YandexAdditionalBot User-Agent & Blocking Rules
Operated by Yandex
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What is YandexAdditionalBot?
Another variation of Yandex's supplementary crawlers, often used for specialized content discovery.
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Is YandexAdditionalBot Safe?
Yes, YandexAdditionalBot is considered safe.
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User-Agent String used by YandexAdditionalBot
YandexAdditionalBotHow to Block YandexAdditionalBot?
Add the following standard robots.txt rule to prevent YandexAdditionalBot from accessing your site.
User-agent: YandexAdditionalBot Disallow: /