How to Block AndiBot

Complete guide to blocking AndiBot (Andi) from crawling your website using robots.txt, server configuration, and Switch workflows.

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Should You Block AndiBot?

Blocking AndiBot prevents your content from appearing in Andi's AI-generated answers. Each visit from this agent represents a real user asking about your content.

Consider allowing AndiBot for visibility, or use Switch to serve agent-optimized markdown content instead of blocking entirely.

Blocking Methods

1robots.txt

High for cooperative crawlers

Add a Disallow rule for AndiBot's user-agent string in your robots.txt file. This is the standard, cooperative method that well-behaved crawlers respect.

2Server-side UA filtering

High

Configure your web server (nginx, Apache, Cloudflare) to reject requests matching AndiBot's user-agent patterns. This blocks at the network level before your application processes the request.

3Switch Journey Workflows

Highest — granular, real-time control

Create a custom journey in Switch that detects AndiBot and routes it to a block action, challenge, redirect, or modified content — without touching your server configuration.

robots.txt — Block AndiBot

Add the following to your robots.txt file (at the root of your domain) to block AndiBot:

User-agent: Andibot
Disallow: /

User-agent: andi
Disallow: /

robots.txt — Allow with Restrictions

Alternatively, allow AndiBot on most pages while blocking specific directories:

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

User-agent: andi
Disallow: /private/
Allow: /

AndiBot User-Agent Strings

Use these patterns to identify AndiBot in your server logs or firewall rules:

Andibot
andi

Frequently Asked Questions

Does blocking AndiBot affect my Google search rankings?

No. Blocking AndiBot does not affect your Google search rankings. Only blocking Googlebot impacts Google Search visibility.

Does AndiBot respect robots.txt?

Yes, AndiBot respects robots.txt directives. Adding a Disallow rule for its user-agent will prevent it from crawling blocked paths.

Can I allow AndiBot on some pages but not others?

Yes. Use robots.txt to disallow specific directories, or use Switch journey workflows for granular page-level control with conditional logic.

Go beyond robots.txt

Switch detects AndiBot in real-time and lets you build custom journey workflows — block, challenge, redirect, or serve modified content. No server changes required.

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