01 · Operator
Who operates amazon-QBusiness
- Company
- Amazon Web Services
- Type
- AI assistant fetcher
- Official docs
- docs.aws.amazon.com
02 · Behavior
What amazon-QBusiness does
An Amazon Q Business customer configures the Web Crawler connector with a set of URLs. The crawler fetches those pages and indexes them for search and answers inside that customer's assistant. It follows Allow and Disallow rules in robots.txt.
03 · Impact
Why amazon-QBusiness matters for your site
If you allow it
- Lets a company's internal AI assistant answer questions with your content
- Respects robots.txt
If you block it
- Content is used inside private enterprise assistants
- No public referral traffic
04 · Allow
How to allow amazon-QBusiness
robots.txt
User-agent: amazon-QBusiness
Allow: /Cloudflare
# Security › WAF › Custom rules › Create rule
Expression: (http.user_agent contains "amazon-QBusiness")
Action: Skip › All Super Bot Fight Mode rules
# Also check Security › Bots: "Block AI bots" can block it regardless of robots.txt.WordPress
# WordPress serves a virtual robots.txt. Edit it with your SEO plugin:
# Yoast: SEO › Tools › File editor · Rank Math: General Settings › Edit robots.txt
User-agent: amazon-QBusiness
Allow: /nginx
# nginx serves every user agent by default.
# Make sure no rule like this blocks it:
# if ($http_user_agent ~* "amazon\-QBusiness") { return 403; }Apache
# Apache serves every user agent by default.
# Make sure .htaccess has no rule like this:
# RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} amazon\-QBusiness [NC]
# RewriteRule .* - [F,L]05 · Block
How to block amazon-QBusiness
amazon-QBusiness follows robots.txt, so one rule is enough. Use a server or CDN rule only to stop spoofed copies.
robots.txt
User-agent: amazon-QBusiness
Disallow: /Cloudflare
# Security › WAF › Custom rules › Create rule
Expression: (http.user_agent contains "amazon-QBusiness")
Action: BlockWordPress
# WordPress serves a virtual robots.txt. Edit it with your SEO plugin:
# Yoast: SEO › Tools › File editor · Rank Math: General Settings › Edit robots.txt
User-agent: amazon-QBusiness
Disallow: /nginx
# In your server { } block:
if ($http_user_agent ~* "amazon\-QBusiness") {
return 403;
}Apache
# .htaccess
<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} amazon\-QBusiness [NC]
RewriteRule .* - [F,L]
</IfModule>06 · User agents
User agents we see for amazon-QBusiness
The user agent published by the operator:
amazon-QBusiness07 · Verification
Is it really amazon-QBusiness?
amazon-QBusiness’s operator publishes no IP ranges or hostnames, so requests cannot be verified. Treat the user agent as a claim, and watch your logs for unusual request rates.
FAQ
Questions about amazon-QBusiness
What is the amazon-QBusiness user agent?
It is the Amazon Q Business Web Crawler. It indexes web pages that a customer adds as a data source for their Amazon Q Business assistant.
Does amazon-QBusiness respect robots.txt?
Yes. AWS states that the crawler follows standard Allow and Disallow directives in robots.txt.
How do I block amazon-QBusiness?
Add 'User-agent: amazon-QBusiness' followed by 'Disallow: /' to your robots.txt file.
Last reviewed Oct 7, 2026