# bingbot

Operator: Microsoft
Purpose: Web search
Reviewed: 2026-09-14
HTTP identifier: bingbot
robots.txt token: bingbot

## What is bingbot?

Crawls pages for Bing Search.

## How to identify it

Look for the bingbot identifier in a request’s User-Agent. This is a name match, not identity verification. Version strings may change.

## How to check identity

Use Microsoft’s documented bot verification procedure and current IP information; do not trust the User-Agent alone.

## Access and robots.txt

Use the bingbot robots.txt group for Bing crawling. Test changed rules in Bing Webmaster Tools before relying on them.

Optional full-site opt-out; merge with existing rules only if intended. Not a security control.

```text
User-agent: bingbot
Disallow: /
```

## What it means in your analytics

A Bing crawl precedes any possible search exposure; it does not prove a Copilot citation.

## Useful measures

URL coverage; Crawl errors; Repeat crawls.

## What to check next

Compare crawl errors with Bing Webmaster Tools and repair important public URLs.

## Sources

- [bing.com](https://www.bing.com/webmasters/help/which-crawlers-does-bing-use-8c184ec0)
- [bing.com](https://www.bing.com/webmasters/help/how-to-create-a-robots-txt-file-cb7c31ec)

Operator facts are source-backed; interpretation and actions are Apostl guidance.

## Related profiles

- [adidxbot](https://apostl.dev/bots/adidxbot)
- [MicrosoftPreview](https://apostl.dev/bots/microsoftpreview)
- [Googlebot](https://apostl.dev/bots/googlebot)

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