-brushes.h* User-agent: AdsBot-Google Allow: / User-agent: AdsBot-Google-Mobile Allow: / User-agent: SearchmetricsBot Disallow: / # XML sitemaps Sitemap: https://www.adobe.com/cc-product.index.xml Sitemap: https://www.adobe.com/creativecloud/sitemap-index.xml Sitemap: https://www.adobe.com/acrobat/sitemap-index.xml Sitemap: https://www.adobe.com/home-sitemap.xml Sitemap: https://www.adobe.com/plans-catalog-sitemap.xml Sitemap: https://www.adobe.com/learn/sitemap_index.xml # CC Express Sitemap: https://www.adobe.com/express/sitemap-index.xml #Naver Sitemap: https://www.adobe.com/naver.index.xml #Education Sitemap: https://www.adobe.com/edu/sitemap-index.xml
robots.txt versions
| From | Through | State | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-26 | 2026-10-27 | ok 200 | 41081faa0fd3 |
Timeline of changes
| Date | What changed |
|---|---|
| No changes since the first observation (2026-10-26). | |
Reconstructed history (Common Crawl)
From Common Crawl's robots.txt captures: what CCBot was served, one crawl per quarter. A separate series from the daily observations above; a 403 here means Common Crawl was refused, not this ledger.
| Crawl | Host | State | GPTBot | OAI-SearchBot | ChatGPT-User | ClaudeBot | Claude-SearchBot | Claude-User | PerplexityBot |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-21 CC-MAIN-2026-39 | www.adobe.com | ok view | allows | allows | unknown | allows | allows | unknown | allows |
| 2025-09-15 CC-MAIN-2025-38 | www.adobe.com | ok view | allows | allows | unknown | allows | allows | unknown | allows |
| 2024-09-16 CC-MAIN-2024-38 | www.adobe.com | ok view | allows | allows | unknown | allows | allows | unknown | allows |
| 2023-10-02 CC-MAIN-2023-40 | www.adobe.com | ok view | allows | allows | unknown | allows | allows | unknown | allows |
| 2022-10-03 CC-MAIN-2022-40 | www.adobe.com | ok view | allows | allows | unknown | allows | allows | unknown | allows |
| 2021-09-27 CC-MAIN-2021-39 | www.adobe.com | ok view | allows | allows | unknown | allows | allows | unknown | allows |
| 2020-09-28 CC-MAIN-2020-40 | www.adobe.com | ok view | allows | allows | unknown | allows | allows | unknown | allows |
| 2019-09-23 CC-MAIN-2019-39 | www.adobe.com | ok view | allows | allows | unknown | allows | allows | unknown | allows |
| 2018-09-24 CC-MAIN-2018-39 | www.adobe.com | ok view | allows | allows | unknown | allows | allows | unknown | allows |
| 2018-01-29 CC-MAIN-2018-05 | www.adobe.com | ok view | allows | allows | unknown | allows | allows | unknown | allows |
| 2017-10-23 CC-MAIN-2017-43 | www.adobe.com | ok view | allows | allows | unknown | allows | allows | unknown | allows |
| 2017-09-25 CC-MAIN-2017-39 | www.adobe.com | ok view | allows | allows | unknown | allows | allows | unknown | allows |
| 2017-07-24 CC-MAIN-2017-30 | www.adobe.com | ok view | allows | allows | unknown | allows | allows | unknown | allows |
| 2017-04-24 CC-MAIN-2017-17 | adobe.com | ok view | allows | allows | unknown | allows | allows | unknown | allows |
| 2017-01-23 CC-MAIN-2017-04 | adobe.com | ok view | allows | allows | unknown | allows | allows | unknown | allows |
| 2016-10-03 CC-MAIN-2016-40 | adobe.com | ok view | allows | allows | unknown | allows | allows | unknown | allows |
| 2016-09-05 CC-MAIN-2016-36 | adobe.com | ok view | allows | allows | unknown | allows | allows | unknown | allows |
Evidence
Every daily observation of adobe.com is a leaf in that day's Merkle tree. Proof of the robots.txt line for 2026-10-27: audit path (JSON), day root and OpenTimestamps proof (complete (bitcoin block 973493)).
API: https://infrarabbit.com/crawlers/api/v1/policy/adobe.com