{"id":37732,"date":"2023-08-09T13:29:19","date_gmt":"2023-08-09T18:29:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/?p=37732"},"modified":"2025-12-01T11:54:23","modified_gmt":"2025-12-01T17:54:23","slug":"how-to-opt-out-of-gptbot-web-crawling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/blog\/how-to-opt-out-of-gptbot-web-crawling\/","title":{"rendered":"Protecting Your Content: How to Opt Out of GPTBot Web Crawling"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0\">\r\n<article class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0\">\r\n<section class=\"wp-block-group alignfull is-style-beige has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-772205c6 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained is-style-beige--1\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">\r\n<header class=\"wp-block-group c-breadcrumbs aligngrid has-global-padding is-content-justification-left is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-61973aa6 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0\">\r\n<header class=\"wp-block-group aligngrid is-content-justification-left is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-d68226ec wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\" style=\"margin-bottom:5px\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mediavine-dev.d1.moderntribe.qa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/chevron-left2.svg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-542\" style=\"aspect-ratio:9\/16;object-fit:contain;width:auto;height:20px\"\/><\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"is-style-small is-style-small--2\"><a href=\"\/blog\/\">Back to Blog<\/a><\/p>\r\n<\/header>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity aligngrid\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0\"\/>\r\n<\/header>\r\n<\/section>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<section class=\"wp-block-group alignfull is-style-default has-neutral-20-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\"><div class=\"aligncenter aligncenter wp-block-tribe-terms\"><ul class=\"wp-block-tribe-terms__list\"><li class=\"wp-block-tribe-terms__term\"><span class=\"wp-block-tribe-terms__link t-category\">General Blogging<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\r\n\r\n<h1 style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);\" class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-post-title\">Protecting Your Content: How to Opt Out of GPTBot Web Crawling<\/h1>\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-center is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-9b38c6d9 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);margin-bottom:0;padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0\"><div style=\"margin-bottom:0;margin-top:0;margin-left:0;margin-right:0;\" class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-post-author-name\">The Mediavine Team<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>\u2022<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n<div style=\"padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;padding-right:0;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0;margin-right:0;\" class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-post-date has-10-font-size\"><time datetime=\"2023-08-09T13:29:19-05:00\">August 9, 2023<\/time><\/div><\/div>\r\n<\/section>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<section class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0\">\n<p>Publishers spend time creating great content that keeps readers coming back, and we know that safeguarding that content and maintaining control over how it\u2019s used are critical concerns in today&#8217;s digital landscape.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We also know that the advancement of generative AI technologies, like ChatGPT, brings up more questions than the can\u2019t-recommend-anything-past-2021 robot can answer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While we believe there is value in using generative AI and are sharing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/5-ways-chatgpt-increase-productivity\/\">ways publishers can use ChatGPT<\/a> to speed up their workflows, understanding how to protect your content from unwanted scraping and data collection is huge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>OpenAI has announced the release of <a href=\"https:\/\/platform.openai.com\/docs\/gptbot\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">GPTBot<\/a>, a web crawler you can use to <strong>stop ChatGPT from reading your site<\/strong> to train its algorithms, and we\u2019re breaking down how you can do this.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/AdobeStock_386078374-robot-1024x683.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-37855\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/AdobeStock_386078374-robot-1024x683.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/AdobeStock_386078374-robot-320x213.png 320w, https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/AdobeStock_386078374-robot-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/AdobeStock_386078374-robot-1170x780.png 1170w, https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/AdobeStock_386078374-robot-800x533.png 800w, https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/AdobeStock_386078374-robot-555x370.png 555w, https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/AdobeStock_386078374-robot-960x640.png 960w, https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/AdobeStock_386078374-robot-1080x720.png 1080w, https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/AdobeStock_386078374-robot.png 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-understanding-gptbot-enhancing-ai-models-and-web-crawling\">Understanding GPTBot: Enhancing AI Models and Web Crawling<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediapost.com\/publications\/article\/387997\/openai-releases-gptbot-web-crawler-that-marketers.