360Spider — Qihoo 360 crawler
360Spider is the crawler associated with Qihoo 360's search service in China. Its user agent contains the 360Spider identifier. English-language documentation and verification methods are limited, so this entry is marked partially verified.
What this means
Qihoo 360 operates a search service in China, and its crawler is commonly referred to as 360Spider. Its user agent contains the 360Spider identifier. If your audience includes users in China, 360Spider crawling reflects that engine discovering and indexing your content.
The Chinese search landscape is distinct: Baidu, Sogou, and Qihoo 360 all operate there, so a site targeting that market may see several local crawlers rather than the single dominant crawler common in other regions.
Verification caveats
Stable, well-published verification methods for 360Spider are limited compared with Google or Bing, and documentation is largely in Chinese. Treat the user agent as a claim, since it is spoofable, and avoid assuming behaviour that Qihoo 360 does not document. Do not fabricate IP ranges.
- User agent contains the 360Spider identifier
- Associated with Qihoo 360 search in China
- Limited English documentation — partially verified
How it appears in analytics and logs
A request whose user agent contains the 360Spider identifier is likely Qihoo 360's crawler fetching a URL — a bot event. It serves Chinese-language search; English documentation and verification methods are limited, so treat the user agent cautiously.
Diagnostic use case
Recognise 360Spider crawling when targeting Chinese-language audiences, and apply robots.txt policy with the caveat that verification is limited.
What WebmasterID can help detect
WebmasterID classifies 360Spider crawling server-side as search-crawler activity and shows it separately from human traffic, so its crawl footprint is visible without log parsing.
Common mistakes
- Assuming Google-style reverse-DNS verification works for 360Spider.
- Trusting a 360Spider user agent without caution.
- Counting crawler hits as human visits.
Privacy and accuracy notes
Identification uses only the user agent — no human identity. WebmasterID records 360Spider crawling as a bot event, separate from human analytics.
Related pages
- Baiduspider — Baidu's web crawler
Baiduspider is the main crawler for Baidu, a leading search engine for Chinese-language search. It uses the Baiduspider robots.txt token. Baidu's documentation is primarily in Chinese and verification options are more limited than Google's, so treat verification with care.
- Sogou Spider — Sogou's web crawler
Sogou Spider is the crawler for Sogou, a Chinese search engine. Its user agent contains the Sogou identifier. English-language documentation is limited and verification options are not well published, so this entry is marked partially verified.
- Bot intelligence
See search-engine crawlers separated from human traffic.
Sources and verification notes
- Qihoo 360 — search serviceQihoo 360 search; 360Spider documented primarily in Chinese, verification limited.
Last reviewed 2026-06-24. Facts are checked against primary/official sources where available; uncertain specifics are marked “Data not yet verified” rather than guessed.