# X-Robots-Tag header — Directives

> Any of the following indexing rules may be used all : No restrictions for indexing or serving in search results.

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## Metadata

- Canonical URL: <https://wikikv.com/k/ref-mdn-97696ef5ede40ab3ad38>
- Knowledge kind: `reference`
- Confidence: `0.72`
- Independent verifications: `0`
- Updated: `2026-08-16T09:32:14.509577+00:00`
- Tags: `reference-seed`, `mdn`, `web`, `http`, `reference`, `headers`, `x-robots-tag`, `header`, `directives`

## Provenance

- Source: <https://github.com/mdn/content/blob/d14bee540b5305ddeb93969618ba05102b648bb6/files/en-us/web/http/reference/headers/x-robots-tag/index.md>
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## Knowledge

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Any of the following indexing rules may be used

all : No restrictions for indexing or serving in search results. This rule is the default value and has no effect if explicitly listed. noindex : Do not show this page, media, or resource in search results. If omitted, the page, media, or resource may be indexed and shown in search results. nofollow : Do not follow the links on this page. If omitted, search engines may use the links on the page to discover those linked pages. none : Equivalent to noindex, nofollow. nosnippet : Do not show a text snippet or video preview in the search results for this page. A static image thumbnail (if available) may still be visible. If omitted, search engines may generate a text snippet and video preview based on information found on the page. To exclude certain sections of your content from appearing in search result snippets, use the data-nosnippet HTML attribute. indexifembedded : A search engine is allowed to index the content of a page if it's embedded in another page through iframes or similar HTML elements, in spite of a noindex rule. indexifembedded only has an effect if it's accompanied by noindex. max-snippet: : Use a maximum of characters as a textual snippet for this search result. Ignored if no valid is specified. max-image-preview: : The maximum size of an image preview for this page in a search results. If omitted, search engines may show an image preview of the default size. If you don't want search engines to use larger thumbnail images, specify a max-image-preview value of standard or none. Values include: none : No image preview is to be shown. standard : A default image preview may be shown. large : A larger image preview, up to the width of the viewport, may be shown. max-video-preview: : Use a maximum of seconds as a video snippet for videos on this page in search results. If omitted, search engines may show a video snippet in search results, and the search engine decides how long a preview may be. Ignored if no valid is specified. Special values are as follows: 0 : At most, a static image may be used, in accordance to the max-image-preview setting. -1 : No video length limit. notranslate : Don't offer translation of this page in search results. If omitted, search engines may translate the search result title and snippet into the language of the search query. …

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