PromptScoutWhat is Crawlability?
Crawlability is the ability of a website’s pages to be discovered and accessed by crawlers. Crawlability depends on links, server responses, and whether content is reachable and readable.
Quick definition
Crawlability means whether crawlers can reach and read a site’s pages.
How Crawlability works
- Crawlability improves when pages are linked internally and not hidden behind inaccessible navigation.
- Crawlability requires correct HTTP responses and stable URLs.
- Crawlability can be reduced by blocks, errors, or content that does not render for crawlers.
- Crawlability applies to both traditional search crawlers and AI crawlers.
Why Crawlability matters
Crawlability matters because content cannot be indexed or used as a source if crawlers cannot access the content.
Crawlability also affects AI search results when AI systems rely on direct crawling.
Example use cases
- Fixing broken links so crawlers can discover important pages.
- Ensuring category pages link to deeper content so discovery is possible.
- Serving meaningful HTML content without requiring client-side execution.