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Bingbot Crawler Simulator

Test how Microsoft's Bingbot sees your website. Optimize for Bing Search, Microsoft Copilot, and the entire Microsoft ecosystem.

Test your site with Bingbot

Enter your URL to see how Bingbot views your website.

What is Bingbot?

Bingbot is Microsoft's web crawler that powers Bing Search, Microsoft Copilot, and AI features across Microsoft products (Edge, Windows, Office). With Copilot's integration into Windows and Microsoft 365, Bingbot's reach extends beyond traditional search. Content indexed by Bingbot can appear in Copilot answers, making Bing optimization increasingly important for AI visibility.

Why Allow Bingbot?

Rank in Bing Search results
Get cited by Microsoft Copilot
Appear in Windows Search and Edge browser suggestions
Power Copilot features in Microsoft 365 apps
Reach users in markets where Bing has higher share
Benefit from Bing's partnership with ChatGPT (via Bing search)

Bingbot robots.txt Configuration

Control how Bingbot accesses your website using robots.txt directives. Add these rules to your robots.txt file at the root of your domain.

Allow Bingbot

# Allow Bingbot
User-agent: bingbot
Allow: /

User-agent: BingPreview
Allow: /

Block Bingbot

# Block Bingbot (not recommended)
User-agent: bingbot
Disallow: /

User-agent: BingPreview
Disallow: /

User-Agent String: Mozilla/5.0 (compatible; bingbot/2.0; +http://www.bing.com/bingbot.htm)

Bingbot FAQ

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