Bot Detection: What is it?
A bot is a program designed to simulate human input on websites. A lot of these bots are used for marketing purposes, by companies, to simulate the activity on social media and other platforms. Other bots are used by hackers to carry out DDoS attacks. Detecting which type of bot is what bot detection is all about. You can do so by using a unique User Agent String.
Why do I need this?
To protect your website from attacks by bots, you must first identify them. A bot or “robot” is an automated program that sends automated transactions over the Internet, mimicking real users’ behavior. When these bots become too numerous or powerful, they can attack websites or networks, slow them down, or even bring them down completely. The best way to prevent this kind of attack is to identify and remove the bots before they take action and damage your systems.
What is an User Agent Detector?
An User Agent Detector is a tool that helps you identify the type of bot (or robot) that is accessing your site or network by analyzing their user agent strings (which contain information about how they were created). For example, if you see that a large number of visitors are coming from Googlebot, it could be a sign that something is wrong with your website. With this information in hand, you can take action immediately and block the bots before they cause any damage
This API will allow you to detect any Bot, Crawler, or Spider via their User Agent. Prevent malicious behavior on your applications!
To make use of it, you must first:
1- Go to Bot Detector Via User Agent API and simply click on the button “Subscribe for free” to start using the API.
2- After signing up in Zyla API Hub, you’ll be given your personal API key. Using this one-of-a-kind combination of numbers and letters, you’ll be able to use, connect, and manage APIs!
3- Employ the different API endpoints depending on what you are looking for.
4- Once you meet your needed endpoint, make the API call by pressing the button “run” and see the results on your screen.
