About this bot
TikTok is an automated identity associated with ByteDance and used for TikTok is used for link unfurling, rich-card generation, social previews, messaging previews, and page metadata fetching.
The primary recorded identity signal is TikTok. Representative HTTP identity: TikTok.
Directory status: Active. Identity classification: Unverified with Medium confidence. Identity type: observed.
robots.txt behavior is not currently confirmed; use server-side controls when enforcement is required.
Risk classification: Safe. Recommended handling: depends.
How to identify this bot
- User-agent and crawler identifiers
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TikTok - Also known as
- tiktok
Details
- Kind
- Preview
- Family
- ByteDance
- Purpose
- Preview
- Common Use
- TikTok is used for link unfurling, rich-card generation, social previews, messaging previews, and page metadata fetching.
- Respects robots.txt
- Unknown
Verification
- Identity Type
- Observed
- Evidence Method
- Treat `TikTok` as an identification signal only. Corroborate the claimed identity independently before applying trust-based rules.
- Detection Notes
- Match the `TikTok` User-Agent token and consider recorded aliases where applicable. A User-Agent match identifies a claim, not authenticated origin.
Website controls
- Robots.txt Snippet
# robots.txt behavior is unconfirmed. Do not rely on a robots.txt rule without verification.- Apache Rule
SetEnvIfNoCase User-Agent "TikTok" bot_match- Nginx Rule
if ($http_user_agent ~* "TikTok") { set $bot_match 1; }