Test if SEO Analytics Tools Can Crawl Your Site
Check if popular SEO tools like Ahrefs, SEMrush, Moz, and Majestic can access your website. Verify robots.txt configuration and ensure your backlink profile is being tracked correctly.
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Why Test SEO Tool Bot Access?
Accurate Backlink Tracking SEO tools need to crawl your site to track backlinks, domain authority, and search visibility. Blocked bots mean incomplete data in your SEO dashboard.
Competitor Analysis If SEO tool bots can’t access your site, competitors using these tools won’t see your backlinks or rankings—but neither will you when analyzing your own site.
Verify robots.txt Rules Ensure your robots.txt doesn’t accidentally block legitimate SEO analytics crawlers that help you monitor and improve your search performance.
SEO Tool Bots Tested (6 crawlers)
- AhrefsBot — Ahrefs backlink checker and SEO analysis
- SemrushBot — SEMrush keyword tracking and competitor research
- MJ12bot — Majestic SEO backlink database
- DotBot — Moz domain authority and link analysis
- Screaming Frog — Technical SEO crawler and site auditor
- Seobility — Website SEO checker and monitoring
Learn more about managing crawler access in our SEO Bots Guide and robots.txt configuration guide.
How It Works
- Enter Your Domain — Provide your website URL
- Fetch robots.txt — We analyze your robots.txt rules for SEO tool bots
- Test SEO Tool Access — Simulate requests from 6 major SEO crawlers
- Compare Results — See if robots.txt allows or blocks each tool
- Get Configuration Tips — Learn how to optimize access for SEO tools
What You’ll Discover
- ✓ SEO Tool Access Status — Which analytics tools can currently crawl your site
- ✓ robots.txt Rules — Current directives for each SEO crawler
- ✓ Backlink Tracking Issues — Identify if blocked bots affect your SEO data
- ✓ Access Recommendations — Best practices for allowing SEO tool access
Common Use Cases
SEO Professionals Verify that Ahrefs, SEMrush, and other essential tools can crawl client websites for accurate backlink analysis and competitor research.
Site Owners Ensure your domain authority and backlink profile are being tracked correctly by major SEO platforms.
Digital Marketing Agencies Check if robots.txt configurations on client sites accidentally block SEO analytics tools, causing incomplete reporting data.
Technical SEO Audits Identify crawler access issues that prevent proper site indexing and analysis by professional SEO software.
Should You Allow SEO Tool Bots?
Pros of Allowing:
- Track your backlink profile and domain authority
- Monitor competitor strategies through SEO tools
- Get complete data in Ahrefs, SEMrush, Moz dashboards
- Enable technical SEO audits with Screaming Frog
When to Block:
- High server load from aggressive crawlers
- Protecting staging or development environments
- Preventing competitive intelligence gathering
- Bandwidth limitations on shared hosting
Read our Understanding Bot Traffic guide to learn when to allow or block different types of crawlers.
Test Your SEO Tool Access Now
Enter your domain above to instantly check if Ahrefs, SEMrush, Moz, and 3 other major SEO tools can crawl your website. Get detailed access reports and robots.txt recommendations — completely free, no signup required.