01 · Operator
Who operates 360Spider
02 · Behavior
What 360Spider does
It crawls web pages to add them to the 360 Search index. Related crawlers are 360Spider-Image and 360Spider-Video. It supports robots.txt and an extra indexpage directive for frequently updated pages.
03 · Impact
Why 360Spider matters for your site
If you allow it
- Brings visibility in 360 Search in China
- Supports robots.txt
If you block it
- Little value if you have no Chinese audience
- Adds crawl load
04 · Allow
How to allow 360Spider
robots.txt
User-agent: 360Spider
Allow: /Cloudflare
# Security › WAF › Custom rules › Create rule
Expression: (http.user_agent contains "360Spider")
Action: Skip › All Super Bot Fight Mode rules
# Also check Security › Bots: "Block AI bots" can block it regardless of robots.txt.WordPress
# WordPress serves a virtual robots.txt. Edit it with your SEO plugin:
# Yoast: SEO › Tools › File editor · Rank Math: General Settings › Edit robots.txt
User-agent: 360Spider
Allow: /nginx
# nginx serves every user agent by default.
# Make sure no rule like this blocks it:
# if ($http_user_agent ~* "360Spider") { return 403; }Apache
# Apache serves every user agent by default.
# Make sure .htaccess has no rule like this:
# RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} 360Spider [NC]
# RewriteRule .* - [F,L]05 · Block
How to block 360Spider
360Spider follows robots.txt, so one rule is enough. Use a server or CDN rule only to stop spoofed copies.
robots.txt
User-agent: 360Spider
Disallow: /Cloudflare
# Security › WAF › Custom rules › Create rule
Expression: (http.user_agent contains "360Spider")
Action: BlockWordPress
# WordPress serves a virtual robots.txt. Edit it with your SEO plugin:
# Yoast: SEO › Tools › File editor · Rank Math: General Settings › Edit robots.txt
User-agent: 360Spider
Disallow: /nginx
# In your server { } block:
if ($http_user_agent ~* "360Spider") {
return 403;
}Apache
# .htaccess
<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} 360Spider [NC]
RewriteRule .* - [F,L]
</IfModule>06 · User agents
User agents we see for 360Spider
The user agent published by the operator:
Mozilla/5.0 (compatible; 360Spider; +http://www.so.com/help/help_3_2.html)07 · Verification
Is it really 360Spider?
360Spider’s operator publishes no IP ranges or hostnames, so requests cannot be verified. Treat the user agent as a claim, and watch your logs for unusual request rates.
FAQ
Questions about 360Spider
What is 360Spider?
It is the crawler of 360 Search (so.com), a search engine operated by Qihoo 360 in China.
Does 360Spider respect robots.txt?
Yes. 360 Search documents support for User-agent, Allow and Disallow rules.
How do I block 360Spider?
Add "User-agent: 360Spider" with "Disallow: /" to your robots.txt.
Last reviewed Oct 7, 2026