How to Check If Your Website Is Crawlable | CrawlReady AI
Technical steps to verify Googlebot and AI crawlers can access, parse, and index your pages.
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Crawlability is the foundation of search and AI visibility. If bots cannot fetch a URL, it cannot appear in results.
Five-minute audit
- Fetch
/robots.txt— confirm homepage path is allowed - Request homepage — expect 200 OK over HTTPS
- View page source — confirm title, H1, and body text exist without JavaScript
- Check for
noindexin meta robots or X-Robots-Tag header - Confirm XML sitemap exists and lists key URLs
Automate the check
Paste your URL on the CrawlReady AI homepage for a scored report across crawlability, indexability, AI access, metadata, schema, and llms.txt.
Frequently Asked Questions
What makes a page uncrawlable?
Common causes: robots.txt Disallow, noindex meta tag, HTTP errors, login walls, or content loaded only via JavaScript without server rendering.
Important disclaimer
This guide is for educational purposes only. No tool or technique guarantees search rankings, AI inclusion, or specific traffic results. Refer to official documentation from search engines and AI providers for current policies.
