airbnb.com: what it tells AI crawlers
On 27 October 2026, airbnb.com's robots.txt fully blocked GPTBot and ClaudeBot.
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.airbnb.com/robots.txt
unchanged since 2026-10-26 · sha256e274a840ea29686b…· 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 | blocks | named in its own group |
| OAI-SearchBot | allows | named in its own group |
| ChatGPT-User | allows | named in its own group |
| ClaudeBot | blocks | named in its own group |
| Claude-SearchBot | allows | through the * group |
| Claude-User | allows | through the * group |
| PerplexityBot | allows | named in its own group |
| Perplexity-User | allows | through the * group |
| Googlebot | allows | named in its own group |
| Google-Extended | allows | through the * group |
| Applebot-Extended | blocks | named in its own group |
| CCBot | allows | through the * group |
| Bytespider | allows | through the * group |
| Meta-ExternalAgent | allows | named in its own group |
| Amazonbot | allows | through the * group |
| anthropic-ai | allows | named in its own group |
| cohere-ai | allows | named in its own group |
| ImagesiftBot | blocks | named in its own group |
| MistralAI-Training | blocks | named in its own group |
| Webzio-Extended | blocks | named in its own group |
Other signals
| Publishes /llms.txt | no |
| 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 |
robots.txt as recorded sha256 5e7920c657fc85c8…
# /////// # // // # // // # // // //// /// /// # // // /// /// # // /// // //// /// /// (// (// /// //// /// //// /// //// # // /// /// // &////////// /// (////// /////////// ////////// /////////// # // // // // /// /// /// (// /// /// /// /// /// /// # // (/ // // /// /// /// (// /// /// /// /// /// /// # // // // // /// /// /// (// //// //// /// /// /// /// # // // // // ////////// /// (// ////////// /// /// ////////// # /( ///// (/ # // ////# // # // /// /// // # ////// ////// # # # We thought you'd never make it! # We hope you feel right at home in this file...unless you're a disallowed subfolder. # And since you're here, read up on our culture and team: https://www.airbnb.com/careers/departments/engineering # There's even a bring your robot to work day. User-agent: Googlebot Allow: /calendar/ical/ Allow: /.well-known/amphtml/apikey.pub Disallow: /account Disallow: /alumni Disallow: /api/v1/trebuchet Disallow: /calendar/ Disallow: /disaster/lookup Disallow: /email/unsubscribe Disallow: /fix-it Disallow: /fixit Disallow: /forgot_password Disallow: /groups Disallow: /help/search Disallow: /home/dashboard Disallow: /inbox Disallow: /logout Disallow: /manage-listing Disallow: /messaging/ajax_already_messaged/ Disallow: /my_listings Disallow: /payments/book Disallow: /rooms/*/personalization.json Disallow: /rooms/ajax_check_dates/ Disallow: /rooms/ajax_lwlb_contact/ Disallow: /rooms/calendar_tab_inner2/ Disallow: /rooms/calendar_tab/ Disallow: /rooms/other_hosting_reviews/ Disallow: /rooms/similar_listings/ Disallow: /rooms/social_connections/ Disallow: /rooms/sublet_available/ Disallow: /rooms/update_cities_for_country Disallow: /signup_modal Disallow: /signed_out_modal.json Disallow: /.well-known/assetlinks.json Disallow: /device_id_bev_map Disallow: /help/search Disallow: /terms Disallow: /trips/upcoming Disallow: /trips/v1/ Disallow: /users/edit Disallow: /users/logout Disallow: /users/notifications Disallow: /users/show Disallow: /messaging/qt_with Disallow: /reservation Disallow: /z User-agent: Bingbot Allow: /calendar/ical/ Allow: /.well-known/amphtml/apikey.pub Disallow: /account Disallow: /alumni Disallow: /api/v1/trebuchet Disallow: /calendar/ Disallow: /disaster/lookup Disallow: /email/unsubscribe Disallow: /fix-it Disallow: /fixit Disallow: /forgot_password Disallow: /groups Disallow: /help/search Disallow: /home/dashboard Disallow: /inbox Disallow: /logout Disallow: /manage-listing Disallow: /messaging/ajax_already_messaged/ Disallow: /my_listings Disallow: /payments/book Disallow: /rooms/*/personalization.json Disallow: /rooms/ajax_check_dates/ Disallow: /rooms/ajax_lwlb_contact/ Disallow: /rooms/calendar_tab_inner2/ Disallow: /rooms/calendar_tab/ Disallow: /rooms/other_hosting_reviews/ Disallow: /rooms/similar_listings/ Disallow: /rooms/social_connections/ Disallow: /rooms/sublet_available/ Disallow: /rooms/update_cities_for_country Disallow: /signup_modal Disallow: /signed_out_modal.json Disallow: /.well-known/assetlinks.json Disallow: /device_id_bev_map Disallow: /help/search Disallow: /terms Disallow: /trips/upcoming Disallow: /trips/v1/ Disallow: /users/edit Disallow: /users/logout Disallow: /users/notifications Disallow: /users/show Disallow: /messaging/qt_with Disallow: /reservation Disallow: /z User-agent: YandexBot Allow: /calendar/ical/ Allow: /.well-known/amphtml/apikey.pub Disallow: /account Disallow: /alumni Disallow: /api/v1/trebuchet Disallow: /calendar/ Disallow: /disaster/lookup Disallow: /email/unsubscribe Disallow: /fix-it Disallow: /fixit Disallow: /forgot_password Disallow: /groups Disallow: /help/search Disallow: /home/dashboard Disallow: /inbox Disallow: /logout Disallow: /manage-listing Disallow: /messaging/ajax_already_messaged/ Disallow: /my_listings Disallow: /payments/book Disallow: /rooms/*/personalization.json Disallow: /rooms/ajax_check_dates/ Disallow: /rooms/ajax_lwlb_contact/ Disallow: /rooms/calendar_tab_inner2/ Disallow: /rooms/calendar_tab/ Disallow: /rooms/other_hosting_reviews/ Disallow: /rooms/similar_listings/ Disallow: /rooms/social_connections/ Disallow: /rooms/sublet_available/ Disallow: /rooms/update_cities_for_country Disallow: /signup_modal Disallow: /signed_out_modal.json Disallow: /.well-known/assetlinks.json Disallow: /device_id_bev_map Disallow: /help/search Disallow: /terms Disallow: /trips/upcoming Disallow: /trips/v1/ Disallow: /users/edit Disallow: /users/logout Disallow: /users/notifications Disallow: /users/show Disallow: /messaging/qt_with Disallow: /reservation Disallow: /z User-agent: Baiduspider Allow: /calendar/ical/ Allow: /.well-known/amphtml/apikey.pub Disallow: /account Disallow: /alumni Disallow: /api/v1/trebuchet Disallow: /calendar/ Disallow: /disaster/lookup Disallow: /email/unsubscribe Disallow: /fix-it Disallow: /fixit Disallow: /forgot_password Disallow: /groups Disallow: /help/search Disallow: /home/dashboard Disallow: /inbox Disallow: /logout Disallow: /manage-listing Disallow: /messaging/ajax_already_messaged/ Disallow: /my_listings Disallow: /payments/book Disallow: /rooms/*/personalization.json Disallow: /rooms/ajax_check_dates/ Disallow: /rooms/ajax_lwlb_contact/ Disallow: /rooms/calendar_tab_inner2/ Disallow: /rooms/calendar_tab/ Disallow: /rooms/other_hosting_reviews/ Disallow: /rooms/similar_listings/ Disallow: /rooms/social_connections/ Disallow: /rooms/sublet_available/ Disallow: /rooms/update_cities_for_country Disallow: /signup_modal Disallow: /signed_out_modal.json Disallow: /.well-known/assetlinks.json Disallow: /device_id_bev_map Disallow: /help/search Disallow: /terms Disallow: /trips/upcoming Disallow: /trips/v1/ Disallow: /users/edit Disallow: /users/logout Disallow: /users/notifications Disallow: /users/show Disallow: /messaging/qt_with Disallow: /reservation Disallow: /z User-Agent: * Allow: /calendar/ical/ Allow: /.well-known/amphtml/apikey.pub Disallow: /account Disallow: /alumni Disallow: /api/v1/trebuchet Disallow: /calendar/ Disallow: /disaster/lookup Disallow: /email/unsubscribe Disallow: /fix-it Disallow: /fixit Disallow: /forgot_password Disallow: /groups Disallow: /help/search Disallow: /home/dashboard Disallow: /inbox Disallow: /logout Disallow: /manage-listing Disallow: /messaging/ajax_already_messaged/ Disallow: /my_listings