Free Meta Robots Content Checker

Surface meta name=robots content values.

Inspect meta robots directives such as noindex, nofollow, and max-snippet.

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About this free meta robots content checker

Beyond noindex, robots meta can set nosnippet, nofollow, max-image-preview, and more. Fine-grained control affects how pages appear in SERPs.

Inspect the full robots meta content string on any URL.

What it checks

  • meta name=robots content value
  • Directives like noindex, nofollow, nosnippet, max-snippet

Why it matters for SEO

  • Controls snippet length and image preview in search
  • Prevents accidental nofollow on internal links

How to use this tool

  1. Review high-value pages for unintended restrictions.
  2. Use max-image-preview:large when eligible for visual queries.
  3. Remove nosnippet on content you want featured.

Common issues we help you catch

  • nofollow applied site-wide via SEO plugin
  • nosnippet on blog posts blocking useful previews
  • Conflicting robots meta in head vs HTTP headers

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Frequently asked questions

X-Robots-Tag vs meta robots?
Both work; HTTP headers are common for non-HTML files (PDFs). HTML pages usually use meta robots.