Use the Perplexity Crawler Checker to inspect PerplexityBot robots.txt policy and understand user-requested retrieval limits.
A successful fetch from AI Crawl Score means our generic client received a response. It does not establish how a verified crawler will be treated by your server or CDN. The crawler matrix interprets the page’s robots rules; it does not claim to observe real crawler visits.
Check failed findings first, then examine unknown or untested signals. Open each finding for its weight, evidence and recommended action. Keep deliberate exclusions intact on pages that should remain private or undiscoverable.
They serve different purposes. PerplexityBot supports search discovery; Perplexity-User is user-requested retrieval and generally ignores robots.txt rules. Consult the linked operator sources.
Source records reviewed . Operator documentation defines crawler behavior; the report describes our observations.