What is PerplexityBot?

PerplexityBot fetches public pages so Perplexity can cite them in AI answers. Access is controlled via robots.txt.

How do I allow PerplexityBot?

Avoid a Disallow: / rule for PerplexityBot, or use Allow all AI crawlers in the robots.txt generator.

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PerplexityBot must be allowed in robots.txt for Perplexity to fetch your pages. Run a free check, then fix rules with the AI crawler robots.txt generator.

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