URL Opener

Unsupported input

The tool may reject input that does not match the expected content, structure, or file type.

Fix: Confirm the tool input requirements and paste the correct type of data.

Incomplete values

Missing fields or partial content can block processing or produce weak results.

Fix: Provide the full required input before running the tool.

Copying placeholder content

Sample or placeholder values can lead to output that looks valid but is not ready for real use.

Fix: Replace placeholders with your actual values before relying on the result.

Does URL Opener respect my robots.txt?

Yes. URL Opener fetches and parses robots.txt before crawling a site and skips disallowed URLs by default. You can toggle off the check if you're auditing your own site and want to see every status code.

How often is the data in URL Opener refreshed?

URL Opener fetches live data on every request — there's no cached result between sessions. That means you always see the current state of a page, at the cost of a small delay while requests complete.

Can I use URL Opener for competitor research?

Yes, for publicly accessible pages. URL Opener only makes anonymous public requests, so the rules are the same as opening the page in a normal browser — if you can see it without logging in, the tool can inspect it.

Does URL Opener use the same rules as Googlebot?

URL Opener follows the publicly documented behavior of Googlebot, Bingbot, and other major crawlers — robots.txt disallow rules, meta robots tags, canonical URLs, and HTTP status handling all match the official specs. Edge cases that vary between crawlers are called out in the output.

How many URLs can URL Opener check per request?

URL Opener checks up to 100 URLs per batch so the request completes in under a minute and doesn't hammer third-party servers. For larger sweeps, run the tool in a loop from a script.