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A bare domain is normalized to HTTPS."},"context":{"type":"object","description":"Optional non-secret correlation labels returned unchanged only in the request lifecycle.","maxProperties":12,"additionalProperties":{"type":["string","number","boolean","null"]}},"baseline":{"type":["object","null"],"description":"Optional baseline returned by a previous snapshot call.","additionalProperties":true},"compare_url":{"type":"string","maxLength":2048,"minLength":3,"description":"Optional public comparison URL. Used by change and monitoring services."}}},"responseSchema":null,"example":null,"exampleRequest":null,"tags":["x402"],"displayCostAmount":"0.001","displayCostAsset":"USDC","priceDynamic":false,"priceHint":null,"priceStatus":"priced","priceSource":"probe","requiresHandshake":false,"reviewCount":0,"rating":{"score":"0.00","successRate":"0.00","reviews":0,"stars":null,"state":"unrated"},"availabilityStatus":"unknown","priceObserved":null,"sessionDeposit":null,"pricing":{"kind":"static","summary":"$0.001/call","primary":{"kind":"static","protocol":"x402","network":"base","amountUsd":"0.001","per":"call","confidence":"exact"},"accepted":[{"kind":"static","protocol":"x402","network":"base","amountUsd":"0.001","per":"call","confidence":"exact"}]},"paymentMethods":[{"uid":"pm_QZu5OE5cami4hrMolDf9n","protocol":"x402","methodType":"crypto","chain":"base","mode":"charge","costAmount":"0.001","costPer":"request","priority":0,"asset":"0x833589fCD6eDb6E08f4c7C32D4f71b54bdA02913","unit":"request","depositMicros":null,"planRef":null}],"brandName":null,"brandSlug":null,"brandBaseUrl":null,"brandDocsUrl":null,"whatItDoes":"Passively audits a public URL or domain to evaluate whether GPTBot (OpenAI's web crawler) is permitted or blocked, returning observations, verdict, evidence source, and recommended action.","exampleAgentPrompt":"Can you audit whether GPTBot is allowed to crawl https://myblog.com — I want to know if OpenAI's web crawler has access, what evidence you found, and what I should do about it?","exampleUseCases":[{"title":"Pre-launch GPTBot access check","prompt":"Before we go live with our new content site at https://newsroom.example.com, can you check whether GPTBot is allowed to crawl it? I want to see the verdict, what evidence was found in robots.txt, and any recommended action."},{"title":"Diagnosing GPT indexing gaps","prompt":"We've noticed our articles aren't showing up in ChatGPT's browsing results — can you audit https://techblog.acme.com to see if GPTBot is being blocked anywhere, and tell me what the evidence says?"},{"title":"Comparing two sites' GPTBot policies","prompt":"Can you audit https://siteA.com for GPTBot access and compare it against https://siteB.com so I can see which one is better configured for OpenAI's crawler?"}],"resultDescription":"Returns a structured report containing: the observed evidence (e.g. robots.txt directives), the threshold criterion evaluated, a pass/fail verdict on GPTBot access, the exact evidence source URL, any limitations of the passive check, and a mode-specific recommended action — all without performing any login, injection, or active exploit.","failureModes":["Target URL is unreachable or returns non-200 status, resulting in inability to fetch evidence","robots.txt is missing or malformed, leading to an inconclusive verdict","Target uses dynamic bot-blocking not detectable via passive inspection","Domain normalization fails for unusual URL formats","Rate limits or IP blocks on the target prevent evidence retrieval"],"whenToPreferThis":"Choose this endpoint when you need a fast, passive, read-only check of whether GPTBot (OpenAI's web crawler) is permitted on a specific public URL or domain. It is ideal for content publishers, SEO teams, and AI readiness auditors who want a structured verdict with cited evidence rather than a manual robots.txt review. Prefer sibling endpoints for other crawlers (e.g. PerplexityBot) or for repair-plan recommendations rather than audit verdicts.","instructions":null,"reviewSummary":null,"reviewSummaryHighlights":null,"reviewSummaryConcerns":null,"reviewSummaryGeneratedAt":null,"activationCount":0,"lastUsedAt":null,"lastSuccessfullyRanAt":null,"lastHealthCheckAt":"2026-10-14T00:36:12.498Z","isFirstParty":false,"canonicalSlug":"gptbot-access-audit-e69ea31c"}