Bot IP: 61.135.159.126

Name: Bot IP Lookup: 61.135.159.126 (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: Apr 3rd, 2024 1:44 AM Last seen: Apr 3rd, 2024 1:44 AM

Known Hostname(s)

sogouspider-61-135-159-126.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?

Sogou-spider is a web crawler operated by Sogou, a major Chinese search engine. The visit from IP address 61.135.159.126, identified by the user agent 'Sogou web spider/4.0' and the hostname 'sogouspider-61-135-159-126.crawl.sogou.com', suggests that the bot is indexing website content for inclusion in Sogou's search results. Crawlers like sogou-spider typically visit public web pages to gather and update information for search engine users. If your website is publicly accessible, it may be visited as part of routine indexing. To verify the legitimacy of the visit, consider checking the reverse DNS of the IP, reviewing your server logs for visit patterns, and confirming the user agent string.

What does sogou-spider do?

Sogou-spider is designed to automatically browse and index web pages for the Sogou search engine. Its primary function is to collect publicly available content so that it can be included in Sogou's search index, making the content discoverable to users searching via Sogou. The bot typically follows standard crawling protocols and may respect robots.txt directives. Website owners can control or limit sogou-spider's access by updating their robots.txt file, monitoring server logs for its activity, and implementing allow or block rules as needed.

Is sogou-spider safe?

Sogou-spider is a widely recognized web crawler associated with the Sogou search engine. While it is generally considered legitimate, its impact on a website depends on factors such as crawl rate and adherence to robots.txt rules. To ensure safe and appropriate interaction, website owners should: 1) Verify the crawler's identity using reverse DNS lookup and user agent checks; 2) Set clear rules in robots.txt to manage access; 3) Monitor server logs for unusual or excessive activity; 4) Apply rate limiting or web application firewall (WAF) rules if necessary; and 5) Add the IP or user agent to allow/block lists based on site policy. Regular monitoring helps maintain site performance and security.

This page provides a detailed lookup for the bot with the IP address of 61.135.159.126, 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.