Bot IP: 47.128.57.145
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: 6
- ⏱️ Age: 15284h
Penalties
- ✅ No major spoof pattern
- ✅ No fingerprint fields
- ✅ Cookies not enabled
- ✅ No connection type
Total visits: 6 First seen: Mar 15th, 2024 11:00 PM Last seen: Dec 12th, 2025 7:23 PM
Known Hostname(s)
ec2-47-128-57-145.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
gzip, deflate, br
gzip, deflate, br
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 appears to be operated by ByteDance, as indicated by its user agent string ("Bytespider; spider-feedback@bytedance.com") and reverse DNS hostname (ec2-47-128-57-145.ap-southeast-1.compute.amazonaws.com). It visits websites to access content, including robots.txt and various pages, likely for indexing or data collection purposes. If you see visits from bytespider, it is likely crawling your site to gather publicly available information. To control its access, you can update your robots.txt file with specific rules, monitor your server logs for unusual activity, and consider rate limiting if you notice high traffic from this bot.
What does bytespider do?
Bytespider is a web crawler that scans websites, as shown by its repeated requests to different URLs and robots.txt files. Its user agent references ByteDance, a major technology company, but there is no direct verification of its official status from this data alone. The bot seems to collect information from public web pages, possibly for search, data analysis, or other automated uses. To manage its activity, review your robots.txt file, monitor for excessive requests, and use web application firewall (WAF) rules if needed.
Is bytespider safe?
Based on the available data, bytespider identifies itself clearly in its user agent and uses a hostname linked to Amazon AWS. There are no obvious signs of malicious behavior in the visit logs, but its true intentions cannot be fully verified from this information alone. As with any bot, exercise caution: monitor its activity, set rate limits to prevent overload, restrict access via robots.txt if desired, and consider blocking or challenging unknown bots with a WAF. If you are unsure about its legitimacy, you can contact the email provided in the user agent for more information.
This page provides a detailed lookup for the bot with the IP address of 47.128.57.145, 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.