# YandexBlogs

Operator: Yandex
Purpose: Web search
Reviewed: 2026-09-14
HTTP identifier: YandexBlogs
robots.txt token: YandexBlogs

## What is YandexBlogs?

Indexes blog comments.

## How to identify it

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

## How to check identity

Confirm reverse DNS under yandex.ru, yandex.net or yandex.com, then resolve that hostname back to the original request IP.

## Access and robots.txt

The operator documents robots.txt rules for this identifier.

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

```text
User-agent: YandexBlogs
Disallow: /
```

## What it means in your analytics

Comment URLs may appear independently of article URLs.

## Useful measures

URL coverage; Crawl errors; Repeat crawls.

## What to check next

Inspect comment pagination and remove broken internal links.

## Sources

- [yandex.ru](https://yandex.ru/support/webmaster/ru/robot-workings/check-yandex-robots)

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

## Related profiles

- [YandexBot](https://apostl.dev/bots/yandexbot)
- [YandexImages](https://apostl.dev/bots/yandeximages)
- [YandexVideo](https://apostl.dev/bots/yandexvideo)

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