# YandexVideo

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

## What is YandexVideo?

Indexes video for Yandex search.

## How to identify it

Look for the YandexVideo 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: YandexVideo
Disallow: /
```

## What it means in your analytics

Video crawling and playback are different measurements.

## Useful measures

URL coverage; Crawl errors; Repeat crawls.

## What to check next

Check media URLs and video metadata on their landing 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)
- [YandexImages](https://apostl.dev/bots/yandeximages)
- [YandexMedia](https://apostl.dev/bots/yandexmedia)

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