---
title: 'Liquid objects: group'
description: A group of rules for the `robots.txt` file.
api_name: liquid
source_url:
  html: 'https://shopify.dev/docs/api/liquid/objects/group'
  md: 'https://shopify.dev/docs/api/liquid/objects/group.md'
---

# group

A group of rules for the `robots.txt` file.

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Tip

You can [customize the `robots.txt` file](https://shopify.dev/themes/seo/robots-txt) with the [`robots.txt.liquid` template](https://shopify.dev/themes/architecture/templates/robots-txt-liquid).

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## Properties

* * rules

    array of [rule](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/liquid/objects/rule)

  * The rules in the group.

  * sitemap

    [sitemap](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/liquid/objects/sitemap)

  * The sitemap for the group.

    If the group doesn't require a sitemap, then `blank` is returned.

    The sitemap can be accessed at `/sitemap.xml`.

  * user\_​agent

    [user\_agent](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/liquid/objects/user_agent)

  * The user agent for the group.

```json
{
  "rules": [],
  "sitemap": {},
  "user_agent": {}
}
```

##### Example

```
{
  "rules": [],
  "sitemap": {},
  "user_agent": {}
}
```