ebay.com: what it tells AI crawlers
On 27 October 2026, ebay.com's robots.txt fully blocked GPTBot, ClaudeBot, PerplexityBot and CCBot.
Last verified 2026-10-28 03:59 UTC (daily run of 2026-10-27). Proof for that day.
- Panel
- top 1k (Tranco)
- robots.txt
- ok (HTTP 200) · https://www.ebay.com/robots.txt
unchanged since 2026-10-26 · sha256221797cd7a314aeb…· 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 | named in its own group |
| Claude-User | allows | named in its own group |
| PerplexityBot | blocks | 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 | blocks | named in its own group |
| Bytespider | blocks | named in its own group |
| Meta-ExternalAgent | blocks | named in its own group |
| Amazonbot | blocks | named in its own group |
| anthropic-ai | blocks | named in its own group |
| ChatGLM-Spider | blocks | named in its own group |
| OAI-AdsBot | 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 1d750fdd7a1927e9…
## BEGIN FILE ### # # allow-all # DR # # The use of robots or other automated means to access the eBay site # without the express permission of eBay is strictly prohibited. # Notwithstanding the foregoing, eBay may permit automated access to # access certain eBay pages but soley 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 <https://www.robotstxt.org/orig.html> is strictly # prohibited. # # v24.1_COM_December_2024 ### DIRECTIVES ### User-agent: * Disallow: /*_kw Disallow: /*?maspect Disallow: /*modules=SEARCH_REFINEMENTS_MODEL_V2 Disallow: /*redirect=mobile Disallow: /*redirect%3Dmobile Disallow: /*rt%3Dnc Disallow: /*rt=nc Disallow: /*src=urllib Disallow: /?SSOWebDispatcher&tg=web&ru= Disallow: /act/ Disallow: /adchoice Allow: /ads.txt Disallow: /ads Disallow: /adsrepository Disallow: /afs/ Disallow: /atc/ Disallow: /adell-mutfak Disallow: /ahu-kadin Disallow: /antika-sanat Disallow: /arama Disallow: /bebek-anne Disallow: /bilgisayar-tablet Disallow: /cep-telefonu-ve-aksesuar Disallow: /delicacy Disallow: /ev-bahce Disallow: /giyim-aksesuar Disallow: /muzik-plak-enstruman Disallow: /otomobil-motor-aksesuar Allow: /b/adidas-Yeezy-Sneakers-for-Men/15709/bn_86578781?*_trkparms=*pageci:*|parentrq:*iid:0 Allow: /b/Collectible-Sneakers/bn_7000259435?*_trkparms=*pageci:*|parentrq:*iid:0 Allow: /b/Jordan-Sneakers-for-Men/15709/bn_96541848?*_trkparms=*pageci:*|parentrq:*iid:0 Allow: /b/New-Balance-Sneakers-for-Men/15709/bn_58747?*_trkparms=*pageci:*|parentrq:*iid:0 Allow: /b/Sneakers-for-Men/15709/bn_57918?*_trkparms=*pageci:*|parentrq:*iid:0 Allow: /b/*?*_mwBanner Allow: /b/*?iid=*&var= Allow: /b/*?iid=*&chn=ps Allow: /b/*?iid=*&var=*&chn=ps Disallow: /b/*, Disallow: /b/*?iid=*&var=*& Disallow: /b/*?iid=*&*&chn=ps Disallow: /b/*?iid=*&var=*&*&chn=ps Disallow: /b/*?*_nkw Disallow: /b/*?*& Disallow: /b/*?