AI crawler
Bingbot — AI crawler guide
What Bingbot (Microsoft) does, how to configure robots.txt, and how BatSignal measures access.
Operator and category
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| User-agent | Bingbot |
| Operator | Microsoft |
| Category | search |
Purpose
Microsoft Bing crawler; Bing grounding can influence Copilot-style experiences.
robots.txt guidance
Keep Bingbot allowed if Microsoft search/Copilot discovery matters for your category.
Measurement
Classic search crawlers remain part of a complete visibility strategy alongside GPTBot-class agents.
Also read robots.txt for AI crawlers and AI crawl access.
Related bots
- GPTBot — training
- OAI-SearchBot — search
- ChatGPT-User — agent
- ClaudeBot — training
- Claude-Web — search
- anthropic-ai — training
Related
FAQ
What is Bingbot?
Bingbot is operated by Microsoft. Category: search. Microsoft Bing crawler; Bing grounding can influence Copilot-style experiences.
Should I allow Bingbot in robots.txt?
Keep Bingbot allowed if Microsoft search/Copilot discovery matters for your category.
How does BatSignal treat Bingbot?
Classic search crawlers remain part of a complete visibility strategy alongside GPTBot-class agents.