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Bytespider — robots.txt guide
ByteDance/TikTok AI training crawler.
- robots.txt User-agent
- Bytespider
- Company
- ByteDance
- Official documentation
- https://zhanzhang.toutiao.com/docs/introduce.html
How to allow Bytespider in robots.txt
Add an explicit allow rule (recommended when you use specific bot blocks elsewhere):
User-agent: Bytespider Allow: /
How to block Bytespider in robots.txt
Block this crawler from your entire site:
User-agent: Bytespider Disallow: /
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