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">GPTBot is OpenAI&#8217;s latest tool<\/a>, and it\u2019s designed to enhance the training data for their AI models, including the upcoming GPT-5. GPTBot crawls the entire internet for data sources that can improve the accuracy, capabilities and safety of AI technology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In non-tech talk, this bot spends its time doom scrolling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And while Skynet may not be fully self-aware just yet, this doom scrolling has understandably led to feelings of, well, doom for creators.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It seems ChatGPT\u2019s robots \u2014 or at least the program\u2019s powers that be \u2014 are listening.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can now opt out of sharing your site\u2019s data with OpenAI, a win \u2014 however small \u2014 for every publisher concerned about data privacy and transparency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-your-control-opting-out-of-gptbot-web-crawling\">Your Control: Opting Out of GPTBot Web Crawling<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong>NOTE<\/strong>: You may need to contact your site hosting provider or administrator or web developer for assistance with the following steps. Mediavine Support, as much as they would love to help you crush the robot overlords before they take over the world, aren\u2019t equipped to modify your robots.txt files.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As discussions regarding copyright and fair and acceptable use take place around the globe, with its newest iteration, OpenAI is moving toward a model that asks for permission rather than just assuming you\u2019re okay with sharing Grandma Betty\u2019s Pecan Pie recipe with zero attribution or backlinks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Granted, their permission is permission-by-assumption, but there\u2019s a solution and that\u2019s the major point here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Something to consider before you proceed is that opting out of GPTBot web crawling could impact your traffic, particularly from Bing Chat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To be clear, we don&#8217;t know for sure. But we know the impact is possible and, as always, we&#8217;ll keep you posted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That said, we&#8217;re still glad publishers have this option.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>By following these steps, you can prevent GPTBot from accessing and using your website&#8217;s content to train its models:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-modify-your-robots-txt-file\"><strong>Modify Your Robots.txt File<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The first step in opting out of GPTBot web crawling is to modify your website&#8217;s robots.txt file.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The robots.txt file is a set of instructions for web crawlers, including GPTBot, letting them know which parts of your site they are allowed to access and which parts are no-crawl zones.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To <strong>fully restrict<\/strong> GPTBot from accessing your site:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code has-background\" style=\"background-color:#ebf6f6\"><code><code>User-agent: GPTBot<br>Disallow: <span style=\"background-color: initial; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; color: initial;\">\/<\/span><\/code><\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>To grant <strong>partial access<\/strong> to specific directories while restricting others:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-background\" style=\"background-color:#ebf6f6\"><code>User-agent: GPTBot<br>Allow: \/directory-1\/<br>Disallow: \/directory-2\/<\/code><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Your directory names, or the areas that are off-limits to GBTBot, may be different than the code text seen above, and you can customize this to your specific needs. For instance, you may want to allow GBTBot to crawl your articles but disallow it from accessing your shop.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Remember: Your web developer is your friend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-save-and-upload\"><strong>Save and Upload<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Once you&#8217;ve made the necessary changes to your robots.txt file, save the file and upload it to your website&#8217;s root directory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This ensures that GPTBot recognizes your access preferences and adjusts its crawling behavior accordingly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-verify-your-changes\"><strong>Verify Your Changes<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>To confirm that GPTBot is adhering to your access preferences, you can use <a href=\"https:\/\/technicalseo.com\/tools\/robots-txt\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">online tools and services<\/a> that analyze your website&#8217;s robots.txt file.