Bot IP: 49.7.21.113

Name: Bot IP Lookup: 49.7.21.113 (Sogou Spider)
Creator: Track-A-Bot

Sogou Spider is the web crawling bot operated by Sogou, a major Chinese search engine, used to index web content for its search results.

Unverified

Track-A-Bot Trust Score: 51/100

score

0255075100

Why Track-A-Bot rated this IP (tap to expand)

Identity

✅ Marked as bot traffic
✅ Bot name present
⚠️ User-agent does not match 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)
⚠️ Many non-200/304 responses
📌 Visits: 1
⏱️ Age: 0h

Penalties

✅ No major spoof pattern
✅ No fingerprint fields
✅ Cookies not enabled
✅ No connection type

Total visits: 1 First seen: Mar 22nd, 2024 3:26 AM Last seen: Mar 22nd, 2024 3:26 AM

Known Hostname(s)

sogouspider-49-7-21-113.crawl.sogou.com

Known User Agent(s)

Sogou web spider/4.0(+http://www.sogou.com/docs/help/webmasters.htm#07)

Known Accepted Language(s)

zh-cn

Known Accepted Encoding(s)

gzip,deflate

Common User-Agent Tokens

These are identifiers found inside user-agent strings we observed for sogou-spider.

Token

Seen

First seen

Last seen

sogou

11,479

3/19/24

12/12/25

sogou 11,479 seen

First 3/19/24

Last 12/12/25

spider/4.0

11,478

3/19/24

12/12/25

spider/4.0 11,478 seen

First 3/19/24

Last 12/12/25

web

11,478

3/19/24

12/12/25

web 11,478 seen

First 3/19/24

Last 12/12/25

x86_64

3/17/24

7/30/24

x86_64 66 seen

First 3/17/24

Last 7/30/24

build/grj22

12/12/24

12/12/25

build/grj22 3 seen

First 12/12/24

Last 12/12/25

cyanogenmod-7

12/12/24

12/12/25

cyanogenmod-7 3 seen

First 12/12/24

Last 12/12/25

mb200

12/12/24

12/12/25

mb200 3 seen

First 12/12/24

Last 12/12/25

mqqbrowser/26

12/12/24

12/12/25

mqqbrowser/26 3 seen

First 12/12/24

Last 12/12/25

build/huaweibra-al00

12/18/24

build/huaweibra-al00 1 seen

First 12/18/24

Last 12/18/24

covc/046801

12/18/24

covc/046801 1 seen

First 12/18/24

Last 12/18/24

mqqbrowser/14.6

12/18/24

mqqbrowser/14.6 1 seen

First 12/18/24

Last 12/18/24

pic

11/2/25

pic 1 seen

First 11/2/25

Last 11/2/25

spider/3.0

11/2/25

spider/3.0 1 seen

First 11/2/25

Last 11/2/25

vog-al00

12/18/24

vog-al00 1 seen

First 12/18/24

Last 12/18/24

Identity Links

These are URLs we observed in association with sogou-spider (often used as an identity, help, or policy link).

URL

Seen

First seen

Last seen

www.sogou.com/docs/help/webmasters.htm#07

11,479

3/19/24

12/12/25

www.sogou.com/docs/help/webmasters.htm#07 11,479 seen www.sogou.com

First 3/19/24

Last 12/12/25

Bot FAQ for this IP

Why is sogou-spider visiting my website?

The IP address 49.7.21.113, identified as 'sogou-spider', is accessing websites as part of Sogou's web crawling operations. Sogou is a major search engine in China, and its crawler collects publicly available web content to index it for search results. The visit recorded on 2024-03-22 shows the user agent 'Sogou web spider/4.0' and a hostname that resolves to 'sogouspider-49-7-21-113.crawl.sogou.com', which aligns with Sogou's documented crawler infrastructure. If this bot is visiting your website, it is likely attempting to gather information for Sogou's search index.

What does sogou-spider do?

Sogou-spider is an automated web crawler operated by Sogou, a Chinese search engine. Its primary function is to scan and index publicly accessible web pages, enabling them to appear in Sogou's search results. The bot identifies itself with the user agent 'Sogou web spider/4.0' and typically accesses sites from hostnames ending in '.crawl.sogou.com'. Site owners can manage how sogou-spider interacts with their site by configuring the robots.txt file, which the crawler is designed to respect. Monitoring access logs and reviewing the frequency and scope of requests can help determine the impact of its visits.

Is sogou-spider safe?

Sogou-spider is a legitimate web crawler operated by Sogou, and its activity is generally considered safe when it follows standard crawling practices. The user agent and reverse DNS for 49.7.21.113 match Sogou's published information. However, as with any automated traffic, it is important to monitor for excessive requests or unexpected behavior. To verify authenticity, check the reverse DNS for '.crawl.sogou.com', review the user agent string, and consult Sogou's official documentation. If unwanted, sogou-spider can be managed by updating robots.txt, implementing IP allow/block lists, applying rate limiting, or using web application firewall (WAF) rules.

This page provides a detailed lookup for the bot with the IP address of 49.7.21.113, 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.