YandexVideoParser

Neutral Block: Depends Verified robots.txt: No

Indexes videos for Yandex video search.

Key facts

User-Agent: YandexVideoParser
robots.txt token: YandexVideoParser
HTTP user-agent: Mozilla/5.0 (compatible; YandexVideoParser/1.0; +http://yandex.com/bots)

Source type: Unknown
Confidence: High
Last checked: 2026-04-03
Verification: Use reverse DNS and forward DNS matching to confirm the host belongs to yandex.ru, yandex.net, or yandex.com, following Yandex Webmaster guidance.
Operator URL: https://webmaster.yandex.com/
Source URL: https://yandex.com/support/webmaster/en/robot-workings/check-yandex-robots
Spoofing risk: User-agent strings can be spoofed. Verify with the operator’s published guidance before allow-listing.

Officially documented by Yandex in its Webmaster robot list.

User-agent: YandexVideoParser
Disallow: /

(http.user_agent contains "YandexVideoParser")

Advanced server rules

RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} YandexVideoParser [NC]
RewriteRule .* - [F,L]

if ($http_user_agent ~* "YandexVideoParser") { return 403; }

YandexVideoParser is documented by Yandex in its Webmaster robot guidance. Indexes videos for Yandex video search.

Use reverse DNS and forward DNS matching to confirm the host belongs to yandex.ru, yandex.net, or yandex.com, following Yandex Webmaster guidance.
Officially documented by Yandex in its Webmaster robot list.
Indexes videos for Yandex video search.
User-agent strings can be spoofed. Verify with the operator’s published guidance before allow-listing.