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This verification step helps ensure that your content remains off-limits to GPTBot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-empowering-publishers-taking-control-of-your-content\">Empowering Publishers: Taking Control of Your Content<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Will you need technical assistance from your site host or administrator to make these changes? <strong>Maybe<\/strong>. Maybe you&#8217;re savvy enough to do this yourself!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Again, this is not something our Support team is prepared to assist with.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But this is a proactive measure you can take to protect your content and maintain control over how it\u2019s accessed and used.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>AI has been here for a while now. It\u2019s not going away any time soon. As the debate around AI, copyright and data usage unfolds, rest assured that we\u2019re having conversations and joining other industry leaders in support of you, our publishers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We\u2019re watching for ways to help protect your content, including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/feed\/update\/urn:li:activity:7085291669641711616\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">participating in discussions with Google<\/a> about the future of responsible AI as part of our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.prnewswire.com\/news-releases\/mediavine-selected-as-initial-member-in-the-launch-of-the-google-certified-publishing-partner-premier-program-301883478.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Premier GCPP status<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We\u2019re committed to ensuring that your content remains yours, now and into the future.<\/p>\n<\/section>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<section class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:0\">\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-09aec4f2 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-right:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\">\r\n<p class=\"is-style-small is-style-small--3\">About the author<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n<div style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);\" class=\"wp-block-post-author\"><div class=\"wp-block-post-author__avatar\"><img alt='' src='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/e3220aded17a2f76bff75294b4d13f344d81294787c0a43b7aa017ba65d79008?s=96&#038;d=blank&#038;r=g' srcset='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/e3220aded17a2f76bff75294b4d13f344d81294787c0a43b7aa017ba65d79008?s=192&#038;d=blank&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-96 photo' height='96' width='96' \/><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-post-author__content\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-author__name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/blog\/author\/guest\/\" target=\"_self\">The Mediavine Team<\/a><\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-author__bio\"><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-7c04bf6b wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:0\">\r\n<p class=\"is-style-small is-style-small--4\">Share this page<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<ul class=\"wp-block-outermost-social-sharing has-normal-icon-size has-icon-color is-style-logos-only is-content-justification-left is-layout-flex wp-container-outermost-social-sharing-is-layout-9d3a6402 wp-block-social-sharing-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10)\"><li style=\"color: #000000; \" class=\"outermost-social-sharing-link outermost-social-sharing-link-linkedin has-base-black-color wp-block-outermost-social-sharing-link\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/shareArticle?mini=true&#038;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.mediavine.com%2Fblog%2Fhow-to-opt-out-of-gptbot-web-crawling%2F&#038;title=Protecting%20Your%20Content%3A%20How%20to%20Opt%20Out%20of%20GPTBot%20Web%20Crawling\" aria-label=\"Share on LinkedIn\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"wp-block-outermost-social-sharing-link-anchor\">\n\t\t<svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M19.7,3H4.3C3.582,3,3,3.582,3,4.3v15.4C3,20.418,3.582,21,4.3,21h15.4c0.718,0,1.3-0.582,1.3-1.3V4.3 C21,3.582,20.418,3,19.7,3z M8.339,18.338H5.667v-8.59h2.672V18.338z M7.004,8.574c-0.857,0-1.549-0.694-1.549-1.548 c0-0.855,0.691-1.548,1.549-1.548c0.854,0,1.547,0.694,1.547,1.548C8.551,7.881,7.858,8.574,7.004,8.574z M18.339,18.338h-2.669 v-4.177c0-0.996-0.017-2.278-1.387-2.278c-1.389,0-1.601,1.086-1.601,2.206v4.249h-2.667v-8.59h2.559v1.174h0.037 c0.356-0.675,1.227-1.387,2.526-1.387c2.703,0,3.203,1.779,3.203,4.092V18.338z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t<span class=\"wp-block-outermost-social-sharing-link-label screen-reader-text\">\n\t\t\tShare on LinkedIn\t\t<\/span>\n\t<\/a>\n<\/li>\n\r\n\r\n<li style=\"color: #000000; \" class=\"outermost-social-sharing-link outermost-social-sharing-link-x has-base-black-color wp-block-outermost-social-sharing-link\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/share?