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Bot IP: 47.128.18.135

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.
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Track-A-Bot Trust Score: 95/100
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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

  • ✅ Requested /robots.txt
  • ✅ No referrer (typical crawler behavior)
  • ✅ Mostly 200/304 responses
  • 📌 Visits: 7
  • ⏱️ Age: 13088h

Penalties

  • ✅ No major spoof pattern
  • ✅ No fingerprint fields
  • ✅ Cookies not enabled
  • ✅ No connection type
Total visits: 7 First seen: Mar 17th, 2024 12:44 AM Last seen: Sep 13th, 2025 9:15 AM
Known Hostname(s)
ec2-47-128-18-135.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)
Mozilla/5.0 (compatible; Bytespider; spider-feedback@bytedance.com) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/70.0.0.0 Safari/537.36
Known Accepted Language(s)
en-US,en;q=0.5
Known Accepted Encoding(s)
gzip, deflate, br
gzip

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
First 3/15/24
Last 12/12/25
bytedance.com
66,080
3/15/24
12/12/25
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
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
4,057
2/4/25
12/12/25
zhanzhang.toutiao.com/ 4,057 seen zhanzhang.toutiao.com
First 2/4/25
Last 12/12/25

Bot FAQ for this IP


Why is bytespider visiting my website?

Bytespider is visiting your website as a web crawler, as indicated by its user agent string ("Bytespider; spider-feedback@bytedance.com") and its consistent use of the hostname ec2-47-128-18-135.ap-southeast-1.compute.amazonaws.com. Crawlers like bytespider typically scan websites to index content, gather data, or analyze site structure. The visits appear to target various pages and resources, including robots.txt, which is standard crawler behavior. If you want to control or monitor these visits, consider updating your robots.txt file, monitoring your server logs for unusual activity, and setting up rate limits to prevent excessive requests.

What does bytespider do?

Bytespider acts as an automated bot that accesses web pages and resources on your site. Its user agent suggests it is associated with Bytedance, but this cannot be fully verified from the data alone. The bot requests both HTML pages and files like images and robots.txt, which is typical for indexing or data collection purposes. To understand its exact intent, you can review its activity patterns and check for documentation or contact information in the user agent. If you prefer to restrict its access, use robots.txt rules or a web application firewall (WAF).

Is bytespider safe?

Based on the available data, bytespider behaves like a standard web crawler and does not show obvious signs of malicious activity. However, safety cannot be guaranteed solely from user agent or hostname information, as these can be spoofed. To protect your site, you should: 1) Monitor server logs for high request rates or unusual patterns, 2) Use robots.txt to specify allowed/disallowed areas, 3) Implement rate limiting to prevent resource overload, 4) Consider a WAF to block unwanted bots, and 5) Verify the bot's identity by checking reverse DNS and matching it to known IP ranges. If you notice any issues, take further steps to block or investigate the traffic.

This page provides a detailed lookup for the bot with the IP address of 47.128.18.135, 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.