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description: A new feature which allows site owners to charge crawlers for access to their content
title: Introducing Pay Per Crawl (private beta)
image: https://developers.cloudflare.com/changelog/post/2025-07-01-pay-per-crawl/og.png?v=3b6500dda0a0dde1
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July 1, 2025

## Introducing Pay Per Crawl (private beta)

[AI Crawl Control](https://developers.cloudflare.com/ai-crawl-control/)

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We are introducing a new feature of [AI Crawl Control](https://developers.cloudflare.com/ai-crawl-control/) — Pay Per Crawl. [Pay Per Crawl](https://developers.cloudflare.com/ai-crawl-control/features/pay-per-crawl/what-is-pay-per-crawl/) enables site owners to require payment from AI crawlers every time the crawlers access their content, thereby fostering a fairer Internet by enabling site owners to control and monetize how their content gets used by AI.

![Pay per crawl](https://developers.cloudflare.com/cdn-cgi/image/onerror=redirect,width=2926,height=1516,format=webp/_astro/pay-per-crawl.B5bv2nwT.png)

**For Site Owners:**

- Set pricing and select which crawlers to charge for content access
- Manage payments via Stripe
- Monitor analytics on successful content deliveries

**For AI Crawler Owners:**

- Use HTTP headers to request and accept pricing
- Receive clear confirmations on charges for accessed content

Learn more in the [Pay Per Crawl documentation](https://developers.cloudflare.com/ai-crawl-control/features/pay-per-crawl/what-is-pay-per-crawl/).

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