Bot IP: 40.77.167.63

Name: Bot IP Lookup: 40.77.167.63 (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: 44
⏱️ Age: 14977h

Penalties

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

Total visits: 44 First seen: Mar 28th, 2024 5:26 PM Last seen: Dec 12th, 2025 7:23 PM

Known Hostname(s)

msnbot-40-77-167-63.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 the web crawler operated by Microsoft Bing. It visits websites to discover and index new or updated content for inclusion in Bing’s search results. The recent activity from IP address 40.77.167.63 shows requests for various pages and the sitemap, which is typical behavior for a search engine crawler. This helps ensure that Bing’s search index remains current and relevant. If a website is publicly accessible, bingbot may visit it periodically. To control or limit bingbot’s access, consider updating your robots.txt file or managing access through firewall rules.

What does bingbot do?

Bingbot systematically scans websites by following links and requesting pages, images, and other resources. Its primary function is to gather information about website content so that it can be indexed and displayed in Bing search results. The user agent and reverse DNS for this IP indicate it is acting as bingbot. Bingbot typically respects robots.txt directives, so site owners can specify which areas of their site should or should not be crawled. Monitoring server logs and using reverse DNS lookups can help verify bingbot’s activity.

Is bingbot safe?

Bingbot is generally considered safe and is a legitimate crawler operated by Microsoft. The user agent string and reverse DNS (msnbot-40-77-167-63.search.msn.com) for IP 40.77.167.63 match known bingbot identifiers. However, it is good practice to verify crawler identity using reverse DNS checks and to monitor for unusual activity. To manage bingbot’s impact, use robots.txt to set crawl rules, add the IP to allow or block lists as needed, implement rate limiting if necessary, and regularly review access logs for unexpected patterns.

This page provides a detailed lookup for the bot with the IP address of 40.77.167.63, 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.