Can Screaming Frog Crawl URLs Blocked By Robots Txt?

2025-09-04 08:42:14 402

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Weston
Weston
2025-09-05 15:28:42
Okay, quick tech-chat: Screaming Frog will not crawl URLs that are disallowed by 'robots.txt' when it's set to respect that file — that's the default behavior. But it can still find those URLs (so they show up in the tool) and you can change the tool to ignore 'robots.txt' if you have a reason to do so.

A practical tip from my toolbox: if I'm auditing a client's site and they want a comprehensive map, I ask for explicit permission first, then I toggle the robots setting so I can actually fetch the pages and see real response codes and content. You can also tweak the user-agent string in Screaming Frog; some sites give different rules to different agents. Be mindful though — switching user-agents or ignoring robots can cause you to unintentionally scrape content or trigger security systems. For everyday SEO checks, though, it's safer and usually sufficient to leave Screaming Frog honoring 'robots.txt' and focus on the discovered-but-not-crawled entries to flag potential issues.
Beau
Beau
2025-09-07 18:24:46
Short and practical: Screaming Frog, by default, obeys 'robots.txt' and will not crawl URLs that are disallowed, although it may still discover them through links or sitemaps. You can change its settings to ignore 'robots.txt' or alter the user-agent if you have permission and a legitimate reason to fetch blocked URLs, but that brings ethical and sometimes legal concerns. I personally only bypass restrictions on sites I control or when explicitly allowed, otherwise I treat discovered-but-blocked URLs as cues to ask the site owner for access or clarification.
Holden
Holden
2025-09-08 11:24:34
Yes — but it's a little nuanced and worth understanding before you flip a switch.

I usually tell friends this like a two-part idea: discovery versus fetching. By default Screaming Frog respects a site's 'robots.txt', which means it will not fetch (crawl) URLs that are disallowed for the user-agent you're using. However, it can still discover those URLs if it finds them in links, sitemaps, or other sources — you'll see them listed as discovered but not crawled. That distinction matters when you're auditing a site: seeing a URL appear with a crawl refusal is different from not knowing it exists at all.

If you really want Screaming Frog to fetch pages that are blocked by 'robots.txt', there is a configuration option to change that behavior (look under the robots or configuration settings in the app). You can also change the user-agent Screaming Frog presents, which may affect whether a robots directive applies. That said, ignoring 'robots.txt' is a conscious choice — ethically and sometimes legally dubious. I tend to only bypass it on sites I own, staging environments, or when I have explicit permission. In other cases, it's better to ask for access or work with the site owner so you're not stepping on toes.
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