SMRTR ProgrammingJul 27, 2026HackerNoon

Best User Agents for Web Scraping

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Choosing the right user agent for web scraping goes far beyond copying a Chrome string — outdated versions, mismatched Client Hints, and default Python library headers are all instant bot detection signals. This guide covers current UA strings for Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Edge, and mobile browsers, with matching Python code for requests, httpx, Selenium, and Playwright, plus when a managed API makes more sense.

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