Andi Search: User Agent, robots.txt Rules & Safety Rating

Q: What user-agent string does Andi Search use?

Andi Search is reported to identify itself with Andibot. That spelling comes from ai.robots.txt, not from Andi, which has not published crawler documentation naming it. Use it in robots.txt as the best available match, and treat a request carrying it as a clue rather than proof of who sent it.

Q: Is Andi Search safe?

Andi Search is rated Safe in this directory, meaning there are no credible public reports of abusive crawling under this name. It is a Reported token: Andi has not published documentation for it, so its purpose, crawl rate and robots.txt behaviour are not confirmed by the operator, and anyone can send the same user-agent string. Allow or block it on its stated purpose, and back the robots.txt rule with a firewall rule if the traffic matters to you.

Q: Will blocking Andi Search hurt my SEO?

✅ No SEO Impact - Blocking Andi Search does not affect your rankings in Google, Bing, or any other search engine. Andi Search is an AI crawler, not a traditional search indexer. You can freely block it via User-agent / Disallow: / without any SEO penalty.

Q: How do I block Andi Search in robots.txt?

Add the following lines to your /robots.txt file: User-agent: Andibot Disallow: / This instructs Andi Search not to crawl any path on your site. To block only specific sections, replace / with the path (e.g., Disallow: /blog/).

Q: How do I verify if Andi Search is crawling my site?

Search your access logs for Andibot (for example grep -i "Andibot" /var/log/nginx/access.log). Because the operator publishes no IP ranges or reverse-DNS pattern, a match shows that something used the name, not that Andi sent it.

Quick Facts

User-Agent:: Andibot
Category:: AI & LLM Bots
Operator:: Andi
Safety:: Safe
Blocking Impact:: Low - No SEO ranking impact
SEO Impact Score:: 2/10
Official docs:: None published by Andi
Named by:: ai.robots.txt

Reported, not operator documented

Andi has not published a crawler page that names Andibot. It is listed here because a credible public source does: ai.robots.txt. Reported Andi search crawler. No vendor page.

What that means for you: the robots.txt rule on this page is the best available spelling, and a well-behaved crawler using this string will honour it, but there is no vendor statement of purpose, crawl rate or robots.txt compliance to rely on. Treat a matching request in your logs as a detection clue, not proof of who sent it, and combine the rule with a firewall rule if the traffic matters to you. If the operator publishes documentation, this profile moves to Official docs.

What is Andi Search?

Andi Search is a dual-purpose AI crawler operated by Andi. It both indexes content for AI search answers and may retrieve pages on demand for user queries. Allowing it can improve your visibility inside Andi's AI answers.

Andi Search is a dual-purpose AI crawler operated by Andi. It both indexes content for AI search answers and may retrieve pages on demand for user queries. Allowing it can improve your visibility inside Andi's AI answers.
Andi Search uses the user-agent token Andibot. You can control it via robots.txt, meta tags (noai), or the emerging llms.txt standard. Robots.txt is voluntary; for hard enforcement, combine it with server-level IP blocking.

What happens if you block Andi Search?

✅ No SEO Impact - Blocking Andi Search does not affect your rankings in Google, Bing, or any other search engine. Andi Search is an AI crawler, not a traditional search indexer. You can freely block it via User-agent / Disallow: / without any SEO penalty.

Generally safe to allow; provides legitimate crawling value.

How to block Andi Search with robots.txt

<code>User-agent: Andibot</code> - Matching is case-insensitive. Robots.txt is fetched from the root of each subdomain separately.

Block completely (robots.txt)

User-agent: Andibot
Disallow: /

Allow all (robots.txt)

User-agent: Andibot
Allow: /

Block private only (robots.txt)

User-agent: Andibot
Disallow: /private/
Disallow: /api/
Disallow: /admin/
Allow: /

Nginx server block

# Nginx: Hard-block Andi Search
if ($http_user_agent ~* "Andibot") {
    return 403 "Bot blocked";
}

Apache .htaccess

# Apache: Hard-block Andi Search
SetEnvIfNoCase User-Agent "Andibot" bad_bot
Order Allow,Deny
Allow from all
Deny from env=bad_bot

Meta robots tag

X-Robots-Tag header

X-Robots-Tag: noindex, nofollow

Is Andi Search safe to allow?

Andi Search is rated Safe in this directory, meaning there are no credible public reports of abusive crawling under this name. It is a Reported token: Andi has not published documentation for it, so its purpose, crawl rate and robots.txt behaviour are not confirmed by the operator, and anyone can send the same user-agent string. Allow or block it on its stated purpose, and back the robots.txt rule with a firewall rule if the traffic matters to you.

Andi publishes no IP ranges or reverse-DNS pattern for Andi Search, so the user-agent string cannot be verified. Rate-limit unusual volume instead of trusting the name.

What does Andi Search do?

Understanding Andi Search's purpose helps you decide whether to allow or block it.

Indexes content for AI search answers
Retrieves pages on demand for user queries
Can surface your content as AI citations
Allowing it improves AI-answer visibility
robots.txt behaviour not documented by the operator

Frequently Asked Questions

What user-agent string does Andi Search use?

Andi Search is reported to identify itself with Andibot. That spelling comes from ai.robots.txt, not from Andi, which has not published crawler documentation naming it. Use it in robots.txt as the best available match, and treat a request carrying it as a clue rather than proof of who sent it.

Is Andi Search safe?

Andi Search is rated Safe in this directory, meaning there are no credible public reports of abusive crawling under this name. It is a Reported token: Andi has not published documentation for it, so its purpose, crawl rate and robots.txt behaviour are not confirmed by the operator, and anyone can send the same user-agent string. Allow or block it on its stated purpose, and back the robots.txt rule with a firewall rule if the traffic matters to you.

Will blocking Andi Search hurt my SEO?

✅ No SEO Impact - Blocking Andi Search does not affect your rankings in Google, Bing, or any other search engine. Andi Search is an AI crawler, not a traditional search indexer. You can freely block it via User-agent / Disallow: / without any SEO penalty.

How do I block Andi Search in robots.txt?

Add the following lines to your /robots.txt file:

User-agent: Andibot
Disallow: /

This instructs Andi Search not to crawl any path on your site. To block only specific sections, replace / with the path (e.g., Disallow: /blog/).

Does Andi Search respect robots.txt?

Not documented. Andi has published no statement that Andi Search reads robots.txt. A rule for Andibot will stop a client that chooses to honour it; for enforcement, add a firewall or CDN rule as well.

How do I verify if Andi Search is crawling my site?

Search your access logs for Andibot (for example grep -i "Andibot" /var/log/nginx/access.log). Because the operator publishes no IP ranges or reverse-DNS pattern, a match shows that something used the name, not that Andi sent it.