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robots.txt
Add or generate a robots.txt file that matches the Robots Exclusion Standard in the root of app directory to tell search engine crawlers which URLs they can access on your site.
Static robots.txt
app/robots.txt
User-Agent: *
Allow: /
Disallow: /private/
Sitemap: https://acme.com/sitemap.xmlGenerate a Robots file
Add a robots.js or robots.ts file that returns a Robots object.
app/robots.ts
import { MetadataRoute } from 'next'
export default function robots(): MetadataRoute.Robots {
return {
rules: {
userAgent: '*',
allow: '/',
disallow: '/private/',
},
sitemap: 'https://acme.com/sitemap.xml',
}
}Output:
User-Agent: *
Allow: /
Disallow: /private/
Sitemap: https://acme.com/sitemap.xmlRobots object
type Robots = {
rules:
| {
userAgent?: string | string[]
allow?: string | string[]
disallow?: string | string[]
crawlDelay?: number
}
| Array<{
userAgent: string | string[]
allow?: string | string[]
disallow?: string | string[]
crawlDelay?: number
}>
sitemap?: string | string[]
host?: string
}Version History
| Version | Changes |
|---|---|
v13.3.0 | robots introduced. |
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