Yahoo Link Preview
Last updated 8 hours ago.
What is Yahoo Link Preview?
About
Yahoo Link Preview is a fetcher operated by Yahoo. It's not currently known to be artificially intelligent or AI-related. If you think that's incorrect or can provide more detail about its purpose, please contact us.
Track Yahoo Link Preview Visiting Your Website
You can see when Yahoo Link Preview visits your website using the API or WordPress plugin.
Detail
Operator | Yahoo |
Documentation | https://help.yahoo.com/kb/mail/yahoo-link-preview-SLN23615.html |
Type
Fetcher
Fetches web content on behalf of an app
Expected Behavior
Fetchers visit websites on-demand. They're normally dispatched by apps to present metadata about a link (e.g. the title and thumbnail image) to a user.
Insights
Yahoo Link Preview's Activity on Your Website
Other Websites
Access Control
Should I Block Yahoo Link Preview?
Probably not. If you block a fetcher, it won't be able to fetch the metadata it needs to display a link preview. Fewer people will click on the link to your website without this.
Using Robots.txt
User Agent Token | Description |
---|---|
Yahoo Link Preview |
Should match instances of Yahoo Link Preview |
You can block Yahoo Link Preview or limit its access by setting user agent token rules in your website's robots.txt.
# robots.txt
# This should block Yahoo Link Preview
User-agent: Yahoo Link Preview
Disallow: /