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YandexAccessibilityBot is Yandex’s search engine crawler

YandexAccessibilityBot is a Yandex robot that checks whether pages are accessible to users.

Verifiable operator Ignores robots.txt

Our take

Allow

It supports Yandex search, and real requests can be verified by reverse DNS.

User agent

Mozilla/5.0 (compatible; YandexAccessibilityBot/3.0; +http://yandex.com/bots)

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

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