Bot IP: 207.46.13.154

Name: Bot IP Lookup: 207.46.13.154 (Bingbot)
Creator: Track-A-Bot

Bot Name: Bingbot

Bingbot is the primary web crawler used by Microsoft Bing to discover and index web content for its search engine results.

Likely legitimate

Track-A-Bot Trust Score: 87/100

score

0255075100

Why Track-A-Bot rated this IP (tap to expand)

Identity

✅ Marked as bot traffic
✅ Bot name present
✅ User-agent matches bot name
✅ User-agent includes identity link/email

Hostname

✅ Hostname observed
ℹ️ Hostname does not resemble bot name
ℹ️ Hostname status not verified
✅ No hostname mismatch flags

Behavior

ℹ️ No /robots.txt request observed
✅ No referrer (typical crawler behavior)
✅ Mostly 200/304 responses
📌 Visits: 166
⏱️ Age: 14844h

Penalties

✅ No major spoof pattern
✅ No fingerprint fields
✅ Cookies not enabled
✅ No connection type

Total visits: 166 First seen: Apr 3rd, 2024 7:21 AM Last seen: Dec 12th, 2025 7:23 PM

Known Hostname(s)

msnbot-207-46-13-154.search.msn.com

Known User Agent(s)

Mozilla/5.0 AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko; compatible; bingbot/2.0; +http://www.bing.com/bingbot.htm) Chrome/116.0.1938.76 Safari/537.36

Known Accepted Encoding(s)

gzip, deflate, br

Common User-Agent Tokens

These are identifiers found inside user-agent strings we observed for bingbot.

Token

Seen

First seen

Last seen

bingbot/2.0

40,280

3/17/24

12/12/25

bingbot/2.0 40,280 seen

First 3/17/24

Last 12/12/25

mobile/15e148

1/26/25

12/12/25

mobile/15e148 13 seen

First 1/26/25

Last 12/12/25

17_1

2/26/25

12/12/25

17_1 3 seen

First 2/26/25

Last 12/12/25

17_2

1/26/25

12/12/25

17_2 3 seen

First 1/26/25

Last 12/12/25

microsoftpreview/2.0

12/12/25

microsoftpreview/2.0 3 seen

First 12/12/25

Last 12/12/25

unknown

12/12/25

unknown 3 seen

First 12/12/25

Last 12/12/25

10_15_7

5/7/25

12/12/25

10_15_7 2 seen

First 5/7/25

Last 12/12/25

17_0

4/10/25

17_0 2 seen

First 4/10/25

Last 4/10/25

17_3

12/12/25

17_3 2 seen

First 12/12/25

Last 12/12/25

18_1_1

4/29/25

5/2/25

18_1_1 2 seen

First 4/29/25

Last 5/2/25

adidxbot/2.0

10/21/25

10/22/25

adidxbot/2.0 2 seen

First 10/21/25

Last 10/22/25

crios/131.0.6778.73

4/29/25

crios/131.0.6778.73 2 seen

First 4/29/25

Last 4/29/25

gecko/20100101

2/18/25

12/12/25

gecko/20100101 2 seen

First 2/18/25

Last 12/12/25

unique/97.7.7286.70

1/27/25

12/12/25

unique/97.7.7286.70 2 seen

First 1/27/25

Last 12/12/25

17_5_1

4/28/25

17_5_1 1 seen

First 4/28/25

Last 4/28/25

avastsecurebrowser/5.3.1

12/12/25

avastsecurebrowser/5.3.1 1 seen

First 12/12/25

Last 12/12/25

build/mmb29p

12/11/25

build/mmb29p 1 seen

First 12/11/25

Last 12/11/25

crios/122.0.6261.62

12/12/25

crios/122.0.6261.62 1 seen

First 12/12/25

Last 12/12/25

edga/121.0.0.0

2/20/25

edga/121.0.0.0 1 seen

First 2/20/25

Last 2/20/25

edgios/116.0.1938.56

3/1/25

edgios/116.0.1938.56 1 seen

First 3/1/25

Last 3/1/25

edgios/116.0.1938.79

4/10/25

edgios/116.0.1938.79 1 seen

First 4/10/25

Last 4/10/25

edgios/118.0.2088.68

2/26/25

edgios/118.0.2088.68 1 seen

First 2/26/25

Last 2/26/25

edgios/119.0.2151.78

12/12/25

edgios/119.0.2151.78 1 seen

First 12/12/25

Last 12/12/25

edgios/120.0.2210.126

12/12/25

edgios/120.0.2210.126 1 seen

First 12/12/25

Last 12/12/25

edgios/120.0.2210.141

2/25/25

edgios/120.0.2210.141 1 seen

First 2/25/25

Last 2/25/25

edgios/120.0.2210.86

1/26/25

edgios/120.0.2210.86 1 seen

First 1/26/25

Last 1/26/25

edgios/121.0.2277.107

12/12/25

edgios/121.0.2277.107 1 seen

First 12/12/25

Last 12/12/25

trailer/93.3.3516.28

4/16/25

trailer/93.3.3516.28 1 seen

First 4/16/25

Last 4/16/25

viewer/99.9.9009.89

12/12/25

viewer/99.9.9009.89 1 seen

First 12/12/25

Last 12/12/25

Identity Links

These are URLs we observed in association with bingbot (often used as an identity, help, or policy link).

URL

Seen

First seen

Last seen

www.bing.com/bingbot.htm

40,282

3/17/24

12/12/25

www.bing.com/bingbot.htm 40,282 seen www.bing.com

First 3/17/24

Last 12/12/25

aka.ms/MicrosoftPreview

12/12/25

aka.ms/MicrosoftPreview 3 seen aka.ms

First 12/12/25

Last 12/12/25

Bot FAQ for this IP

Why is bingbot visiting my website?

Bingbot is a web crawler operated by Microsoft Bing. Its primary purpose for visiting websites is to discover and index publicly available content for inclusion in Bing's search engine results. The recent activity from IP address 207.46.13.154 shows requests to various pages and sitemaps, which is typical behavior for a search engine bot gathering information about site structure and content. If a website is publicly accessible and not restricted by a robots.txt file, bingbot may visit it periodically to keep Bing’s search index up to date. To manage or restrict bingbot’s access, consider updating your robots.txt file or implementing IP-based allow/block lists.

What does bingbot do?

Bingbot systematically crawls websites to collect and update information for the Bing search engine. It follows links, reads sitemaps, and indexes content so that web pages can appear in Bing search results. The user agent and reverse DNS for this IP indicate it is identifying as bingbot, and the request patterns align with standard search engine crawling. Website owners can verify bingbot’s identity by checking the reverse DNS (should resolve to *.search.msn.com) and matching the user agent string. To control bingbot’s behavior, use robots.txt directives, monitor server logs, and consider rate limiting if necessary.

Is bingbot safe?

Bingbot is generally considered safe and is a legitimate crawler used by Microsoft Bing for search indexing. The IP address 207.46.13.154 resolves to a hostname consistent with Microsoft’s infrastructure, and the user agent matches official bingbot documentation. However, it is always recommended to verify the crawler’s identity through reverse DNS lookups and by checking the user agent. To ensure security and performance, website owners can: 1) Use robots.txt to manage crawler access, 2) Monitor server logs for unusual activity, 3) Implement rate limiting or WAF rules if crawling impacts site performance, and 4) Maintain an allow/block list as needed.

This page provides a detailed lookup for the bot with the IP address of 207.46.13.154, based on real-world traffic observed across websites using Track-A-Bot software. Use this information to verify whether activity from this IP belongs to a legitimate search engine crawler, or to analyze bot behavior on your website.