Bot IP: 47.128.123.15
Bot Name: ByteSpider
ByteSpider is a web crawler operated by ByteDance, primarily used for indexing and data collection to support products such as TikTok and other ByteDance services.
Likely legitimate
Track-A-Bot Trust Score: 77/100
77
score
0255075100
Why Track-A-Bot rated this IP (tap to expand)
Identity
- β Marked as bot traffic
- β Bot name present
- β User-agent matches bot name
- β User-agent includes identity link/email
Hostname
- β Hostname observed
- βΉοΈ Hostname does not resemble bot name
- βΉοΈ Hostname status not verified
- β No hostname mismatch flags
Behavior
- βΉοΈ No /robots.txt request observed
- β No referrer (typical crawler behavior)
- β Mostly 200/304 responses
- π Visits: 2
- β±οΈ Age: 12944h
Penalties
- β No major spoof pattern
- β No fingerprint fields
- β Cookies not enabled
- β No connection type
Total visits: 2 First seen: Mar 29th, 2024 11:53 AM Last seen: Sep 19th, 2025 8:13 PM
Known Hostname(s)
ec2-47-128-123-15.ap-southeast-1.compute.amazonaws.com
Known User Agent(s)
Mozilla/5.0 (Linux; Android 5.0) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Mobile Safari/537.36 (compatible; Bytespider; spider-feedback@bytedance.com)
Known Accepted Language(s)
en-US,en;q=0.5
Known Accepted Encoding(s)
gzip, deflate, br, zstd
gzip, deflate
gzip, deflate
Common User-Agent Tokens
These are identifiers found inside user-agent strings we observed for bytespider.
Token
Seen
First seen
Last seen
bytespider
70,137
3/15/24
12/12/25
bytespider
70,137 seen
bytespider
70,137 seen
First
3/15/24
Last
12/12/25
bytedance.com
66,080
3/15/24
12/12/25
bytedance.com
66,080 seen
bytedance.com
66,080 seen
First
3/15/24
Last
12/12/25
spider-feedback
66,080
3/15/24
12/12/25
spider-feedback
66,080 seen
spider-feedback
66,080 seen
First
3/15/24
Last
12/12/25
Identity Links
These are URLs we observed in association with bytespider (often used as an identity, help, or policy link).
URL
Seen
First seen
Last seen
First
2/4/25
Last
12/12/25
Bot FAQ for this IP
Why is bytespider visiting my website?
Bytespider is a web crawler that has accessed this website from the IP address 47.128.123.15. The user agent string identifies it as 'Bytespider' and provides a contact email at bytedance.com, suggesting an association with ByteDance. Web crawlers like bytespider typically visit websites to index content for search, data aggregation, or other automated analysis. The visits recorded show requests to various URLs, which is consistent with standard crawling activity. If you want to verify the legitimacy of these visits, consider checking the reverse DNS for the IP, reviewing the user agent in your logs, and monitoring the frequency and behavior of requests.
What does bytespider do?
Bytespider appears to function as an automated web crawler, likely used for indexing or analyzing publicly available website content. The user agent string and hostname indicate automated access from a cloud provider in the Asia-Pacific region. Such crawlers may be used by search engines, data companies, or other organizations to gather information from websites. To manage how bytespider interacts with your site, review your robots.txt file, monitor your server logs for its activity, and consider setting up allow or block rules as needed.
Is bytespider safe?
Based on the available data, bytespider identifies itself transparently in the user agent and uses a hostname associated with a reputable cloud provider. There are no indications of malicious activity in the recent visits, but as with any automated traffic, it is important to monitor for excessive requests or unwanted behavior. To ensure safety, consider implementing rate limiting, updating your robots.txt to specify crawl preferences, using a web application firewall (WAF) to manage bot access, and regularly reviewing your logs for unusual patterns. If bytespider's activity is disruptive, blocking the IP or user agent is an option.
This page provides a detailed lookup for the bot with the IP address of 47.128.123.15, 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.