--- title: "Applebot Simulator - Test Apple Siri & Spotlight Crawler | Free Tool" description: "Simulate how Applebot crawls your website for Siri and Spotlight. Test your visibility in Apple's search features." lang: en json-ld: --- [![Encited logo](/brand/logo.svg)](/) - Features - Resources [Pricing](/pricing)Login[Contact Sales](/contact-sales)Get started free Get started free [All Crawler Simulators](/free-tools/crawler-simulator) ![Applebot](/crawler-logos/apple.svg) CRAWLER SIMULATOR # Applebot Crawler Simulator Test how Apple's crawler sees your website. Optimize for Siri suggestions, Spotlight search, and Safari's features. SIMULATE ## Test your site with Applebot Enter your URL to see how Applebot views your site. ![apple](/crawler-logos/apple.svg)Applebot (default) Simulate Applebot (default) OVERVIEW ## What is Applebot? Applebot is Apple's web crawler used to power Siri suggestions, Spotlight search on Mac and iOS, Safari's search suggestions, and Apple News. 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