# YandexImages

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

## What is YandexImages?

Indexes pictures for Yandex Images.

## How to identify it

Look for the YandexImages 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: YandexImages
Disallow: /
```

## What it means in your analytics

Image fetches describe media discovery.

## Useful measures

URL coverage; Crawl errors; Repeat crawls.

## What to check next

Inspect image responses and links from the embedding pages.

## 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)
- [YandexVideo](https://apostl.dev/bots/yandexvideo)
- [YandexMedia](https://apostl.dev/bots/yandexmedia)

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