How to Block Amazonbot

Complete guide to blocking Amazonbot (Amazon) from crawling your website using robots.txt, server configuration, and Switch workflows.

Operated by AmazonCommercial Crawlers

Should You Block Amazonbot?

Amazonbot collects data for AI model training. Blocking it prevents your content from being used in Amazon's AI products without affecting your search visibility.

This is a common and recommended action for sites that want to control how their content is used in AI training.

Blocking Methods

1robots.txt

High for cooperative crawlers

Add a Disallow rule for Amazonbot's user-agent string in your robots.txt file. This is the standard, cooperative method that well-behaved crawlers respect.

2Server-side UA filtering

High

Configure your web server (nginx, Apache, Cloudflare) to reject requests matching Amazonbot's user-agent patterns. This blocks at the network level before your application processes the request.

3Switch Journey Workflows

Highest — granular, real-time control

Create a custom journey in Switch that detects Amazonbot and routes it to a block action, challenge, redirect, or modified content — without touching your server configuration.

robots.txt — Block Amazonbot

Add the following to your robots.txt file (at the root of your domain) to block Amazonbot:

User-agent: Amazonbot
Disallow: /

robots.txt — Allow with Restrictions

Alternatively, allow Amazonbot on most pages while blocking specific directories:

User-agent: Amazonbot
Disallow: /private/
Allow: /

Amazonbot User-Agent Strings

Use these patterns to identify Amazonbot in your server logs or firewall rules:

Amazonbot

Frequently Asked Questions

Does blocking Amazonbot affect my Google search rankings?

No. Blocking Amazonbot does not affect your Google search rankings. Only blocking Googlebot impacts Google Search visibility.

Does Amazonbot respect robots.txt?

Yes, Amazonbot respects robots.txt directives. Adding a Disallow rule for its user-agent will prevent it from crawling blocked paths.

Can I allow Amazonbot on some pages but not others?

Yes. Use robots.txt to disallow specific directories, or use Switch journey workflows for granular page-level control with conditional logic.

Go beyond robots.txt

Switch detects Amazonbot in real-time and lets you build custom journey workflows — block, challenge, redirect, or serve modified content. No server changes required.

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