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How do I inspect a user agent?
How to Change Your User-Agent on Chrome & Edge
- Right Click Anywhere in Webpage > Inspect. Alternatively, you can use CTR+Shift+I on Windows, Cmd + Opt +J on Mac.
- Choose More Tools > Network Conditions.
- Uncheck Select Automatically Checkbox.
- Choose One Among the Built-In User-Agents List.
What is request user agent?
The HTTP headers User-Agent is a request header that allows a characteristic string that allows network protocol peers to identify the Operating System and Browser of the web-server. Your browser sends the user agent to every website you connect to. The data of the header field varies from browser to browser.
What is the most common User-Agent?
MOST POPULAR USER-AGENTS
| No. | User-Agent |
|---|---|
| 1 | Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Windows NT 5.1; FSL 7.0.6.01001) |
| 2 | Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Windows NT 5.1; FSL 7.0.7.01001) |
| 3 | Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Windows NT 5.1; FSL 7.0.5.01003) |
| 4 | Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 6.1; WOW64; rv:12.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/12.0 |
How do user agents work?
A User-Agent (UA) is an alphanumeric string that identifies the ‘agent’ or program making a request to a web server for an asset such as a document, image or web page. Deeper information can be returned when the User-Agent string is mapped to an additional set of data about the underlying device.
What is the Chrome user agent?
A browser’s user agent string (UA) helps identify which browser is being used, what version, and on which operating system. Like all other browsers, Chrome for Android sends this information in the User-Agent HTTP header every time it makes a request to any site.
What are different types of user agent?
User-Agent list for different device types
- Android User Agents.
- iPhone User Agents.
- MS Windows User Agents.
- Tablet User Agents.
- Desktop User Agents.