*| Disallow: /b/*%EF Disallow: /b/*LH_ Disallow: /b/*_dmd= Disallow: /b/*_dcat= Disallow: /b/*_pgn= Disallow: /b/*_sacat= Disallow: /b/*_saved Disallow: /b/*_sid= Disallow: /b/*_sop= Disallow: /b/*_stpos= Disallow: /b/*DO-NOT-BID Disallow: /b/*udhi= Disallow: /b/*udlo= Disallow: /b/Test-Category Disallow: /b/eBay-Use-Only Disallow: /b/eBay-Test-Only Disallow: /b/LP-Parent Disallow: /b/LL-Child Disallow: /b/eBay-User-Tools Disallow: /b/Test-Auctions Disallow: /b/Attributes Disallow: */b2ajax/all-filter Disallow: /bfl/ Disallow: /bgmt/ Disallow: /bin/ Disallow: /blueberry/ Disallow: /bo/ Disallow: /brw/ Disallow: /c/ Disallow: /cancel/ Disallow: /chocolatechip/ Disallow: /clp/ Disallow: /clt/store/ Disallow: /cnt/ Disallow: /contact/ Disallow: /csc/ Disallow: /cta/ Disallow: /ctg/ Disallow: /ctm/ Disallow: /dsc/ Disallow: /e/*? Disallow: /easy-shop Disallow: /ebay/cronus/ Disallow: /ebaylive/host Disallow: /ecaptcha/ Disallow: /edc/ Disallow: /experience/fic Disallow: /explore Disallow: /feed/ Disallow: /fdbk/ Disallow: /ficapp/ Disallow: /fol/ Disallow: /g/api/ Disallow: /gh/collectbehaviorinfo Disallow: /gh/collectsysteminfo Disallow: /gh/useracquisition Disallow: /gsr/ Disallow: /gss/ Disallow: /gwc/ Disallow: /hcp/ Disallow: /heute/ Disallow: /ico/ Disallow: /ifh Disallow: /ipp/ Disallow: /itc/ Disallow: /itemmodules/ Disallow: /itemnotreceived/ Disallow: /itempolicy Disallow: /itm/*, Disallow: /itm/*/% Disallow: /itm/*/[ Disallow: /itm/*/browser.json Disallow: /itm/*action=BESTOFFER Disallow: /itm/*boolp= Disallow: /itm/*_nkw Disallow: /itm/*?fits Disallow: /itm/*&fits Disallow: /itm/*.jpg Disallow: /itm/*/%7B%7B Disallow: /itm/:/ Disallow: /itm/*_pgn= Disallow: /itm/addToCart Disallow: /itm/fetchmodules Disallow: /itm/sellerInfoV2 Disallow: /itm/soi Disallow: /itm/variationlogistics Disallow: /itm/watch/ Disallow: /itmhero/ Disallow: /lit/ Disallow: /logout Disallow: /lstng Disallow: /lst/ng/ Disallow: /lux/ Disallow: /lvx/ Disallow: /mbf/ Disallow: /merchanism/ Disallow: /mes/ Disallow: /mla/ Disallow: /mlt/ Disallow: /myb Disallow: /mye Disallow: /myebay Disallow: /mys Disallow: /nap/ Disallow: /nectar Disallow: /npk/ Disallow: /p/*thm= Disallow: /p/*surveyopen Disallow: /p/moduleprovider/ Disallow: /p/surveyopen Disallow: /personalization/ Disallow: /pgfeapp Disallow: /price-guide/ Disallow: /prp/ Disallow: /rcm/ Disallow: /recfb? Disallow: /recs/ Disallow: /res/ Disallow: /rewards Disallow: /rvh/ Disallow: /rye Allow: /sch/ebayadvsearch Allow: /sch/allcategories/ Allow: /sch/*_ul Allow: /sch/*_fosrp Allow: /sch/*_trksid Allow: /sch/i.html?*&mkcid=2 Disallow: /sch/i.html?_nkw= Disallow: /sch/i.html?*_nkw=*& Disallow: /sch/ Disallow: /sch/ajax Disallow: /sch/ebayadvsearch?_ Disallow: /sh/onboarding Disallow: /sh/str/fvfsavings Disallow: /ship/ Disallow: /shop/*& Allow: /signin/$ Disallow: /signin/ Disallow: /sio/ Disallow: /siteminderagent/ Disallow: /sl/*bn_*? Disallow: /sl/*SellLikeItem Disallow: /sl/*wnstart Disallow: /sl/node Disallow: /sl/ipe Disallow: /sme/ Disallow: /smevi/ Disallow: /sndmsg? Disallow: /soc/ Disallow: /splashui/ Disallow: /splashui_rc/ Disallow: /srv/ Disallow: /str/*_sacat Disallow: /str/*modules=STORE_CATEGORIES Disallow: /str/beacon/storefrontbeacon Disallow: /str/ssdemo Disallow: /str/svc Disallow: /talk/ Disallow: /tickets/ Disallow: /tkt Disallow: /today/ Disallow: /trylater/ Disallow: /ulk/i/ Disallow: /ulk/sch/ Disallow: /ulk/usr/ Allow: /urw/*/product-reviews/ Disallow: /urw/ Disallow: /usr/*/all-follows Disallow: /usr/*/followers Disallow: /vas Disallow: /viitem Disallow: /vlabl Disallow: /vlt Disallow: /vod/ Disallow: /vplbl/ Disallow: /vsp/ Disallow: /.well-known/resource-that-should-not-exist-whose-status-code-should-not-be-200 Disallow: /wcs/ Disallow: /ws/ User-agent: bingbot Disallow: /*_kw Disallow: /*?maspect Disallow: /*modules=SEARCH_REFINEMENTS_MODEL_V2 Disallow: /*redirect=mobile Disallow: /*redirect%3Dmobile Disallow: /*rt%3Dnc Disallow: /*rt=nc Disallow: /*src=urllib Disallow: /?SSOWebDispatcher&tg=web&ru= Disallow: /act/ Disallow: /adchoice Allow: /ads.txt Disallow: /ads Disallow: /adsrepository Disallow: /afs/ Disallow: /atc/ Allow: /b/adidas-Yeezy-Sneakers-for-Men/15709/bn_86578781?*_trkparms=*pageci:*|parentrq:*iid:0 Allow: /b/Collectible-Sneakers/bn_7000259435?*_trkparms=*pageci:*|parentrq:*iid:0 Allow: /b/Jordan-Sneakers-for-Men/15709/bn_96541848?*_trkparms=*pageci:*|parentrq:*iid:0 Allow: /b/New-Balance-Sneakers-for-Men/15709/bn_58747?*_trkparms=*pageci:*|parentrq:*iid:0 Allow: /b/Sneakers-for-Men/15709/bn_57918?*_trkparms=*pageci:*|parentrq:*iid:0 Allow: /b/*?*_mwBanner Allow: /b/*?iid=*&var= Allow: /b/*?iid=*&chn=ps Allow: /b/*?iid=*&var=*&chn=ps Disallow: /b/*, Disallow: /b/*?iid=*&var=*& Disallow: /b/*?iid=*&*&chn=ps Disallow: /b/*?iid=*&var=*&*&chn=ps Disallow: /b/*?*_nkw Disallow: /b/*?*& Disallow: /b/*?*| Disallow: /b/*%EF Disallow: /b/*LH_ Disallow: /b/*_dmd= Disallow: /b/*_dcat= Disallow: /b/*_pgn= Disallow: /b/*_sacat= Disallow: /b/*_saved Disallow: /b/*_sid= Disallow: /b/*_sop= Disallow: /b/*_stpos= Disallow: /b/*DO-NOT-BID Disallow: /b/*udhi= Disallow: /b/*udlo= Disallow: /b/Test-Category Disallow: /b/eBay-Use-Only Disallow: /b/eBay-Test-Only Disallow: /b/LP-Parent Disallow: /b/LL-Child Disallow: /b/eBay-User-Tools Disallow: /b/Test-Auctions Disallow: /b/Attributes Disallow: /bfl/ Disallow: /bgmt/ Disallow: /bin/ Disallow: /blueberry/ Disallow: /bo/ Disallow: /brw/ Disallow: /c/ Disallow: /cancel/ Disallow: /chocolatechip/ Disallow: /clp/ Disallow: /clt/store/ Disallow: /contact/ Disallow: /cnt/ Disallow: /csc/ Disallow: /cta/ Disallow: /ctg/ Disallow: /ctm/ Disallow: /delicacy Disallow: /dsc/ Disallow: /e/*? Disallow: /easy-shop Disallow: /ebay/cronus/ Disallow: /ebaylive/host Disallow: /ecaptcha/ Disallow: /edc/ Disallow: /experience/fic Disallow: /explore Disallow: /feed/ Disallow: /fdbk/ Disallow: /ficapp/ Disallow: /fol/ Disallow: /g/api/ Disallow: /gh/collectbehaviorinfo Disallow: /gh/collectsysteminfo Disallow: /gh/useracquisition Disallow: /gsr/ Disallow: /gss/ Disallow: /gwc/ Disallow: /hcp/ Disallow: /heute/ Disallow: /ico/ Disallow: /ifh Disallow: /ipp/ Disallow: /itc/ Disallow: /itemmodules/ Disallow: /itemnotreceived/ Disallow: /itempolicy Disallow: /itm/*, Disallow: /itm/*/% Disallow: /itm/*/[ Disallow: /itm/*/browser.json Disallow: /itm/*action=BESTOFFER Disallow: /itm/*boolp= Disallow: /itm/*_nkw Disallow: /itm/*?fits Disallow: /itm/*&fits Disallow: /itm/*.jpg Disallow: /itm/*/%7B%7B Disallow: /itm/:/ Disallow: /itm/*_pgn= Disallow: /itm/addToCart Disallow: /itm/fetchmodules Disallow: /itm/sellerInfoV2 Disallow: /itm/soi Disallow: /itm/variationlogistics Disallow: /itm/watch/ Disallow: /itmhero/ Disallow: /lit/ Disallow: /logout Disallow: /lstng Disallow: /lst/ng/ Disallow: /lux/ Disallow: /lvx/ Disallow: /mbf/ Disallow: /merchanism/ Disallow: /mes/ Disallow: /mla/ Disallow: /mlt/ Disallow: /myb Disallow: /mye Disallow: /myebay Disallow: /mys Disallow: /nap/ Disallow: /nectar Disallow: /npk/ Disallow: /p/*thm= Disallow: /p/*surveyopen Disallow: /p/moduleprovider/ Disallow: /p/surveyopen Disallow: /personalization/ Disallow: /pgfeapp Disallow: /price-guide/ Disallow: /prp/ Disallow: /rcm/ Disallow: /recfb? Disallow: /recs/ Disallow: /res/ Disallow: /rewards Disallow: /rvh/ Disallow: /rye Allow: /sch/ebayadvsearch Allow: /sch/allcategories/ Allow: /sch/i.html?*&mkcid=2 Allow: /sch/i.html*_sop=12 Disallow: /sch/ Disallow: /sch/ajax Disallow: /sch/ebayadvsearch?_ Disallow: /sch/i.html?_nkw= Disallow: /sch/i.html*_sop=12*& Disallow: /sh/onboarding Disallow: /sh/str/fvfsavings Disallow: /ship/ Disallow: /shop/*& Allow: /signin/$ Disallow: /signin/ Disallow: /sio/ Disallow: /siteminderagent/ Disallow: /sl/*bn_*? Disallow: /sl/*SellLikeItem Disallow: /sl/*wnstart Disallow: /sl/ipe Disallow: /sl/node Disallow: /sme/ Disallow: /smevi/ Disallow: /sndmsg? Disallow: /soc/ Disallow: /splashui/ Disallow: /splashui_rc/ Disallow: /srv/ Disallow: /str/*_sacat Disallow: /str/*modules=STORE_CATEGORIES Disallow: /str/beacon/storefrontbeacon Disallow: /str/ssdemo Disallow: /str/svc Disallow: /talk/ Disallow: /tickets/ Disallow: /tkt Disallow: /today/ Disallow: /trylater/ Disallow: /ulk/i/ Disallow: /ulk/sch/ Disallow: /ulk/usr/ Allow: /urw/*/product-reviews/ Disallow: /urw/ Disallow: /usr/ Disallow: /vas Disallow: /viitem Disallow: /vlabl Disallow: /vlt Disallow: /vod/ Disallow: /vplbl/ Disallow: /vsp/ Disallow: /.well-known/resource-that-should-not-exist-whose-status-code-should-not-be-200 Disallow: /wcs/ Disallow: /ws/ User-agent: AdsBot-Google Disallow: /*src=urllib Disallow: /adell-mutfak Disallow: /ahu-kadin Disallow: /antika-sanat Disallow: /arama Disallow: /bebek-anne Disallow: /bilgisayar-tablet Disallow: /cep-telefonu-ve-aksesuar Disallow: /ev-bahce Disallow: /giyim-aksesuar Disallow: /muzik-plak-enstruman Disallow: /nap/ Disallow: /otomobil-motor-aksesuar Disallow: /srv/ User-agent: AdIdxBot Disallow: /*src=urllib Disallow: /adell-mutfak Disallow: /ahu-kadin Disallow: /antika-sanat Disallow: /arama Disallow: /bebek-anne Disallow: /bilgisayar-tablet Disallow: /cep-telefonu-ve-aksesuar Disallow: /ev-bahce Disallow: /giyim-aksesuar Disallow: /muzik-plak-enstruman Disallow: /nap/ Disallow: /otomobil-motor-aksesuar Disallow: /srv/ User-agent: Twitterbot Disallow: /*src=urllib Disallow: /srv/ User-agent: Bytespider Disallow: / # AUCTION Sitemaps Sitemap: https://www.ebay.com/lst/AUCTION-0-index.xml # BROWSE Sitemaps Sitemap: https://www.ebay.com/lst/BROWSE-0-index.xml # KWSRP Sitemaps Sitemap: https://www.ebay.com/lst/KWSRP-0-index.xml # NGS Sitemaps Sitemap: https://www.ebay.com/lst/NGS-0-index.xml # PRP Sitemaps Sitemap: https://www.ebay.com/lst/PRP-0-index.xml # VIDEO Sitemaps Sitemap: https://www.ebay.com/lst/VIDEO-0-index.xml # VIS Sitemaps Sitemap: https://www.ebay.com/lst/VIS-0-index.xml ### END FILE ###
robots.txt versions
| From | Through | State | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-26 | 2026-10-28 | ok 200 | 221797cd7a31 |
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.ebay.com | ok view | blocks | allows | unknown | blocks | allows | unknown | blocks |
| 2025-09-15 CC-MAIN-2025-38 | www.ebay.com | ok view | allows | allows | unknown | allows | allows | unknown | allows |
| 2024-09-16 CC-MAIN-2024-38 | www.ebay.com | ok view | allows | allows | unknown | allows | allows | unknown | allows |
| 2023-10-02 CC-MAIN-2023-40 | www2.ebay.com | ok view | allows | allows | unknown | allows | allows | unknown | allows |
| 2022-10-03 CC-MAIN-2022-40 | www2.ebay.com | ok view | allows | allows | unknown | allows | allows | unknown | allows |
| 2021-09-27 CC-MAIN-2021-39 | www2.ebay.com | ok view | allows | allows | unknown | allows | allows | unknown | allows |
| 2020-09-28 CC-MAIN-2020-40 | www.ebay.com | ok view | allows | allows | unknown | allows | allows | unknown | allows |
| 2019-09-23 CC-MAIN-2019-39 | www.ebay.com | ok view | allows | allows | unknown | allows | allows | unknown | allows |
| 2018-09-24 CC-MAIN-2018-39 | www2.ebay.com | ok view | blocks | blocks | unknown | blocks | blocks | unknown | blocks |
| 2018-04-23 CC-MAIN-2018-17 | www2.ebay.com | ok view | blocks | blocks | unknown | blocks | blocks | unknown | blocks |
| 2018-01-29 CC-MAIN-2018-05 | www2.ebay.com | ok view | blocks | blocks | unknown | blocks | blocks | unknown | blocks |
| 2017-10-23 CC-MAIN-2017-43 | ebay.com | ok view | allows | allows | unknown | allows | allows | unknown | allows |
| 2017-09-25 CC-MAIN-2017-39 | ebay.com | ok view | allows | allows | unknown | allows | allows | unknown | allows |
| 2017-07-24 CC-MAIN-2017-30 | www2.ebay.com | ok view | blocks | blocks | unknown | blocks | blocks | unknown | blocks |
| 2017-04-24 CC-MAIN-2017-17 | ebay.com | ok view | allows | allows | unknown | allows | allows | unknown | allows |
| 2017-01-23 CC-MAIN-2017-04 | ebay.com | ok view | allows | allows | unknown | allows | allows | unknown | allows |
| 2016-10-03 CC-MAIN-2016-40 | ebay.com | ok view | allows | allows | unknown | allows | allows | unknown | allows |
| 2016-09-05 CC-MAIN-2016-36 | www2.ebay.com | ok view | blocks | blocks | unknown | blocks | blocks | unknown | blocks |
Evidence
Every daily observation of ebay.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/ebay.com