Operator
Baidu
Baidu runs 11 bots across 4 agent types. Each one is a separate user-agent so you can allow or block them independently.
Baidu ADS Server Proxy is operated by Baidu. Traditional search-engine crawler that indexes pages for organic-search results. Blocking this almost always reduces visibility in the corresponding search engine.
Baidu-ADS is operated by Baidu. Probes websites for vulnerabilities, exposed credentials, or compliance issues. Sometimes legitimate (your own pentest vendor) and sometimes hostile reconnaissance.
BaiduMobaider is operated by Baidu. Traditional search-engine crawler that indexes pages for organic-search results. Blocking this almost always reduces visibility in the corresponding search engine.
Baiduspider is operated by Baidu. Traditional search-engine crawler that indexes pages for organic-search results. Blocking this almost always reduces visibility in the corresponding search engine.
Baiduspider-ads is operated by Baidu. Single-page fetch triggered by a user action, link previews, social unfurlers, RSS readers. Volume tracks shares and clicks rather than crawl schedules.
Baiduspider-cpro is operated by Baidu. Single-page fetch triggered by a user action, link previews, social unfurlers, RSS readers. Volume tracks shares and clicks rather than crawl schedules.
Baiduspider-favo is operated by Baidu. Traditional search-engine crawler that indexes pages for organic-search results. Blocking this almost always reduces visibility in the corresponding search engine.
Baiduspider-mobile is operated by Baidu. Traditional search-engine crawler that indexes pages for organic-search results. Blocking this almost always reduces visibility in the corresponding search engine.
Baiduspider-render is operated by Baidu. Traditional search-engine crawler that indexes pages for organic-search results. Blocking this almost always reduces visibility in the corresponding search engine.
ERNIEBot is operated by Baidu. Indexes pages for AI-powered search products that cite and link back to sources. Allowing it is typically how a site becomes citable inside answer engines and LLM search.
YiyanBot is operated by Baidu. Indexes pages for AI-powered search products that cite and link back to sources. Allowing it is typically how a site becomes citable inside answer engines and LLM search.
Live data · via Cloudflare Radar
See how Baidu's bots show up in real internet traffic
Cloudflare Radar publishes a continuously-updating view of AI bot activity across the websites Cloudflare protects. You can see which user-agents drive the most requests, how that share shifts week to week, and which industries each bot crawls hardest. The data refreshes on Cloudflare's side, so the link below is always current.
Open Cloudflare Radar AI InsightsWhat you'll find there
- ·User-agent share for every tracked AI bot, including Baidu's
- ·Robots.txt and crawl-purpose breakdowns per operator
- ·Industry and content-type targets for each crawler
- ·Time-series trends going back several months