robots.txt is the primary path
You don't need this form to opt out. ArgandBot honors robots.txt automatically within 24 hours (usually much
sooner):
User-agent: ArgandBot
Disallow: /This form is the backup path — for when you can't edit robots.txt, want already-indexed content removed, or want to talk to a human. Full crawler details on the ArgandBot identity page.
Send a request
What happens next
- Opt-outs apply automatically. "Stop crawling" adds your domain to the crawler's suppression list the moment you submit — no human in the loop. It's deliberately easy; an over-eager opt-out only costs us coverage and is reversible on request.
- Removals are verified lightly, then acted on. We
check your robots.txt (or page-level
noindex) to confirm you control the site, stop crawling it immediately, and queue the index removal. Unverifiable requests go to a human instead of being auto-applied — so a competitor can't remove your site. - Crawl-rate requests: the fastest fix is
Crawl-delay: Nin your robots.txt, which ArgandBot honors up to 30 seconds. Form submissions are logged and reviewed. - "Contact Nic directly" goes verbatim to the person who wrote the crawler — as do questions, anything unclear, and anything that looks like real trouble.
- Every request gets an ID shown on this page, an audit-log entry, and (if you left an email) a confirmation message. Prefer email? crawler@argand.org works too.