yacy User-Agent & Blocking Rules
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Scrapers Caution
What is yacy?
YaCy is a distributed, peer-to-peer search engine. Users run their own crawler nodes.
Test if yacy can access your URL
Enter URL to test if yacy is allowed or blocked.
Is yacy Safe?
It is recommended to use caution with yacy.
This bot may have legitimate uses but can be resource-intensive or used for competitive intelligence.
For more information about our safety badges, visit our documentation.
User-Agent String used by yacy
yacyHow to Block yacy?
Add the following standard robots.txt rule to prevent yacy from accessing your site.
User-agent: yacy Disallow: /