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.mediavine.com%2Fblog%2Fhow-to-opt-out-of-gptbot-web-crawling%2F&#038;text=Protecting%20Your%20Content%3A%20How%20to%20Opt%20Out%20of%20GPTBot%20Web%20Crawling\" aria-label=\"Share on X\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"wp-block-outermost-social-sharing-link-anchor\">\n\t\t<svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M13.982 10.622 20.54 3h-1.554l-5.693 6.618L8.745 3H3.5l6.876 10.007L3.5 21h1.554l6.012-6.989L15.868 21h5.245l-7.131-10.378Zm-2.128 2.474-.697-.997-5.543-7.93H8l4.474 6.4.697.996 5.815 8.318h-2.387l-4.745-6.787Z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t<span class=\"wp-block-outermost-social-sharing-link-label screen-reader-text\">\n\t\t\tShare on X\t\t<\/span>\n\t<\/a>\n<\/li>\n\r\n\r\n<li style=\"color: #000000; \" class=\"outermost-social-sharing-link outermost-social-sharing-link-facebook has-base-black-color wp-block-outermost-social-sharing-link\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.mediavine.com%2Fblog%2Fhow-to-opt-out-of-gptbot-web-crawling%2F&#038;title=Protecting%20Your%20Content%3A%20How%20to%20Opt%20Out%20of%20GPTBot%20Web%20Crawling\" aria-label=\"Share on Facebook\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"wp-block-outermost-social-sharing-link-anchor\">\n\t\t<svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M12 2C6.5 2 2 6.5 2 12c0 5 3.7 9.1 8.4 9.9v-7H7.9V12h2.5V9.8c0-2.5 1.5-3.9 3.8-3.9 1.1 0 2.2.2 2.2.2v2.5h-1.3c-1.2 0-1.6.8-1.6 1.6V12h2.8l-.4 2.9h-2.3v7C18.3 21.1 22 17 22 12c0-5.5-4.5-10-10-10z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t<span class=\"wp-block-outermost-social-sharing-link-label screen-reader-text\">\n\t\t\tShare on Facebook\t\t<\/span>\n\t<\/a>\n<\/li>\n\r\n\r\n<li style=\"color: #000000; \" class=\"outermost-social-sharing-link outermost-social-sharing-link-telegram has-base-black-color wp-block-outermost-social-sharing-link\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/telegram.me\/share\/url?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.mediavine.com%2Fblog%2Fhow-to-opt-out-of-gptbot-web-crawling%2F&#038;text=Protecting%20Your%20Content%3A%20How%20to%20Opt%20Out%20of%20GPTBot%20Web%20Crawling\" aria-label=\"Share on Telegram\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"wp-block-outermost-social-sharing-link-anchor\">\n\t\t<svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 128 128\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M28.97 63.324c18.657-8.128 31.098-13.487 37.323-16.076 17.774-7.393 21.467-8.677 23.874-8.72.53-.009 1.713.122 2.48.745.648.525.826 1.235.911 1.733.085.498.191 1.633.107 2.52-.963 10.12-5.13 34.677-7.25 46.012-.898 4.796-2.664 6.404-4.375 6.561-3.716.342-6.538-2.456-10.138-4.815-5.633-3.693-8.815-5.991-14.283-9.594-6.319-4.164-2.222-6.453 1.379-10.193.942-.98 17.318-15.874 17.634-17.225.04-.169.077-.799-.297-1.131-.375-.333-.927-.22-1.325-.129-.565.128-9.564 6.076-26.996 17.843-2.554 1.754-4.868 2.609-6.94 2.564-2.286-.05-6.681-1.292-9.95-2.354-4.007-1.303-7.193-1.992-6.915-4.205.144-1.152 1.731-2.33 4.761-3.536Z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t<span class=\"wp-block-outermost-social-sharing-link-label screen-reader-text\">\n\t\t\tShare on Telegram\t\t<\/span>\n\t<\/a>\n<\/li>\n\r\n\r\n<li style=\"color: #000000; \" class=\"outermost-social-sharing-link outermost-social-sharing-link-whatsapp has-base-black-color wp-block-outermost-social-sharing-link\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/api.whatsapp.com\/send?text=Protecting%20Your%20Content%3A%20How%20to%20Opt%20Out%20of%20GPTBot%20Web%20Crawling%20&mdash;%20https%3A%2F%2Fwww.mediavine.com%2Fblog%2Fhow-to-opt-out-of-gptbot-web-crawling%2F\" aria-label=\"Share on WhatsApp\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"wp-block-outermost-social-sharing-link-anchor\">\n\t\t<svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M 12.011719 2 C 6.5057187 2 2.0234844 6.478375 2.0214844 11.984375 C 2.0204844 13.744375 2.4814687 15.462563 3.3554688 16.976562 L 2 22 L 7.2324219 20.763672 C 8.6914219 21.559672 10.333859 21.977516 12.005859 21.978516 L 12.009766 21.978516 C 17.514766 21.978516 21.995047 17.499141 21.998047 11.994141 C 22.000047 9.3251406 20.962172 6.8157344 19.076172 4.9277344 C 17.190172 3.0407344 14.683719 2.001 12.011719 2 z M 12.009766 4 C 14.145766 4.001 16.153109 4.8337969 17.662109 6.3417969 C 19.171109 7.8517969 20.000047 9.8581875 19.998047 11.992188 C 19.996047 16.396187 16.413812 19.978516 12.007812 19.978516 C 10.674812 19.977516 9.3544062 19.642812 8.1914062 19.007812 L 7.5175781 18.640625 L 6.7734375 18.816406 L 4.8046875 19.28125 L 5.2851562 17.496094 L 5.5019531 16.695312 L 5.0878906 15.976562 C 4.3898906 14.768562 4.0204844 13.387375 4.0214844 11.984375 C 4.0234844 7.582375 7.6067656 4 12.009766 4 z M 8.4765625 7.375 C 8.3095625 7.375 8.0395469 7.4375 7.8105469 7.6875 C 7.5815469 7.9365 6.9355469 8.5395781 6.9355469 9.7675781 C 6.9355469 10.995578 7.8300781 12.182609 7.9550781 12.349609 C 8.0790781 12.515609 9.68175 15.115234 12.21875 16.115234 C 14.32675 16.946234 14.754891 16.782234 15.212891 16.740234 C 15.670891 16.699234 16.690438 16.137687 16.898438 15.554688 C 17.106437 14.971687 17.106922 14.470187 17.044922 14.367188 C 16.982922 14.263188 16.816406 14.201172 16.566406 14.076172 C 16.317406 13.951172 15.090328 13.348625 14.861328 13.265625 C 14.632328 13.182625 14.464828 13.140625 14.298828 13.390625 C 14.132828 13.640625 13.655766 14.201187 13.509766 14.367188 C 13.363766 14.534188 13.21875 14.556641 12.96875 14.431641 C 12.71875 14.305641 11.914938 14.041406 10.960938 13.191406 C 10.218937 12.530406 9.7182656 11.714844 9.5722656 11.464844 C 9.4272656 11.215844 9.5585938 11.079078 9.6835938 10.955078 C 9.7955938 10.843078 9.9316406 10.663578 10.056641 10.517578 C 10.180641 10.371578 10.223641 10.267562 10.306641 10.101562 C 10.389641 9.9355625 10.347156 9.7890625 10.285156 9.6640625 C 10.223156 9.5390625 9.737625 8.3065 9.515625 7.8125 C 9.328625 7.3975 9.131125 7.3878594 8.953125 7.3808594 C 8.808125 7.3748594 8.6425625 7.375 8.4765625 7.375 z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t<span