Glossary
nosnippet
In short
A robots meta directive that limits snippets. Apple applies it to opt content out of broad world knowledge answers. It works separately from Applebot-Extended, which governs training, so a page can use one control without the other. Related: Applebot profile and Applebot-Extended profile.
Definition
A robots meta directive that limits snippets. Apple applies it to opt content out of broad world knowledge answers.
Sourced example
Apple says nosnippet opts content out of being used in Siri and Search knowledge answers. Source, read 2026-11-04.
How it shows up here
It works separately from Applebot-Extended, which governs training, so a page can use one control without the other.
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Sources
Last reviewed 2026-11-04