Bot IP: 47.128.31.178
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.
Verified bot
Track-A-Bot Trust Score: 95/100
95
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
- ✅ Requested /robots.txt
- ✅ No referrer (typical crawler behavior)
- ✅ Mostly 200/304 responses
- 📌 Visits: 7
- ⏱️ Age: 12884h
Penalties
- ✅ No major spoof pattern
- ✅ No fingerprint fields
- ✅ Cookies not enabled
- ✅ No connection type
Total visits: 7 First seen: Mar 15th, 2024 11:21 PM Last seen: Sep 3rd, 2025 8:17 PM
Known Hostname(s)
ec2-47-128-31-178.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
gzip, deflate
gzip
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 visiting your website as a web crawler, as indicated by its user agent string ("Bytespider; spider-feedback@bytedance.com") and the reverse DNS hostname (ec2-47-128-31-178.ap-southeast-1.compute.amazonaws.com). Crawlers like bytespider typically access websites to index content, gather data, or analyze site structure. The bot has accessed various pages and your robots.txt file, which is standard crawler behavior. If you want to control its access, you can update your robots.txt file to allow or disallow specific paths for bytespider.
What does bytespider do?
Bytespider appears to be an automated bot that crawls websites. Its user agent references Bytedance, a technology company, but direct affiliation cannot be fully confirmed from the data alone. The bot requests various pages and robots.txt, which suggests it is indexing or collecting information from your site. This is common for search engines, data aggregators, or analytics services. You can monitor its activity, set crawl rate limits, or block it via robots.txt if needed.
Is bytespider safe?
Based on the available data, bytespider behaves like a standard web crawler and does not show signs of malicious activity. However, as with any bot, it's important to remain cautious. Verify its identity by checking the user agent and reverse DNS. Monitor your server logs for unusual patterns or high traffic. To protect your site, consider implementing rate limiting, updating your robots.txt to specify allowed/disallowed paths, and using a web application firewall (WAF) to block unwanted requests. If you have concerns, you can block the IP or user agent.
This page provides a detailed lookup for the bot with the IP address of 47.128.31.178, 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.