Suggest an editImprove this articleRefine the answer for “What does the Allow directive do?”. Your changes go to moderation before they’re published.Approval requiredContentWhat you’re changing🇺🇸EN🇺🇦UAPreviewTitle (EN)Short answer (EN)The **Allow** directive in the robots.txt file lets a search bot crawl specific pages or files inside a directory that is otherwise blocked by a Disallow rule. **Key point:** `Allow` is used only in combination with Disallow and helps keep important pages accessible without opening the whole section.Shown above the full answer for quick recall.Answer (EN)ImageThe **Allow** directive in the **robots.txt** file lets a search bot **crawl specific pages or files inside a directory that is otherwise blocked by a Disallow rule**. It's used as an exception to the block. For example: ```javascript User-agent: * Disallow: /private/ Allow: /private/info.html ``` Here the bot **cannot** crawl the `/private/` folder, but **can** index the `/private/info.html` page. Key points: - `Allow` is used **only in combination with Disallow**, to refine access. - When rules conflict, search engines choose the **most specific** one (the more precise path). - `Allow` helps keep important pages accessible without opening the whole section.For the reviewerNote to the moderator (optional)Visible only to the moderator. Helps review go faster.