What is Yext Inc?
Yext Inc is an intelligence gatherer operated by Yext. You can set up Agent Analytics to see when Yext Inc visits your website.
Overview
| Operated By | Yext |
| Expected To Follow Robots.txt | Yes |
| Insights Last Updated | September 15, 2026 |
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Expected Behavior
Yext Inc's traffic pattern depends on the intelligence being collected. It may revisit specific pages on a schedule, crawl broader sections of your site, or appear only when information is requested. Its request scope and frequency reflect the underlying objective.
How To Block Yext Inc With Robots.txt
Add this rule to your robots.txt file to block Yext Inc from accessing your website, or use Automatic Robots.txt to block all intelligence gatherers at once. You can customize which pages are blocked by swapping out / for a different path.
User-agent: Yext Inc # https://knownagents.com/agents/yext-inc
Disallow: /Insights for Yext Inc
As of September 15, 2026, this data reflects agent visits measured across thousands of websites using Agent Analytics, combined with daily scans of the top 1000 websites and their robots.txt files.
Robots.txt Blocked Percentage
Country of Origin
Robots.txt Blocking Trend
7% of top websites block Yext Inc in their robots.txts.
Overall Intelligence Gatherer Traffic
3.2% of all web traffic came from intelligence gatherers.
Frequently Asked Questions
Should I Block Yext Inc?
Confirm Yext Inc's purpose before blocking it. Intelligence gatherers may collect competitive research, measure advertisements, or evaluate pages for brand safety. Weigh any benefit against sharing business or page-level data with its operator or clients. For context, 7% of the top websites we track currently have robots.txt rules for Yext Inc.
Does Yext Inc Follow Robots.txt Rules?
Yes. Yext Inc is expected to follow robots.txt rules, so a disallow rule is the appropriate first step. Automatic Robots.txt can add and maintain that rule, while Agent Analytics lets you verify whether Yext Inc respects it.
Does Yext Inc Access Private Content?
No special access. Yext Inc can read publicly available pages but cannot bypass authentication. Assume anything you publish openly may be collected.
How Can I Tell if Yext Inc Is Visiting My Website?
Agent Analytics tracks Yext Inc visits in real time. You can also check your server logs for requests whose user-agent string contains "Yext Inc". Traffic may range from repeated requests to the same pages to broader crawls or one-off fetches. Because Yext Inc does not publish a verification method, any client can claim its identity and a log match is only a clue.
Why Is Yext Inc Visiting My Website?
Yext or one of its clients may be gathering competitive intelligence, measuring advertisements, or evaluating content for brand safety. The pages requested reflect the underlying objective.