# Amzn-SearchBot

Operator: Amazon
Purpose: AI search
Reviewed: 2026-09-14
HTTP identifier: Amzn-SearchBot
robots.txt token: Amzn-SearchBot

## What is Amzn-SearchBot?

Crawls for Amazon search experiences, including Alexa, rather than generative-model training.

## How to identify it

Look for the Amzn-SearchBot identifier in a request’s User-Agent. This is a name match, not identity verification. Version strings may change.

## How to check identity

Compare the request IP with the current operator-published ranges linked in the source. A matching name alone does not verify identity.

## Access and robots.txt

Supports robots.txt; absent a specific group, Amazon describes fallback to other search-bot rules.

Optional full-site opt-out; merge with existing rules only if intended. Not a security control.

```text
User-agent: Amzn-SearchBot
Disallow: /
```

## What it means in your analytics

Search retrieval may support discovery, but the request does not prove an Alexa answer featured your business.

## Useful measures

Public-page coverage; Retrieval failures; Referrals separately.

## What to check next

Make the search policy explicit when you want different treatment from general collection. Inspect important public-page response codes.

## Sources

- [developer.amazon.com](https://developer.amazon.com/amazonbot)

Operator facts are source-backed; interpretation and actions are Apostl guidance.

## Related profiles

- [Amazonbot](https://apostl.dev/bots/amazonbot)
- [Amzn-User](https://apostl.dev/bots/amzn-user)

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