class=\"wp-block-outermost-social-sharing-link-label screen-reader-text\">\n\t\t\tShare on WhatsApp\t\t<\/span>\n\t<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/section>\r\n<\/article>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<aside class=\"wp-block-group aligngrid  is-animated-on-scroll-25 tribe-animation-type-fade-in tribe-animation-direction-bottom is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);--tribe-animation-speed:0.6s;--tribe-animation-offset:50px;--tribe-animation-delay:0s;--tribe-animation-easing:var(--easing--ease-out-sine)\">\r\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-small is-style-small--5\" id=\"h-related-posts\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\">Related Posts<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n<div style=\"margin-bottom:0;\" class=\"b-related-posts b-related-posts--layout-grid  wp-block-tribe-related-posts\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"c-post-card c-post-card__layout-vertical\">\n\t<div class=\"c-post-card__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"c-post-card__image aspect-ratio-cover aspect-ratio-3-2\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Google-Search-Generative-Experience-Featured-Image-051823.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Google Search Generative Experience Featured Image\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Google-Search-Generative-Experience-Featured-Image-051823.png 800w, https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Google-Search-Generative-Experience-Featured-Image-051823-320x213.png 320w, https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Google-Search-Generative-Experience-Featured-Image-051823-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Google-Search-Generative-Experience-Featured-Image-051823-375x250.png 375w, https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Google-Search-Generative-Experience-Featured-Image-051823-555x370.png 555w, https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Google-Search-Generative-Experience-Featured-Image-051823-344x229.png 344w, https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Google-Search-Generative-Experience-Featured-Image-051823-281x187.png 281w, https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Google-Search-Generative-Experience-Featured-Image-051823-335x223.png 335w, https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Google-Search-Generative-Experience-Featured-Image-051823-347x231.png 347w, https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Google-Search-Generative-Experience-Featured-Image-051823-520x346.png 520w, https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Google-Search-Generative-Experience-Featured-Image-051823-640x426.png 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"c-post-card__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"c-post-card__primary-category t-category\">General Blogging<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"c-post-card__title t-display-xx-small t-transparent-underline\">Google&#8217;s Search Generative Experience<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"c-post-card__metadata\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-post-card__metadata-author t-body-small\">Eric Hochberger<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-post-card__metadata-separator t-body-small\">\u2022<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-post-card__metadata-date t-body-small\">May 18, 2023<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"c-post-card__excerpt\">Back to Blog \u2022 In a blog post last week, Google announced plans to launch generative AI into Search Labs with a new product called Search Generative Experience (SGE). What exactly is SGE, and more importantly, what will it mean for content creators who rely on Google for much of (or most of) their web&#8230;<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/blog\/googles-search-generative-experience\/\" class=\"c-post-card__link-overlay\" aria-label=\"Read more about Google&#8217;s Search Generative Experience\"><\/a>\n<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"c-post-card c-post-card__layout-vertical\">\n\t<div class=\"c-post-card__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"c-post-card__image aspect-ratio-cover aspect-ratio-3-2\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Chat-GPT-Featured-Image-1024x682.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Chat GPT Featured Image\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Chat-GPT-Featured-Image-1024x682.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Chat-GPT-Featured-Image-320x213.png 320w, https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Chat-GPT-Featured-Image-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Chat-GPT-Featured-Image-1536x1023.