Bot IP: 91.242.162.8

Name: Bot IP Lookup: 91.242.162.8 (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: 59
⏱️ Age: 12262h

Penalties

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

Total visits: 59 First seen: Jul 19th, 2024 8:28 PM Last seen: Dec 12th, 2025 7:23 PM

Known Hostname(s)

qwantbot-8-162-242-91.qwant.com

Known User Agent(s)

Mozilla/5.0 (compatible; Qwantbot-prod297896/1.0; +Qwantbot@qwant.com)
Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/123.0.0.0 Safari/537.36
Mozilla/5.0 (compatible; Qwantbot-prod/1.0; +Qwantbot@qwant.com)
Mozilla/5.0 (compatible; Qwantbot/1.0; +https://help.qwant.com/bot/)
Mozilla/5.0 (compatible; Qwantbot-prod97896/1.0; +Qwantbot@qwant.com)
Mozilla/5.0 (compatible; Qwantbot-prod489826/1.0; +Qwantbot@qwant.com)

Known Accepted Language(s)

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

Known Accepted Encoding(s)

br, gzip
gzip, deflate, br
*

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 visiting websites to crawl and index publicly available content for the Qwant search engine. The recent activity from IP address 91.242.162.8 shows requests for pages such as /robots.txt and other site URLs, which is typical behavior for search engine crawlers. The user agent strings and reverse DNS (qwantbot-8-162-242-91.qwant.com) indicate that these visits are automated and related to web indexing. If you want to verify the legitimacy of these visits, check the reverse DNS for the IP, review the user agent string, and consult Qwant’s official documentation. To manage qwantbot’s access, update your robots.txt file, use allow/block lists, or monitor traffic for unusual patterns.

What does qwantbot do?

qwantbot is an automated web crawler operated by Qwant, a privacy-focused search engine. Its primary function is to discover and index web pages so that they can appear in Qwant’s search results. The bot typically requests robots.txt files to determine site crawling rules and then visits other pages according to those guidelines. The user agent strings and hostnames in the recent logs match Qwant’s documented crawler patterns. Site owners can control qwantbot’s access using robots.txt directives, monitor logs for visit frequency, and apply rate limiting or firewall rules if necessary.

Is qwantbot safe?

Based on the available data, qwantbot appears to be a legitimate search engine crawler. The user agent strings, reverse DNS, and visit patterns are consistent with standard search indexing activity. However, as with any automated traffic, it is important to verify authenticity. Recommended steps include checking the reverse DNS for the IP address, confirming the user agent matches Qwant’s documentation, and monitoring for excessive or suspicious activity. If unwanted, qwantbot can be managed via robots.txt, IP blocking, or web application firewall (WAF) rules. Regularly review server logs to ensure all bot traffic aligns with your site’s policies.

This page provides a detailed lookup for the bot with the IP address of 91.242.162.8, 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.