Yext Inc
GoodBotVerifiedBOTA web crawler used by Yext to monitor brand presence, analyze search visibility, and gather competitive intelligence for enterprise clients. Operated by Yext Inc.
What is Yext Inc?
YextBot is an automated agent operated by Yext Inc. that crawls the web to collect data for the Yext platform's 'Knowledge Graph' and 'Scout' intelligence tools. It helps businesses maintain accurate location data, monitor online reviews, and track how their brand appears across various search engines and AI-powered discovery platforms. By analyzing public web content, the bot enables enterprises to optimize their digital footprint and gain insights into their competitive standing in local and global search results.
Identification
YextBotWhy it crawls your site
The bot crawls websites to ensure that the information Yext clients provide to search engines and AI models remains accurate and up-to-date. It specifically looks for location data, business facts, and search-optimized content to help brands manage their reputation and visibility. Website administrators can verify the bot by checking the User-Agent string and ensuring requests originate from Yext's documented IP ranges, or by configuring their robots.txt file to manage the bot's access to specific site sections.
Block or allow Yext Inc
Add a Disallow rule for YextBot in your robots.txt file. You can also block at the server level using your web server configuration or CDN firewall rules to filter requests matching the user-agent string.
# Block Yext Inc from crawling your entire site User-agent: YextBot Disallow: / # Allow Yext Inc full access User-agent: YextBot Allow: /
Ensure your robots.txt allows YextBot. Verify requests by checking the user-agent string.
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