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Chat-GPT-Featured-Image-1170x780.png 1170w, https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Chat-GPT-Featured-Image-375x250.png 375w, https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Chat-GPT-Featured-Image-800x533.png 800w, https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Chat-GPT-Featured-Image-555x370.png 555w, https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Chat-GPT-Featured-Image-344x229.png 344w, https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Chat-GPT-Featured-Image-281x187.png 281w, https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Chat-GPT-Featured-Image-335x223.png 335w, https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Chat-GPT-Featured-Image-347x231.png 347w, https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Chat-GPT-Featured-Image-520x346.png 520w, https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Chat-GPT-Featured-Image-640x426.png 640w, https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Chat-GPT-Featured-Image-960x640.png 960w, https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Chat-GPT-Featured-Image-1080x720.png 1080w, https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Chat-GPT-Featured-Image-735x490.png 735w, https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Chat-GPT-Featured-Image.png 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"c-post-card__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"c-post-card__primary-category t-category\">General Blogging<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"c-post-card__title t-display-xx-small t-transparent-underline\">5 Ways Bloggers Can Use ChatGPT to Increase Productivity<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"c-post-card__metadata\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-post-card__metadata-author t-body-small\">The Mediavine Team<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-post-card__metadata-separator t-body-small\">\u2022<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-post-card__metadata-date t-body-small\">Mar 29, 2023<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"c-post-card__excerpt\">Back to Blog \u2022 Since ChatGPT\u2019s release in November 2022, OpenAI&#8217;s prototype of generative AI \u2014 that is, artificial intelligence that can produce new content on demand \u2014 has dominated popular tech media. We&#8217;ve all seen the headlines questioning the future of organic search, the impact on creators&#8217; livelihoods and content ownership, the challenge of&#8230;<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/blog\/5-ways-chatgpt-increase-productivity\/\" class=\"c-post-card__link-overlay\" aria-label=\"Read more about 5 Ways Bloggers Can Use ChatGPT to Increase Productivity\"><\/a>\n<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"c-post-card c-post-card__layout-vertical\">\n\t<div class=\"c-post-card__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"c-post-card__image aspect-ratio-cover aspect-ratio-3-2\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"666\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/LatashaPeterson-Featured-Image-5.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/LatashaPeterson-Featured-Image-5.png 1000w, https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/LatashaPeterson-Featured-Image-5-320x213.png 320w, https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/LatashaPeterson-Featured-Image-5-768x511.png 768w, https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/LatashaPeterson-Featured-Image-5-375x250.png 375w, https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/LatashaPeterson-Featured-Image-5-800x533.png 800w, https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/LatashaPeterson-Featured-Image-5-556x370.png 556w, https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/LatashaPeterson-Featured-Image-5-344x229.png 344w, https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/LatashaPeterson-Featured-Image-5-281x187.png 281w, https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/LatashaPeterson-Featured-Image-5-335x223.png 335w, https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/LatashaPeterson-Featured-Image-5-347x231.png 347w, https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/LatashaPeterson-Featured-Image-5-520x346.png 520w, https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/LatashaPeterson-Featured-Image-5-640x426.png 640w, https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/LatashaPeterson-Featured-Image-5-960x639.png 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"c-post-card__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"c-post-card__primary-category t-category\">Mediavine<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"c-post-card__title t-display-xx-small t-transparent-underline\">How To Use Your Blog To Build Wealth: The Steps I Took To Turn My Blog Into A Profitable Business<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"c-post-card__metadata\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-post-card__metadata-author t-body-small\">The Mediavine Team<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-post-card__metadata-separator t-body-small\">\u2022<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-post-card__metadata-date t-body-small\">Feb 15, 2022<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"c-post-card__excerpt\">Back to Blog \u2022 One of our favorite parts of what we do at Mediavine is helping bloggers turn their websites into small businesses that pay off in big ways. In fact, helping bloggers build sustainable businesses is our mission. We believe in empowering people to create their own wealth on their own terms, and&#8230;<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/blog\/how-to-use-your-blog-to-build-wealth-the-steps-i-took-to-turn-my-blog-into-a-profitable-business\/\" class=\"c-post-card__link-overlay\" aria-label=\"Read more about How To Use Your Blog To Build Wealth: The Steps I Took To Turn My Blog Into A Profitable Business\"><\/a>\n<\/article>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/aside>\r\n<\/div>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Back to Blog \u2022 Publishers spend time creating great content that keeps readers coming back, and we know that safeguarding that content and maintaining control over how it\u2019s used are critical concerns in