salesforce.com: what it tells AI crawlers
On 28 October 2026, salesforce.com's robots.txt allowed all of GPTBot, OAI-SearchBot, ClaudeBot, Claude-SearchBot, Google-Extended, PerplexityBot and CCBot.
Last verified 2026-10-29 03:59 UTC (daily run of 2026-10-28). Proof for that day.
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- robots.txt
- ok (HTTP 200) · https://www.salesforce.com/robots.txt
unchanged since 2026-10-26 · sha256905d8800d5cc13ba…· view as recorded - The * group
- allows applies to every agent without its own group
Per AI bot, 2026-10-28
| 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 | through the * 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 | 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 22aa0a0432a8ebb4…
# Robots.txt file for http://www.salesforce.com # All robots will spider the domain # Sitemap: http://www.salesforce.com/sitemap.xml Sitemap: http://www.salesforce.com/ap/sitemap.xml Sitemap: http://www.salesforce.com/au/sitemap.xml Sitemap: http://www.salesforce.com/br/sitemap.xml Sitemap: http://www.salesforce.com/ca/sitemap.xml Sitemap: http://www.salesforce.com/cn/sitemap.xml Sitemap: http://www.salesforce.com/cn/sitemap_b.xml Sitemap: https://www.salesforce.com/de/https-sitemap.xml Sitemap: http://www.salesforce.com/dk/sitemap.xml Sitemap: https://www.salesforce.com/es/https-sitemap.xml Sitemap: http://www.salesforce.com/fi/sitemap.xml Sitemap: https://www.salesforce.com/fr/https-sitemap.xml Sitemap: http://www.salesforce.com/fr-ca/sitemap.xml Sitemap: http://www.salesforce.com/in/sitemap.xml Sitemap: https://www.salesforce.com/it/https-sitemap.xml Sitemap: http://www.salesforce.com/jp/sitemap.xml Sitemap: http://www.salesforce.com/kr/sitemap.xml Sitemap: http://www.salesforce.com/mx/sitemap.xml Sitemap: https://www.salesforce.com/nl/https-sitemap.xml Sitemap: http://www.salesforce.com/no/sitemap.xml Sitemap: http://www.salesforce.com/ru/sitemap.xml Sitemap: https://www.salesforce.com/se/https-sitemap.xml Sitemap: http://www.salesforce.com/th/sitemap.xml Sitemap: http://www.salesforce.com/tw/sitemap.xml Sitemap: https://www.salesforce.com/uk/https-sitemap.xml Sitemap: https://www.salesforce.com/eu/https-sitemap.xml Sitemap: https://www.salesforce.com/hk/sitemap.xml Sitemap: https://www.salesforce.com/my/sitemap.xml # # Keep mis-configured Microsoft SharePoint servers from hammering us # This is not MSN Search (msnbot), but privately owned SharePoint installations # User-agent: MS Search 4.0 Robot Disallow: / User-agent: Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 4.01; Windows NT; MS Search 4.0 Robot) Disallow: / User-agent: Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Windows NT; MS Search 4.0 Robot) Disallow: / User-agent: Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 4.01; Windows NT; MS Search 5.0 Robot) Disallow: / User-agent: Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Windows NT; MS Search 5.0 Robot) Disallow: / # User-agent: * Disallow: /products/home-perf/ # Disallow: /at/ # Disallow: /crm-success-summer/ # Disallow: /crm/ Disallow: /email-friend.jsp Disallow: /form/conf/ # Disallow: /ie/ # Disallow: /marketplace/ # Disallow: /myfuture/ # Disallow: /newevents/ Disallow: /opencms/ # Disallow: /orderentry/ # Disallow: /person/ Disallow: /promos/ Disallow: /styleguide/ # Disallow: /services/ # Disallow: /servlet/ # Disallow: /site/ # Disallow: /soap/ # Disallow: /trainingsupport/ Disallow: /landing/ Disallow: /modules/ Disallow: /assets/pdf/misc/WP_5Reasons_022409.pdf # Disallow: /web-common/ # Disallow: /usertutorial/ Disallow: /eu/testfile.jsp Disallow: /uk/promos/ Disallow: /eu/promos/ Disallow: /de/promos/ Disallow: /es/promos/ Disallow: /fr/promos/ Disallow: /it/promos/ Disallow: /jp/promos/ Disallow: na1.salesforce.com/help/doc/en/salesforce_pubs_style_guide.pdf # Company pages duped across locales Disallow: /us/developer/docs/ajaxpre Disallow: /us/developer/docs/ajax80 Disallow: /us/developer/docs/ajax90 Disallow: /us/developer/docs/ajax1* Disallow: /us/developer/docs/ajax2* Disallow: /us/developer/docs/ajax3* Disallow: /us/developer/docs/ajax4* Disallow: /us/developer/docs/apexcodepre Disallow: /us/developer/docs/apexcode1* Disallow: /us/developer/docs/apexcode2* Disallow: /us/developer/docs/apexcode3* Disallow: /us/developer/docs/apexcode4* Disallow: /us/developer/docs/api_asynchpre Disallow: /us/developer/docs/api_asynch1* Disallow: /us/developer/docs/api_asynch2* Disallow: /us/developer/docs/api_asynch3* Disallow: /us/developer/docs/api_asynch4* Disallow: /us/developer/docs/api_consolepre Disallow: /us/developer/docs/api_console2* Disallow: /us/developer/docs/api_console3* Disallow: /us/developer/docs/api_console4* Disallow: /us/developer/docs/api_metapre Disallow: /us/developer/docs/api_meta1* Disallow: /us/developer/docs/api_meta2* Disallow: /us/developer/docs/api_meta3* Disallow: /us/developer/docs/api_meta4* Disallow: /us/developer/docs/api_restpre Disallow: /us/developer/docs/api_rest2* Disallow: /us/developer/docs/api_rest3* Disallow: /us/developer/docs/api_rest4* Disallow: /us/developer/docs/api_streamingpre Disallow: /us/developer/docs/api_streaming2* Disallow: /us/developer/docs/api_streaming3* Disallow: /us/developer/docs/api_streaming4* Disallow: /us/developer/docs/apipre Disallow: /us/developer/docs/api80 Disallow: /us/developer/docs/api90 Disallow: /us/developer/docs/api1* Disallow: /us/developer/docs/api2* Disallow: /us/developer/docs/api3* Disallow: /us/developer/docs/api4* Disallow: /us/developer/docs/chatterapipre Disallow: /us/developer/docs/chatterapi2* Disallow: /us/developer/docs/chatterapi3* Disallow: /us/developer/docs/chatterapi4* Disallow: /us/developer/docs/dbcom_apipre Disallow: /us/developer/docs/dbcom_api2* Disallow: /us/developer/docs/dbcom_api3* Disallow: /us/developer/docs/dbcom_api4* Disallow: /us/developer/docs/dbcom_objectspre Disallow: /us/developer/docs/dbcom_objects2* Disallow: /us/developer/docs/dbcom_objects3* Disallow: /us/developer/docs/dbcom_objects4* Disallow: /us/developer/docs/dbcom_soql_soslpre Disallow: /us/developer/docs/dbcom_soql_sosl2* Disallow: /us/developer/docs/dbcom_soql_sosl3* Disallow: /us/developer/docs/dbcom_soql_sosl4* Disallow: /us/developer/docs/daaspre Disallow: /us/developer/docs/daas140 Disallow: /us/developer/docs/fundamentalspre Disallow: /us/developer/docs/knowledge_devpre Disallow: /us/developer/docs/object_referencepre Disallow: /us/developer/docs/object_reference2* Disallow: /us/developer/docs/object_reference3* Disallow: /us/developer/docs/object_reference4* Disallow: /us/developer/docs/officetoolkit30 Disallow: /us/developer/docs/pagespre Disallow: /us/developer/docs/pages1* Disallow: /us/developer/docs/pages2* Disallow: /us/developer/docs/pages3* Disallow: /us/developer/docs/pages4* Disallow: /us/developer/docs/sforce20 Disallow: /us/developer/docs/sforce30 Disallow: /us/developer/docs/sforce40 Disallow: /us/developer/docs/sforce50 Disallow: /us/developer/docs/sforce60 Disallow: /us/developer/docs/sforce70 # AMER testing Disallow: /campaign/smb-b/ Disallow: /campaign/smb-c/ Disallow: /campaign/smb-d/ # # Disallow: /uk/foundation/ # Disallow: /eu/foundation/ # Disallow: /au/foundation/ # # Disallow: /uk/services-training/customer-support/ # Disallow: /uk/services-training/professional-services/ # Disallow: /uk/services-training/index.jsp # Disallow: /eu/services-training/customer-support/ # Disallow: /eu/services-training/professional-services/ # Disallow: /eu/services-training/index.jsp # Disallow: /au/services-training/customer-support/ # Disallow: /au/services-training/professional-services/ # Disallow: /au/services-training/index.jsp # # Disallow: /uk/platform/ # Disallow: /eu/platform/ # Disallow: /au/platform/ # Disallow: /clear_login_cookie.html Disallow: /clear_cookie.jsp Disallow: /eu/homepage-flash-testing.jsp Disallow: /uk/homepage-flash-testing.jsp Disallow: /de/homepage-flash-testing.jsp Disallow: /es/homepage-flash-testing.jsp Disallow: /fr/homepage-flash-testing.jsp Disallow: /it/homepage-flash-testing.jsp Disallow: /homepage-flash-testing.jsp # Disallow: /appexchange/addedit_app.jsp Disallow: /appexchange/addedit_datasheet.jsp Disallow: /appexchange/addedit_logo.jsp Disallow: /appexchange/addedit_pub.jsp Disallow: /appexchange/addedit_screenshot.jsp Disallow: /appexchange/addedit_thumbnail.jsp Disallow: /appexchange/authentication.jsp Disallow: /appexchange/categorise_app.jsp Disallow: /appexchange/my_applications.jsp Disallow: /appexchange/sub_for_rev.jsp Disallow: /appexchange/addedit_evalunpw.jsp Disallow: /appexchange/getitnow.jsp Disallow: /appexchange/addedit_review.jsp Disallow: /appexchange/partner_contact.jsp Disallow: /appexchange/tryit.jsp Disallow: /appexchange/tell_friend.jsp Disallow: /appexchange/www. Disallow: /appexchange/demo.jsp Disallow: /appexchange/demoit.jsp Disallow: /appexchange/downloadit.jsp Disallow: /appexchange/learnmore.jsp Disallow: /appexchange/getitnow.jsp Disallow: /customers-appexchange/ Disallow: /assets/pdf/misc/state-of-sales-report-salesforce.pdf # Disallow: /democenter/ Disallow: /democenter/ #Disallow: /uk/democenter/ #Disallow: /eu/democenter/ #Disallow: /ie/democenter/ #Disallow: /de/democenter/ #Disallow: /fr/democenter/ #Disallow: /it/democenter/ #Disallow: /es/democenter/ Disallow: /democenterapp/ # Disallow: /demo/is/ # #Disallow: /de/campaigns/refer-a-friend.jsp #Disallow: /eu/campaigns/refer-a-friend.jsp #Disallow: /fr/campaigns/refer-a-friend.jsp #Disallow: /it/campaigns/refer-a-friend.jsp #Disallow: /uk/campaigns/refer-a-friend.jsp Disallow: /dreamforceeurope/tracks/si/ # # Disallow: /uk/events/details/a1x300000004DrwAAE.jsp # Disallow: /uk/events/details/cf12-london/conf/* # Disallow: /uk/events/details/cf12-london/facebook-form-content.jsp # Disallow: /uk/events/details/cf12-london/facebook-form.jsp # Disallow: /uk/events/details/cf12-london/grid-form-content.jsp # Disallow: /search.jsp # Disallow: /company/force_com_sites_terms.jsp Disallow: /jp/company/force_com_sites_terms.jsp # Disallow: /fr/company/force_com_sites_terms.jsp # Disallow: /assets/pdf/company/private/ # Disallow: /jp/assets/pdf/ # # Blocked /in/ on request from ALoon # RH (09/11/09) Unlbocked /in/ on request from ALoon # Disallow: /in/ # # The line below was requested by MVozzo to block Search Engines from indexing the Quick Site test site as we are running a parallel site test in Q1-FY12. Disallow: /au/intl/ # Disallow: /qe/ User-agent: AdsBot-Google Allow: / # # Added by jrietveld for EMEA cleanup User-agent: * # Disallow: /de/iss/ # Disallow: /de/events/details/conf/ # Disallow: /de/_app/ # Disallow: /de/platform/tco/ # Disallow: /de/form/ Disallow: /de/assets/ # Disallow: /fr/form/ Disallow: /fr/assets/ # Disallow: /se/form/ Disallow: /se/assets/ # Disallow: /es/form/ Disallow: /es/assets/ # Disallow: /it/form/ Disallow: /it/assets/ # Disallow: /nl/form/ Disallow: /nl/assets/ # Disallow: /uk/form/ Disallow: /uk/assets/ # Disallow: /eu/form/ Disallow: /eu/assets/ # EMEA testing folders added by Joe Reid Disallow: /de/cro/ Disallow: /de/products/homepage/ Disallow: /fr/cro/ Disallow: /nl/cro/ Disallow: /uk/cro/ Disallow: /eu/cro/ Disallow: /it/cro/ Disallow: /es/cro/ Disallow: /se/cro/ # EMEA SEM folders added by Joe Reid Disallow: /eu/campaign/sem/ Disallow: /uk/campaign/sem/ Disallow: /de/campaign/sem/ Disallow: /fr/campaign/sem/ Disallow: /nl/campaign/sem/ # APAC testing folders Disallow: /au/cro/ Disallow: /ap/cro/ Disallow: /in/cro/ Disallow: /cn/cro/ # # Blocking Acunetix # # User-agent: Acunetix Web Vulnerability Scanner Disallow: / User-agent: Acunetix Security Scanner Disallow: /
robots.txt versions
| From | Through | State | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-26 | 2026-10-28 | ok 200 | 905d8800d5cc |
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.salesforce.com | ok view | allows | allows | unknown | allows | allows | unknown | allows |
| 2025-09-15 CC-MAIN-2025-38 | www.salesforce.com | ok view | allows | allows | unknown | allows | allows | unknown | allows |
| 2024-09-16 CC-MAIN-2024-38 | www.salesforce.com | ok view | allows | allows | unknown | allows | allows | unknown | allows |
| 2023-10-02 CC-MAIN-2023-40 | www.salesforce.com | ok view | allows | allows | unknown | allows | allows | unknown | allows |
| 2022-10-03 CC-MAIN-2022-40 | www.salesforce.com | ok view | allows | allows | unknown | allows | allows | unknown | allows |
| 2021-09-27 CC-MAIN-2021-39 | salesforce.com | redirect-only | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown |
| 2020-09-28 CC-MAIN-2020-40 | www.salesforce.com | ok view | allows | allows | unknown | allows | allows | unknown | allows |
| 2019-09-23 CC-MAIN-2019-39 | salesforce.com | ok view | allows | allows | unknown | allows | allows | unknown | allows |
| 2018-09-24 CC-MAIN-2018-39 | www.salesforce.com | ok view | allows | allows | unknown | allows | allows | unknown | allows |
| 2018-07-23 CC-MAIN-2018-30 | www.salesforce.com | ok view | allows | allows | unknown | allows | allows | unknown | allows |
| 2018-04-23 CC-MAIN-2018-17 | www.salesforce.com | ok view | allows | allows | unknown | allows | allows | unknown | allows |
| 2018-01-29 CC-MAIN-2018-05 | www.salesforce.com | ok view | allows | allows | unknown | allows | allows | unknown | allows |
| 2017-10-23 CC-MAIN-2017-43 | www.salesforce.com | ok view | allows | allows | unknown | allows | allows | unknown | allows |
| 2017-09-25 CC-MAIN-2017-39 | www.salesforce.com | ok view | allows | allows | unknown | allows | allows | unknown | allows |
| 2017-07-24 CC-MAIN-2017-30 | www.salesforce.com | ok view | allows | allows | unknown | allows | allows | unknown | allows |
| 2017-04-24 CC-MAIN-2017-17 | www.salesforce.com | ok view | allows | allows | unknown | allows | allows | unknown | allows |
| 2017-01-23 CC-MAIN-2017-04 | salesforce.com | ok view | allows | allows | unknown | allows | allows | unknown | allows |
| 2016-10-03 CC-MAIN-2016-40 | salesforce.com | ok view | allows | allows | unknown | allows | allows | unknown | allows |
| 2016-09-05 CC-MAIN-2016-36 | salesforce.com | ok view | allows | allows | unknown | allows | allows | unknown | allows |
Evidence
Every daily observation of salesforce.com is a leaf in that day's Merkle tree. Proof of the robots.txt line for 2026-10-28: audit path (JSON), day root and OpenTimestamps proof (complete (bitcoin block 973640)).
API: https://infrarabbit.com/crawlers/api/v1/policy/salesforce.com