Disallow: /payments/book Disallow: /rooms/*/personalization.json Disallow: /rooms/ajax_check_dates/ Disallow: /rooms/ajax_lwlb_contact/ Disallow: /rooms/calendar_tab_inner2/ Disallow: /rooms/calendar_tab/ Disallow: /rooms/other_hosting_reviews/ Disallow: /rooms/similar_listings/ Disallow: /rooms/social_connections/ Disallow: /rooms/sublet_available/ Disallow: /rooms/update_cities_for_country Disallow: /signup_modal Disallow: /signed_out_modal.json Disallow: /.well-known/assetlinks.json Disallow: /device_id_bev_map Disallow: /help/search Disallow: /terms Disallow: /trips/upcoming Disallow: /trips/v1/ Disallow: /users/edit Disallow: /users/logout Disallow: /users/notifications Disallow: /users/show Disallow: /messaging/qt_with Disallow: /reservation Disallow: /z Sitemap: https://www.airbnb.com/sitemap-master-index.xml.gz Sitemap: https://www.airbnb.com/sitemap-p2-urls-index.xml.gz Sitemap: https://www.airbnb.com/sitemap-p2_poi-urls-index.xml.gz Sitemap: https://www.airbnb.com/sitemap-homes_filters_expansion-urls-index.xml.gz Sitemap: https://www.airbnb.com/sitemap-homes_pdp-urls-index.xml.gz Sitemap: https://www.airbnb.com/sitemap-things_to_do_cities_and_categories-urls-index.xml.gz Sitemap: https://www.airbnb.com/sitemap-places_pdp-urls-index.xml.gz Sitemap: https://www.airbnb.com/sitemap-experiences_p2-urls-index.xml.gz Sitemap: https://www.airbnb.com/sitemap-experiences_pdp-urls-index.xml.gz Sitemap: https://www.airbnb.com/sitemap-additional_things_to_do-urls-index.xml.gz
robots.txt versions
| From | Through | State | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-26 | 2026-10-27 | ok 200 | e274a840ea29 |
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.airbnb.com | ok view | allows | allows | unknown | allows | allows | unknown | allows |
| 2025-09-15 CC-MAIN-2025-38 | www.airbnb.com | ok view | allows | allows | unknown | allows | allows | unknown | allows |
| 2024-09-16 CC-MAIN-2024-38 | www.airbnb.com | ok view | allows | allows | unknown | allows | allows | unknown | allows |
| 2023-10-02 CC-MAIN-2023-40 | www.airbnb.com | ok view | blocks | allows | unknown | allows | allows | unknown | allows |
| 2022-10-03 CC-MAIN-2022-40 | www.airbnb.com | ok view | allows | allows | unknown | allows | allows | unknown | allows |
| 2021-09-27 CC-MAIN-2021-39 | www.airbnb.com | ok view | allows | allows | unknown | allows | allows | unknown | allows |
| 2020-09-28 CC-MAIN-2020-40 | www.airbnb.com | ok view | allows | allows | unknown | allows | allows | unknown | allows |
| 2019-09-23 CC-MAIN-2019-39 | www.airbnb.com | ok view | allows | allows | unknown | allows | allows | unknown | allows |
| 2018-09-24 CC-MAIN-2018-39 | www.airbnb.com | ok view | allows | allows | unknown | allows | allows | unknown | allows |
| 2018-01-29 CC-MAIN-2018-05 | www.airbnb.com | ok view | allows | allows | unknown | allows | allows | unknown | allows |
| 2017-10-23 CC-MAIN-2017-43 | www.airbnb.com | ok view | allows | allows | unknown | allows | allows | unknown | allows |
| 2017-09-25 CC-MAIN-2017-39 | www.airbnb.com | ok view | allows | allows | unknown | allows | allows | unknown | allows |
| 2017-07-24 CC-MAIN-2017-30 | www.airbnb.com | ok view | allows | allows | unknown | allows | allows | unknown | allows |
| 2017-04-24 CC-MAIN-2017-17 | airbnb.com | ok view | allows | allows | unknown | allows | allows | unknown | allows |
| 2017-01-23 CC-MAIN-2017-04 | airbnb.com | ok view | allows | allows | unknown | allows | allows | unknown | allows |
| 2016-10-03 CC-MAIN-2016-40 | www.airbnb.com | ok view | allows | allows | unknown | allows | allows | unknown | allows |
| 2016-09-05 CC-MAIN-2016-36 | airbnb.com | ok view | allows | allows | unknown | allows | allows | unknown | allows |
Evidence
Every daily observation of airbnb.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/airbnb.com