today&#8217;s digital landscape. We also know that the advancement of generative AI technologies, like ChatGPT, brings up more questions than the can\u2019t-recommend-anything-past-2021&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":44459,"featured_media":37856,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_searchwp_excluded":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[60],"tags":[],"audience_post":[134],"class_list":["post-37732","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-general-blogging","audience_post-publishers"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.1 (Yoast SEO v27.1.1) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Protecting Your Content: How to Opt Out of GPTBot Web Crawling - Mediavine<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Want to learn how to opt out of GPTBot web crawling to protect your content from training generative AI models like ChatGPT? Here&#039;s how.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/blog\/how-to-opt-out-of-gptbot-web-crawling\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Protecting Your Content: How to Opt Out of GPTBot Web Crawling\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Want to learn how to opt out of GPTBot web crawling to protect your content from training generative AI models like ChatGPT? Here&#039;s how.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/blog\/how-to-opt-out-of-gptbot-web-crawling\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Mediavine\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/mediavinepublishernetwork\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2023-08-09T18:29:19+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-12-01T17:54:23+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/AdobeStock_499529772.png\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1200\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"713\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"The Mediavine Team\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@mediavine\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@mediavine\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"The Mediavine Team\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"4 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/blog\/how-to-opt-out-of-gptbot-web-crawling\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/blog\/how-to-opt-out-of-gptbot-web-crawling\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"The Mediavine Team\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/#\/schema\/person\/42bab770c4abea46b536a202c15e3cbf\"},\"headline\":\"Protecting Your Content: How to Opt Out of GPTBot Web Crawling\",\"datePublished\":\"2023-08-09T18:29:19+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-12-01T17:54:23+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/blog\/how-to-opt-out-of-gptbot-web-crawling\/\"},\"wordCount\":842,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/blog\/how-to-opt-out-of-gptbot-web-crawling\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/AdobeStock_499529772.png\",\"articleSection\":[\"General Blogging\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/blog\/how-to-opt-out-of-gptbot-web-crawling\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/blog\/how-to-opt-out-of-gptbot-web-crawling\/\",\"name\":\"Protecting Your Content: How to Opt Out of GPTBot Web Crawling - Mediavine\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/blog\/how-to-opt-out-of-gptbot-web-crawling\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/blog\/how-to-opt-out-of-gptbot-web-crawling\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/AdobeStock_499529772.png\",\"datePublished\":\"2023-08-09T18:29:19+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-12-01T17:54:23+00:00\",\"description\":\"Want to learn how to opt out of GPTBot web crawling to protect your content from training generative AI models like ChatGPT? Here's how.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/blog\/how-to-opt-out-of-gptbot-web-crawling\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/blog\/how-to-opt-out-of-gptbot-web-crawling\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/blog\/how-to-opt-out-of-gptbot-web-crawling\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/AdobeStock_499529772.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/AdobeStock_499529772.png\",\"width\":1200,\"height\":713},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/blog\/how-to-opt-out-of-gptbot-web-crawling\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Protecting Your Content: How to Opt Out of GPTBot Web Crawling\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/\",\"name\":\"Mediavine\",\"description\":\"Full Service Ad Management\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Mediavine\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/mediavine-yoast-favicon.svg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/mediavine-yoast-favicon.svg\",\"width\":696,\"height\":696,\"caption\":\"Mediavine\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/mediavinepublishernetwork\/\",\"https:\/\/x.com\/mediavine\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/#\/schema\/person\/42bab770c4abea46b536a202c15e3cbf\",\"name\":\"The Mediavine Team\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/e3220aded17a2f76bff75294b4d13f344d81294787c0a43b7aa017ba65d79008?s=96&d=blank&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/e3220aded17a2f76bff75294b4d13f344d81294787c0a43b7aa017ba65d79008?s=96&d=blank&r=g\",\"caption\":\"The Mediavine Team\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/\"],\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/blog\/author\/guest\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Protecting Your Content: How to Opt Out of GPTBot Web Crawling - Mediavine","description":"Want to learn how to opt out of GPTBot web crawling to protect your content from training generative AI models like ChatGPT? Here's how.