Bot IP: 91.242.162.10

Name: Bot IP Lookup: 91.242.162.10 (Qwant Bot)
Creator: Track-A-Bot

Bot Name: Qwant Bot

Qwant Bot is the web crawler operated by Qwant, a privacy-focused search engine based in France. It indexes web pages to provide search results for Qwant users.

Verified bot

Track-A-Bot Trust Score: 100/100

100

score

0255075100

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

Identity

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

Hostname

✅ Hostname observed
✅ Hostname resembles bot name
ℹ️ Hostname status not verified
✅ No hostname mismatch flags

Behavior

✅ Requested /robots.txt
✅ No referrer (typical crawler behavior)
✅ Mostly 200/304 responses
📌 Visits: 61
⏱️ Age: 11143h

Penalties

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

Total visits: 61 First seen: Sep 4th, 2024 11:45 AM Last seen: Dec 12th, 2025 7:23 PM

Known Hostname(s)

qwantbot-10-162-242-91.qwant.com

Known User Agent(s)

Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/136.0.0.0 Safari/537.36
Mozilla/5.0 (compatible; Qwantbot/1.0; +https://help.qwant.com/bot/)
Mozilla/5.0 (compatible; Qwantbot/1.0_612896; +https://help.qwant.com/bot/)
Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/131.0.0.0 Safari/537.36
Mozilla/5.0 (compatible; Qwantbot-prod/1.0; +Qwantbot@qwant.com)
Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/137.0.0.0 Safari/537.36
Mozilla/5.0 (compatible; Qwantbot-prod89826/1.0; +Qwantbot@qwant.com)

Known Accepted Language(s)

en-US
*
fr-FR, fr;q=0.9, en;q=0.5, *;q=0.3

Known Accepted Encoding(s)

gzip, deflate, br
*
br, gzip

Common User-Agent Tokens

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

Token

Seen

First seen

Last seen

qwant.com

528

7/19/24

12/12/25

qwant.com 528 seen

First 7/19/24

Last 12/12/25

qwantbot

528

7/19/24

12/12/25

qwantbot 528 seen

First 7/19/24

Last 12/12/25

qwantbot-prod89826/1.0

266

7/19/24

10/29/24

qwantbot-prod89826/1.0 266 seen

First 7/19/24

Last 10/29/24

qwantbot-prod/1.0

175

7/19/24

12/12/25

qwantbot-prod/1.0 175 seen

First 7/19/24

Last 12/12/25

qwantbot-prod489826/1.0

11/21/24

11/30/24

qwantbot-prod489826/1.0 64 seen

First 11/21/24

Last 11/30/24

qwantbot/1.0

3/25/25

12/12/25

qwantbot/1.0 57 seen

First 3/25/25

Last 12/12/25

qwantbot/1.0_1697896

12/12/25

qwantbot/1.0_1697896 26 seen

First 12/12/25

Last 12/12/25

qwantbot-prod97896/1.0

12/12/25

qwantbot-prod97896/1.0 19 seen

First 12/12/25

Last 12/12/25

qwantbot/1.0_601443

12/12/25

qwantbot/1.0_601443 18 seen

First 12/12/25

Last 12/12/25

10_15_7

8/20/25

12/12/25

10_15_7 11 seen

First 8/20/25

Last 12/12/25

qwantbot/1.0_4995192

12/2/25

12/11/25

qwantbot/1.0_4995192 7 seen

First 12/2/25

Last 12/11/25

qwantbot-prod297896/1.0

12/12/25

qwantbot-prod297896/1.0 4 seen

First 12/12/25

Last 12/12/25

qwantbot/1.0_612896

12/12/25

qwantbot/1.0_612896 4 seen

First 12/12/25

Last 12/12/25

qwantbot/1.0_897896

12/12/25

qwantbot/1.0_897896 3 seen

First 12/12/25

Last 12/12/25

qwantify-prod/1.0

6/23/24

qwantify-prod/1.0 2 seen

First 6/23/24

Last 6/23/24

qwantify-prod89826/1.0

6/23/24

qwantify-prod89826/1.0 2 seen

First 6/23/24

Last 6/23/24

gecko/20100101

12/12/25

gecko/20100101 1 seen

First 12/12/25

Last 12/12/25

qwantbot/1.0_407896

12/12/25

qwantbot/1.0_407896 1 seen

First 12/12/25

Last 12/12/25

qwantbot/1.0_489826

3/25/25

qwantbot/1.0_489826 1 seen

First 3/25/25

Last 3/25/25

Identity Links

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

URL

Seen

First seen

Last seen

help.qwant.com/bot/

121

6/23/24

12/12/25

help.qwant.com/bot/ 121 seen help.qwant.com

First 6/23/24

Last 12/12/25

Bot FAQ for this IP

Why is qwantbot visiting my website?

qwantbot is a web crawler that visits websites to collect publicly available information, typically for the purpose of indexing content for the Qwant search engine. The recent activity from IP address 91.242.162.10 shows repeated requests to /robots.txt and various site pages, which is standard behavior for search engine bots verifying crawling permissions and gathering data. The user agent strings and reverse DNS (qwantbot-10-162-242-91.qwant.com) indicate alignment with Qwant’s documented bot. If you want to verify this activity, consider checking the reverse DNS, reviewing your server logs for consistent user agent patterns, and consulting Qwant’s official bot documentation. To manage access, update your robots.txt file, use allow/block lists, or implement rate limiting as needed.

What does qwantbot do?

qwantbot is designed to systematically browse websites and index their content for inclusion in the Qwant search engine. Its primary function is to help users discover web pages through Qwant’s search results. The bot typically requests /robots.txt files to determine site crawling rules and then accesses permitted pages. The user agent and reverse DNS information suggest that this bot follows standard search engine crawling practices. To control qwantbot’s access, website owners can specify rules in the robots.txt file, monitor server logs for its activity, and adjust firewall or WAF settings if necessary.

Is qwantbot safe?

Based on the available data, qwantbot appears to be a legitimate search engine crawler associated with Qwant, as indicated by its user agent and reverse DNS records. Its behavior—requesting /robots.txt and site pages—matches typical search engine bot activity. However, as with any automated traffic, it is important to verify authenticity. Recommended steps include checking the reverse DNS to confirm it resolves to qwant.com, monitoring for unusual or excessive requests, and reviewing user agent consistency. If unwanted, access can be managed via robots.txt, IP blocking, or rate limiting. Always monitor for unexpected patterns to ensure site security.

This page provides a detailed lookup for the bot with the IP address of 91.242.162.10, 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.