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Applebot-Extended

TrainingPublished CIDRsVerified July 2026

What it is

Applebot-Extended is Apple's robots.txt opt-out token for use of Applebot-crawled material in generative foundation-model training. Aiola classifies it as training because it performs automated collection rather than a user-triggered fetch.

In Aiola's taxonomy, Training means scraped for model training or dataset development.

User agent

Look for the match token inside the complete HTTP User-Agent header. Tokens can be spoofed, so use the network checks below for authentication.

Full example User-Agent
Applebot-Extended
Case-insensitive match token
Applebot-Extended

Official IP ranges

Apple publishes an official JSON feed. This cached snapshot contains 12 CIDR prefixes, last fetched 2026-07-11. Open the live source ↗

Applebot-Extended CIDRs — snapshot fetched 2026-07-11
17.22.237.0/24
17.22.245.0/24
17.22.253.0/24
17.241.193.160/27
17.241.200.160/27
17.241.208.160/27
17.241.219.0/24
17.241.227.0/24
17.241.75.0/24
17.246.15.0/24
17.246.19.0/24
17.246.23.0/24

Verify authenticity

Start with the source IP recorded by your trusted edge or server, not an untrusted forwarded header.

Test one CIDR in Python (replace REQUEST_IP)
python3 -c 'import ipaddress; print(ipaddress.ip_address("REQUEST_IP") in ipaddress.ip_network("17.22.237.0/24"))'
Reverse- and forward-DNS double lookup
host REQUEST_IP
# Confirm the hostname ends in an official suffix
host RETURNED_HOSTNAME
# The forward lookup must return REQUEST_IP

For production checks, test against every current prefix in the vendor feed. Re-fetch feeds regularly: a July 2026 snapshot is evidence of publication, not a permanent firewall list.

Control it with robots.txt

Apple documents crawler controls for this bot family. Robots.txt can direct cooperative crawling, but it cannot prove that a request is authentic.

Allow Applebot-Extended
User-agent: Applebot-Extended
Allow: /
Block Applebot-Extended
User-agent: Applebot-Extended
Disallow: /

Read Apple's official crawler documentation ↗

Track it

Aiola tracks this crawler on your site — crawls, pages, trends. See when Applebot-Extended arrives, which URLs it requests, and how activity changes over time.

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FAQ

What is Applebot-Extended?

Applebot-Extended is Apple's robots.txt opt-out token for use of Applebot-crawled material in generative foundation-model training. Aiola classifies it as training because it performs automated collection rather than a user-triggered fetch.

What user-agent token identifies Applebot-Extended?

Match the case-insensitive token “Applebot-Extended” in the User-Agent header. A matching header alone does not authenticate the sender.

Can I verify Applebot-Extended by IP address?

Apple publishes a JSON feed, and this page snapshots 12 CIDR prefixes fetched on 2026-07-11. Match the source IP against the current vendor feed before trusting it.

Can robots.txt block Applebot-Extended?

Apple documents crawler controls for this bot family. Robots.txt can direct cooperative crawling, but it cannot prove that a request is authentic. Use the specific “Applebot-Extended” group when you want a rule for this identity without changing rules for every crawler.

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