Robot.txt file for: nationalgeographic.com

      User-agent: *

# Directory Excludes
Disallow: /search*
Disallow: /tv/watch-live/
Disallow: /tv/browse
Disallow: /tv/movies-and-specials/
Disallow: /tv/shows/
Disallow: /tv/my-profile

# Legacy Excludes
Disallow: /cgi-bin/
Disallow: /*.swf$
Disallow: /*eid=
Disallow: /*email=
Disallow: /*intcmp=
Disallow: /*ngc=
Disallow: /*referrer=
Disallow: /*widgets=
Disallow: /admin*
Disallow: /ads/
Disallow: /au/
Disallow: /cp/
Disallow: /ebooklets/
Disallow: /event.ng/
Disallow: /image/
Disallow: /in/
Disallow: /magazines/l/multisubs/*
Disallow: /magazines/all-banners-2*
Disallow: /magazines/all-banners*
Disallow: /magazines/all-dl*
Disallow: /magazines/all-flyout*
Disallow: /magazines/all-Ip*
Disallow: /magazines/all-lp*
Disallow: /magazines/all-sem*
Disallow: /magazines/all-subs*
Disallow: /magazines/Ip*
Disallow: /magazines/lp*
Disallow: /magazines/natgeomagazines-all*
Disallow: /magazines/natgeomagazines*
Disallow: /magazines/print-sem*
Disallow: /media/interactive/cdrom/onehundredandeightyears/
Disallow: /media/tv/channel/credits/
Disallow: /pc/
Disallow: /resources/ngo/maps/atlas/
Disallow: /topics/


# Disallow Directives for AI Web Crawlers

User-agent: Amazonbot
Disallow: /

User-agent: anthropic-ai
Disallow: /

User-agent: Bytespider
Disallow: /

User-agent: CCBot
Disallow: /

User-agent: ChatGPT-User
Disallow: /

User-agent: Claude-Web
Disallow: /

User-agent: FacebookBot
Disallow: /

User-agent: Google-Extended
Disallow: /

User-agent: GPTBot
Disallow: /

User-Agent: PerplexityBot
Disallow: /

# Announce Sitemap Locations
Sitemap: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/sitemaps/sitemap.xml
Sitemap: https://nationalgeographic.com/tv/sitemapindex-episodes.xml
Sitemap: https://nationalgeographic.com/tv/sitemapindex-showmap.xml
Sitemap: https://nationalgeographic.com/tv/sitemapindex-videomap.xml