Bot IP: 49.7.21.120

Name: Bot IP Lookup: 49.7.21.120 (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: 2
⏱️ Age: 0h

Penalties

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

Total visits: 2 First seen: Mar 23rd, 2024 5:19 AM Last seen: Mar 23rd, 2024 5:24 AM

Known Hostname(s)

sogouspider-49-7-21-120.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 49.7.21.120, identified as 'sogou-spider', is accessing websites as part of Sogou's web crawling operations. Sogou is a major search engine based in China, and its crawler visits public web pages to index content for inclusion in Sogou's search results. The user agent string and reverse DNS (sogouspider-49-7-21-120.crawl.sogou.com) both indicate this activity. If this crawler is visiting your website, it is likely attempting to gather publicly available information for search indexing purposes. To verify the crawler's identity, check the reverse DNS and user agent, and consult Sogou's official documentation. If you wish to control or restrict access, consider updating your robots.txt file, monitoring access logs, or implementing IP-based allow/block lists.

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 so that they can appear in Sogou's search results. The crawler typically requests pages using the user agent 'Sogou web spider/4.0' and originates from hostnames ending in '.crawl.sogou.com'. Sogou-spider generally respects robots.txt directives, allowing website owners to manage which parts of their site are crawled. To verify its activity, review the user agent and reverse DNS, and monitor the frequency and pattern of requests. If necessary, use robots.txt rules, rate limiting, or web application firewall (WAF) settings to manage its access.

Is sogou-spider safe?

Sogou-spider is a widely recognized search engine crawler and is generally considered legitimate when requests originate from verified Sogou IP ranges and hostnames. The provided hostname and user agent match Sogou's documented crawler. However, as with any automated traffic, excessive or unexpected requests could impact website performance. To ensure safety, verify the crawler's identity using reverse DNS and user agent checks, monitor request rates, and review server logs for unusual activity. If unwanted behavior is detected, consider blocking the IP, updating robots.txt, or applying rate limits. Always monitor for changes, as malicious actors can sometimes spoof user agents or hostnames.

This page provides a detailed lookup for the bot with the IP address of 49.7.21.120, 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.