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Bot IP: 47.128.99.119

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

  • βœ… Marked as bot traffic
  • βœ… Bot name present
  • βœ… User-agent matches bot name
  • βœ… User-agent includes identity link/email

Hostname

  • βœ… Hostname observed
  • ℹ️ Hostname does not resemble bot name
  • ℹ️ Hostname status not verified
  • βœ… No hostname mismatch flags

Behavior

  • ℹ️ No /robots.txt request observed
  • βœ… No referrer (typical crawler behavior)
  • βœ… Mostly 200/304 responses
  • πŸ“Œ Visits: 5
  • ⏱️ Age: 15273h

Penalties

  • βœ… No major spoof pattern
  • βœ… No fingerprint fields
  • βœ… Cookies not enabled
  • βœ… No connection type
Total visits: 5 First seen: Mar 16th, 2024 10:17 AM Last seen: Dec 12th, 2025 7:23 PM
Known Hostname(s)
ec2-47-128-99-119.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, br, zstd

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 has accessed your website multiple times, as shown by its user agent string ("Bytespider; spider-feedback@bytedance.com") and the hostname (ec2-47-128-99-119.ap-southeast-1.compute.amazonaws.com). Crawlers like bytespider typically visit websites to index content for search engines, data aggregation, or other automated analysis. The exact purpose of bytespider's visits is not fully documented, but it is associated with Bytedance, the company behind TikTok. If you want to control or monitor its access, consider reviewing your server logs, updating your robots.txt file to specify crawl rules, and setting up rate limiting to manage traffic from this bot.

What does bytespider do?

Bytespider appears to be an automated web crawler, as indicated by its user agent and crawling behavior. Its main function is likely to scan and index publicly available web content, possibly for search, data analysis, or other Bytedance-related services. The bot accesses both HTTP and HTTPS pages and identifies itself clearly in the user agent. If you want to manage its activity, you can add specific rules for 'Bytespider' in your robots.txt file, monitor its requests for unusual patterns, and use a Web Application Firewall (WAF) to set access policies.

Is bytespider safe?

Based on the available data, bytespider identifies itself transparently and uses a consistent user agent and hostname. There are no clear signs of malicious behavior in the visit logs provided. However, as with any bot, caution is advised: monitor its activity for excessive requests or unusual patterns, and ensure it respects your robots.txt rules. To further verify its legitimacy, you can perform a reverse DNS lookup on its IP address and check if it matches the claimed hostname. Consider implementing rate limiting, updating your robots.txt, and using a WAF to control access as needed.

This page provides a detailed lookup for the bot with the IP address of 47.128.99.119, 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.