01 · Operator
Who operates YandexAccessibilityBot
- Company
- Yandex
- Official docs
- yandex.com
02 · Behavior
What YandexAccessibilityBot does
YandexAccessibilityBot requests pages to check that they are available to users. Yandex states that this robot does not follow robots.txt. It is one of several helper robots alongside the main YandexBot crawler.
03 · Impact
Why YandexAccessibilityBot matters for your site
If you allow it
- Part of Yandex search operations
- Light request volume on most sites
If you block it
- Ignores robots.txt by design
- No direct benefit if you do not target Yandex users
04 · Allow
How to allow YandexAccessibilityBot
robots.txt
User-agent: YandexAccessibilityBot
Allow: /
Cloudflare
# Security › WAF › Custom rules › Create rule
Expression: (http.user_agent contains "YandexAccessibilityBot")
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: YandexAccessibilityBot
Allow: /
nginx
# nginx serves every user agent by default.
# Make sure no rule like this blocks it:
# if ($http_user_agent ~* "YandexAccessibilityBot") { return 403; }
Apache
# Apache serves every user agent by default.
# Make sure .htaccess has no rule like this:
# RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} YandexAccessibilityBot [NC]
# RewriteRule .* - [F,L]
05 · Block
How to block YandexAccessibilityBot
YandexAccessibilityBot has been reported to ignore robots.txt. Block it at your CDN or web server as well.
robots.txt
# YandexAccessibilityBot has been reported to ignore robots.txt.
# Add a Cloudflare, nginx or Apache rule as well.
User-agent: YandexAccessibilityBot
Disallow: /
Cloudflare
# Security › WAF › Custom rules › Create rule
Expression: (http.user_agent contains "YandexAccessibilityBot")
Action: Block
WordPress
# WordPress serves a virtual robots.txt. Edit it with your SEO plugin:
# Yoast: SEO › Tools › File editor · Rank Math: General Settings › Edit robots.txt
User-agent: YandexAccessibilityBot
Disallow: /
nginx
# In your server { } block:
if ($http_user_agent ~* "YandexAccessibilityBot") {
return 403;
}
Apache
# .htaccess
<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} YandexAccessibilityBot [NC]
RewriteRule .* - [F,L]
</IfModule>
06 · User agents
User agents we see for YandexAccessibilityBot
The user agent published by the operator:
Mozilla/5.0 (compatible; YandexAccessibilityBot/3.0; +http://yandex.com/bots)
07 · Verification
Is it really YandexAccessibilityBot?
Anyone can copy a user agent. A reverse DNS lookup of a real request resolves to yandex.ru</code>, <code>yandex.net</code>, <code>yandex.com, and that hostname resolves back to the same IP.
FAQ
Questions about YandexAccessibilityBot
What is YandexAccessibilityBot?
It is a Yandex robot that checks whether pages are accessible to users.
Does YandexAccessibilityBot follow robots.txt?
No. Yandex documents that this robot does not follow robots.txt rules.
How do I verify a real Yandex robot?
Run a reverse DNS lookup on the IP. The hostname must end in yandex.ru, yandex.net or yandex.com, and a forward lookup must return the same IP.
Last reviewed Oct 7, 2026