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Agent & Bot Identity

Headers by which an automated caller identifies itself, and by which a server decides what to serve it. The newest category, and the one with the least settled vocabulary.

8 headers, ordered by how many providers in the catalog declare them.

User-Agent 71 providers 2 spellings

The header the whole agent-access argument is currently being fought over, with no way to verify anything it says.

x-customer-user-agent 30 providers

The x-customer-user-agent HTTP header — agent & bot identity, declared by 30 providers in the API Evangelist catalog.

Referer 9 providers 2 spellings

The Referer HTTP header — agent & bot identity, RFC 9110, declared by 9 providers in the API Evangelist catalog.

From 4 providers 2 spellings

The From HTTP header — agent & bot identity, RFC 9110, declared by 4 providers in the API Evangelist catalog.

Sec-Purpose

The Sec-Purpose HTTP header — agent & bot identity, not observed in the catalog.

Referer-Root

The Referer-Root HTTP header — agent & bot identity, not observed in the catalog.

Ping-To

The Ping-To HTTP header — agent & bot identity, not observed in the catalog.

Ping-From

The Ping-From HTTP header — agent & bot identity, not observed in the catalog.