Bot IP: 49.7.21.93

Name: Bot IP Lookup: 49.7.21.93 (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 23rd, 2024 12:57 AM Last seen: Mar 23rd, 2024 12:57 AM

Known Hostname(s)

sogouspider-49-7-21-93.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 49.7.21.93, identified as 'sogou-spider', is visiting websites as part of Sogou's web crawling activities. Sogou is a major search engine based in China, and its crawler collects publicly available web content to index it for search results. The user agent string 'Sogou web spider/4.0(+http://www.sogou.com/docs/help/webmasters.htm#07)' and the reverse DNS hostname 'sogouspider-49-7-21-93.crawl.sogou.com' both indicate that this traffic is consistent with Sogou's documented crawler. Site owners may see visits from this IP when Sogou is indexing their pages. To verify, check server logs for similar user agent patterns and review Sogou's official documentation. If unwanted, consider updating robots.txt, using allow/block lists, or implementing rate limiting.

What does sogou-spider do?

Sogou-spider is an automated web crawler operated by Sogou, a search engine company. Its primary function is to scan and index publicly accessible web pages so that they can appear in Sogou's search engine results. The crawler typically accesses website homepages and other linked content, following standard crawling protocols. The user agent and reverse DNS information provided match Sogou's official documentation. Site administrators can control or monitor sogou-spider's activity by specifying rules in robots.txt, monitoring access logs, or applying web application firewall (WAF) rules. For more details on its behavior, refer to Sogou's webmaster help page.

Is sogou-spider safe?

Sogou-spider is a well-known web crawler and is generally considered legitimate when following standard crawling practices. The visit from 49.7.21.93 matches Sogou's documented user agent and reverse DNS pattern. However, as with any automated traffic, it is important to monitor for excessive requests or unexpected behavior. To ensure safety: 1) Verify the crawler's identity via reverse DNS and user agent checks; 2) Use robots.txt to manage crawl permissions; 3) Monitor server logs for unusual activity; 4) Apply rate limiting or WAF rules if necessary; 5) Add the IP to allow or block lists based on your site's policy. If suspicious activity is detected, further investigation or blocking may be warranted.

This page provides a detailed lookup for the bot with the IP address of 49.7.21.93, 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.