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Bot IP: 47.128.33.29

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
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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

  • ℹ️ No /robots.txt request observed
  • ✅ No referrer (typical crawler behavior)
  • ✅ Mostly 200/304 responses
  • 📌 Visits: 8
  • ⏱️ Age: 15148h

Penalties

  • ✅ No major spoof pattern
  • ✅ No fingerprint fields
  • ✅ Cookies not enabled
  • ✅ No connection type
Total visits: 8 First seen: Mar 21st, 2024 2:42 PM Last seen: Dec 12th, 2025 7:23 PM
Known Hostname(s)
ec2-47-128-33-29.ap-southeast-1.compute.amazonaws.com
Known User Agent(s)
Mozilla/5.0 (compatible; Bytespider; spider-feedback@bytedance.com) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/70.0.0.0 Safari/537.36
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
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
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 a web crawler that visits websites to collect publicly available information. Visits from bytespider may occur for purposes such as indexing content for search, data analysis, or other automated processes. The user agent string identifies itself as 'Bytespider' and provides a contact email (spider-feedback@bytedance.com). The hostname for the IP address 47.128.33.29 resolves to an AWS EC2 instance in the Asia-Pacific region. If bytespider is accessing your site, it is likely crawling pages as part of its automated operations. To verify these visits, check your server logs for the user agent and reverse DNS, and review your robots.txt file to manage crawler access.

What does bytespider do?

Bytespider operates as an automated bot that systematically browses websites. Its main function is to fetch and analyze web pages, which may be used for indexing, data aggregation, or other automated tasks. The bot identifies itself clearly in the user agent and originates from cloud infrastructure. While the specific objectives of bytespider are not fully detailed in the available data, its behavior is consistent with standard web crawling activity. Site owners can monitor bytespider’s activity by reviewing access logs, checking the user agent, and observing request patterns. To control its access, consider updating robots.txt directives or implementing IP-based allow/block lists.

Is bytespider safe?

Bytespider appears to be a legitimate web crawler, as indicated by its transparent user agent and consistent request patterns. However, as with any automated bot, it is important to assess its impact on your website’s performance and security. There is no evidence from the available data that bytespider is malicious, but excessive crawling could affect server resources. To ensure safety, monitor the frequency of requests, use rate limiting if necessary, and review your web application firewall (WAF) rules. If unwanted, bytespider can be blocked via robots.txt or by adding its IP address to a block list. Always verify the crawler’s identity through reverse DNS and user agent checks.

This page provides a detailed lookup for the bot with the IP address of 47.128.33.29, 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.