# Applebot-Extended

Operator: Apple
Purpose: Content-use policy
Reviewed: 2026-09-14
HTTP identifier: No separate HTTP user agent
robots.txt token: Applebot-Extended

## What is Applebot-Extended?

Controls whether Applebot-collected content can train Apple generative models.

## How to identify it

This is a policy identifier, not a distinct HTTP crawler. Do not use it to infer visits from access logs.

## How to check identity

Not a request identity: it is a policy applied to Applebot-collected content.

## Access and robots.txt

A robots.txt content-use control. It does not crawl pages or exclude them from search.

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

```text
User-agent: Applebot-Extended
Disallow: /
```

## What it means in your analytics

There is no independent visit series for this policy. Do not count it as an active agent or installation.

## Useful measures

Published robots.txt policy; Underlying crawler requests.

## What to check next

Review your content-use choice without interpreting it as a search traffic change. Check Applebot separately for access failures.

## Sources

- [support.apple.com](https://support.apple.com/en-us/119829)

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

## Related profiles

- [Applebot](https://apostl.dev/bots/applebot)
- [Google-Extended](https://apostl.dev/bots/google-extended)

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