Bingbot
Run by Microsoft
How to detect Bingbot
Bingbot names itself in its user agent, but anyone can copy a user agent, so it is detected by confirming the user agent against other signals: source IP confirmed as the operator's own network; and how the session clicks, types, moves and navigates matches an automated agent.
- Detection method
- Self-declaredThe agent names itself in its user agent, and Verisoul confirms it with network, device or behavioral data. A user agent alone is never enough.
- Signals that identify it
- NetworkSource IP confirmed as the operator's own network
- DeviceNames itself as Bingbot in its user agent, which we check against the rest of the session
- BehavioralHow the session clicks, types, moves and navigates matches an automated agent
Every signal Verisoul checks for Bingbot
Bingbot names itself in its user agent. Anyone can copy that, so we only label a session Bingbot when the other signals check out too.
- Not used
Cryptographic
Not needed to identify it
- Used
Network
Source IP confirmed as the operator's own network
- Used
Device
Names itself as Bingbot in its user agent, which we check against the rest of the session
- Used
Behavioral
How the session clicks, types, moves and navigates matches an automated agent
How often you'll see it
Very common
About 7 to 8% of global crawler traffic in September 2026, per Cloudflare Radar
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Questions about Bingbot
How do you detect Bingbot?
Bingbot names itself in its user agent, but anyone can copy a user agent, so it is detected by confirming the user agent against other signals: source IP confirmed as the operator's own network; and how the session clicks, types, moves and navigates matches an automated agent.
What is Bingbot?
Bingbot is Microsoft's crawler for Bing Search.
Does Bingbot identify itself?
Partly. Bingbot names itself in its user agent, but user agents are easy to copy, so the name alone is not proof.
Can a bot pretend to be Bingbot?
A bot can copy Bingbot's user agent or markers, but the network, device and behavior signals will not match, so it is not labeled Bingbot.
How common is Bingbot?
Very common. About 7 to 8% of global crawler traffic in September 2026, per Cloudflare Radar.
What does the Verisoul API return for Bingbot?
Every session Verisoul identifies as Bingbot carries an agent block with id "bingbot", name, provider, type "crawler", detection_method "self_declared" and the detection_signals used (network, behavioral). Build rules on the id, type and detection method.