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/blog\/how-to-opt-out-of-gptbot-web-crawling\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Protecting Your Content: How to Opt Out of GPTBot Web Crawling","og_description":"Want to learn how to opt out of GPTBot web crawling to protect your content from training generative AI models like ChatGPT? Here's how.","og_url":"https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/blog\/how-to-opt-out-of-gptbot-web-crawling\/","og_site_name":"Mediavine","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/mediavinepublishernetwork\/","article_published_time":"2023-08-09T18:29:19+00:00","article_modified_time":"2025-12-01T17:54:23+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1200,"height":713,"url":"https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/AdobeStock_499529772.png","type":"image\/png"}],"author":"The Mediavine Team","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@mediavine","twitter_site":"@mediavine","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"The Mediavine Team","Est. reading time":"4 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/blog\/how-to-opt-out-of-gptbot-web-crawling\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/blog\/how-to-opt-out-of-gptbot-web-crawling\/"},"author":{"name":"The Mediavine Team","@id":"https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/#\/schema\/person\/42bab770c4abea46b536a202c15e3cbf"},"headline":"Protecting Your Content: How to Opt Out of GPTBot Web Crawling","datePublished":"2023-08-09T18:29:19+00:00","dateModified":"2025-12-01T17:54:23+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/blog\/how-to-opt-out-of-gptbot-web-crawling\/"},"wordCount":842,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/blog\/how-to-opt-out-of-gptbot-web-crawling\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/AdobeStock_499529772.png","articleSection":["General Blogging"],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/blog\/how-to-opt-out-of-gptbot-web-crawling\/","url":"https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/blog\/how-to-opt-out-of-gptbot-web-crawling\/","name":"Protecting Your Content: How to Opt Out of GPTBot Web Crawling - Mediavine","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/blog\/how-to-opt-out-of-gptbot-web-crawling\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/blog\/how-to-opt-out-of-gptbot-web-crawling\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/AdobeStock_499529772.png","datePublished":"2023-08-09T18:29:19+00:00","dateModified":"2025-12-01T17:54:23+00:00","description":"Want to learn how to opt out of GPTBot web crawling to protect your content from training generative AI models like ChatGPT? Here's how.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/blog\/how-to-opt-out-of-gptbot-web-crawling\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/blog\/how-to-opt-out-of-gptbot-web-crawling\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/blog\/how-to-opt-out-of-gptbot-web-crawling\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/AdobeStock_499529772.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/AdobeStock_499529772.png","width":1200,"height":713},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/blog\/how-to-opt-out-of-gptbot-web-crawling\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Protecting Your Content: How to Opt Out of GPTBot Web Crawling"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/","name":"Mediavine","description":"Full Service Ad Management","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/#organization","name":"Mediavine","url":"https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/mediavine-yoast-favicon.svg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/mediavine-yoast-favicon.svg","width":696,"height":696,"caption":"Mediavine"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/mediavinepublishernetwork\/","https:\/\/x.com\/mediavine"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/#\/schema\/person\/42bab770c4abea46b536a202c15e3cbf","name":"The Mediavine Team","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/e3220aded17a2f76bff75294b4d13f344d81294787c0a43b7aa017ba65d79008?s=96&d=blank&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/e3220aded17a2f76bff75294b4d13f344d81294787c0a43b7aa017ba65d79008?s=96&d=blank&r=g","caption":"The Mediavine Team"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/"],"url":"https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/blog\/author\/guest\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37732","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/44459"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=37732"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37732\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":83157,"href":"https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37732\/revisions\/83157"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/37856"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=37732"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=37732"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=37732"},{"taxonomy":"audience_post","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/audience_post?post=37732"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}