Bytespider
AggressiveUser-agent: Bytespider
Category: Data Scrapers
SEO impact if blocked: 2/10
ByteDance
1 crawler operated by ByteDance
https://www.bytedance.com/Who ByteDance is, for site owners
ByteDance operates 1 crawler in our directory, filed under Data Scrapers. Its crawl behaviour is rated aggressive.
Blocking ByteDance carries an SEO impact score of 2/10. Blocking impact is rated: Low - No SEO ranking impact.
Our recommendation for ByteDance: Block this bot - it provides no SEO benefit and wastes crawl budget.
ByteDance at a glance
| Operator | ByteDance |
|---|---|
| Crawler in directory | 1 |
| Categories | Data Scrapers |
| SEO impact if blocked | 2/10 |
| Crawl behaviour | 1 rated aggressive |
| Website | www.bytedance.com |
| Official crawler docs | ByteDance crawler documentation |
Crawler operated by ByteDance
How to block or allow ByteDance in robots.txt
This rule covers the single crawler ByteDance operates. Add it to the robots.txt file at the root of your domain.
Block ByteDance completely
User-agent: Bytespider
Disallow: /
Allow ByteDance explicitly
User-agent: Bytespider
Allow: /
robots.txt is a request, not an enforcement mechanism. A crawler that ignores it needs a block at the server or CDN layer. Rules are case-sensitive on the path and matched against the user-agent token, not the full user-agent string.
Frequently asked questions about ByteDance
What crawler does ByteDance run?
ByteDance operates 1 crawler in our directory: Bytespider (user-agent Bytespider).
Should I block ByteDance?
Block this bot - it provides no SEO benefit and wastes crawl budget. The SEO impact score for blocking is 2/10, where 10 means blocking costs you the most visibility.
How do I block ByteDance in robots.txt?
Add the following to robots.txt at your domain root: User-agent: Bytespider then Disallow: /.
Does blocking ByteDance hurt my search rankings?
Blocking impact is rated: Low - No SEO ranking impact. Google's own ranking crawler is Googlebot, which this operator does not run, so blocking ByteDance does not by itself remove you from Google's index. What it can change is whether AI assistants and analytics tools can read your pages.