BingPreview
Last updated 8 hours ago.
What is BingPreview?
About
BingPreview is a developer helper operated by Microsoft. It's not currently known to be artificially intelligent or AI-related. If you think that's incorrect or can provide more detail about its purpose, please contact us.
Track BingPreview Visiting Your Website
You can see when BingPreview visits your website using the API or WordPress plugin.
Detail
Operator | Microsoft |
Documentation | http://bing.com/bingbot.htm |
Type
Developer Helper
Used by developers to test website functionality
Expected Behavior
Developer helpers generally visit websites on direct behalf of a user who is evaluating some feature or attribute. Visits can be one-off or part of a larger crawl.
Insights
BingPreview's Activity on Your Website
Other Websites
Access Control
Should I Block BingPreview?
Probably not. Developer helpers are normally used to optimize or find problems with your website.
Using Robots.txt
User Agent Token | Description |
---|---|
BingPreview |
Should match instances of BingPreview |
You can block BingPreview or limit its access by setting user agent token rules in your website's robots.txt.
# robots.txt
# This should block BingPreview
User-agent: BingPreview
Disallow: /