# Free robots.txt Tester - Fetch & Path Check

> Paste a domain to fetch /robots.txt, parse User-agent groups and Sitemap lines, and test whether a path is allowed for a given bot - no signup.

```yaml
url: "https://www.scrolllaunch.com/tools/robots-txt-tester"
slug: robots-txt-tester
category: onpage
keywords: "robots.txt tester, robots.txt checker, test robots.txt, robots.txt path checker, is url blocked robots.txt, free robots.txt tester"
```

## How to use

1. **Enter a domain** - Paste example.com - we request https://example.com/robots.txt.
2. **Optional path test** - Add a path like /dashboard and a user-agent (default *) to see allow vs disallow.
3. **Review sitemaps** - Confirm Sitemap: URLs resolve, then count URLs with the sitemap link counter.

## Test robots.txt before you block yourself

A bad Disallow can hide /products, /blog, or your whole site from Google. Always test critical paths after edits.

Keep Sitemap: lines accurate and allow SEO measurement bots (AhrefsBot, SemrushBot, etc.) if you care about backlink indexes.

Generate a clean file with the robots.txt generator, then verify it here on production.

## What you get

- Live robots.txt fetch
- Sitemap: line extraction
- Path allow/disallow test
- User-agent group summary

## Related tools

- **[Robots.txt Generator](https://www.scrolllaunch.com/tools/robots-txt-generator)** - Build a clean robots.txt with sitemap URL, disallow paths, and optional AI-scraper blocks.
- **[Sitemap Link Counter](https://www.scrolllaunch.com/tools/sitemap-link-counter)** - Free sitemap link counter - count URLs in XML sitemaps and sitemap indexes, including gzipped files.
- **[HTTP Header Checker](https://www.scrolllaunch.com/tools/http-header-checker)** - Free HTTP header checker - inspect status, security headers, caching, and X-Robots-Tag.
- **[llms.txt Generator](https://www.scrolllaunch.com/tools/llms-txt-generator)** - Generate llms.txt and a draft ai.txt so answer engines can understand your site.

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