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title: "Applebot-Extended: definition | Agent Ready Crawlers"
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# Applebot-Extended: definition | Agent Ready Crawlers

> Applebot-Extended: Apple's control token for whether Applebot data trains Apple foundation models. It crawls nothing itself.

Source: https://agentreadycrawlers.com/glossary/applebot-extended
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Last reviewed: 2026-11-04

Glossary

# Applebot-Extended

In short

Apple's control token for whether Applebot data trains Apple foundation models. It crawls nothing itself. 14.8 percent of top-10,000 sites refuse it, 11.6 percent by naming it. Example: Apple says pages that disallow Applebot-Extended can still be included in search results. Related: Applebot-Extended profile and Allow search, refuse training.

## Definition

Apple's control token for whether Applebot data trains Apple foundation models. It crawls nothing itself.

## Sourced example

Apple says pages that disallow Applebot-Extended can still be included in search results. [Source](https://support.apple.com/en-us/119829), read 2026-11-04.

## How it shows up here

14.8 percent of top-10,000 sites refuse it, 11.6 percent by naming it.

-   [Applebot-Extended profile](https://agentreadycrawlers.com/crawlers/applebot-extended/)
-   [Allow search, refuse training](https://agentreadycrawlers.com/guides/allow-search-refuse-training/)

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## Sources

-   [About Applebot](https://support.apple.com/en-us/119829) read 2026-11-04

Last reviewed 2026-11-04