Bot IP: 47.128.33.194
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: 87/100
87
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: 7
- β±οΈ Age: 13395h
Penalties
- β No major spoof pattern
- β No fingerprint fields
- β Cookies not enabled
- β No connection type
Total visits: 7 First seen: Mar 18th, 2024 1:38 AM Last seen: Sep 27th, 2025 5:07 AM
Known Hostname(s)
ec2-47-128-33-194.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, 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 visits websites to collect and index information, likely for a search engine or data aggregation service. Based on the user agent and reverse DNS, it appears to be operated by ByteDance (the company behind TikTok). The bot accesses various pages on your site, possibly to gather publicly available content. If you did not request this crawl, it is likely part of an automated process. You can control or limit its access using a robots.txt file or by implementing rate limiting.
What does bytespider do?
Bytespider is an automated bot that crawls websites, as indicated by its user agent string and consistent crawling behavior. It typically collects data from web pages, which may be used for indexing, search, or other data-driven services. The bot identifies itself as 'Bytespider' and provides a contact email in its user agent. Its visits are from cloud infrastructure (Amazon EC2), and it requests a variety of pages. If you want to restrict or monitor its activity, consider updating your robots.txt, using a web application firewall (WAF), or checking your server logs for unusual patterns.
Is bytespider safe?
Bytespider appears to be a legitimate crawler, as it uses a consistent user agent and resolves to a cloud provider hostname. However, as with any bot, caution is advised. There is no evidence from the data provided that it is malicious, but excessive crawling can impact site performance. To ensure safety: 1) Verify the bot by checking its user agent and reverse DNS. 2) Set clear rules in your robots.txt file. 3) Implement rate limiting to prevent server overload. 4) Use a WAF to block unwanted traffic. 5) Monitor your logs for any suspicious or excessive activity.
This page provides a detailed lookup for the bot with the IP address of 47.128.33.194, 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.