CrawlPact

RSL validator

Enter a domain to discover its RSL declaration at /.well-known/rsl.xml and see its declared permits, prohibits, and payment terms. RSL is a machine-readable declaration, not technical enforcement — see limitations.

What this checks

  • Retrieves /.well-known/rsl.xml and parses it against the RSL 1.0 specification (published December 2025, governed by the RSL Technical Steering Committee — an industry consortium, not a standards body).
  • Shows declared permitted and prohibited uses, and any stated payment terms.
  • Flags a missing file as informational, not as an error.

What this does not check

RSL is a machine-readable declaration, not technical enforcement — no crawler is required to read or respect it. This also does not check whether the declaration agrees with the domain's robots.txt or Content Signals; see the comparison guide below and limitations.

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CrawlPact uses optional Google Analytics and Microsoft Clarity on public marketing pages to understand which content is useful and how visitors actually use it. Neither is used in the authenticated app or admin areas. You can accept or decline analytics without affecting the service.