Bot detection: the basis of security
How can you prevent bots from attacking your website? You can block their IP addresses, for one. But this doesn’t always work, as bots can and do get new IP addresses every now and then.
Besides, there are more sophisticated bots out there, which can hide their IP addresses, making it even more difficult to block them. So how can you protect your website from bots? The answer is user agent detection.
In this article, we’ll show you how to do that and more. First, we’ll explain what user agent detection is and how it works. Then, we’ll go over how to implement it on your website to protect it from bots.
What is a bot?
A bot is an automated program that performs tasks on a website or application. These tasks are usually related to collecting data or interacting with the application in some way. Bots can be used for good; they can be used to automate tasks that would otherwise take a long time to do or that humans might make mistakes in. For example, a bot could be used to monitor social media accounts for content moderation or to answer customer support tickets quickly. However, bots can also be used for malicious purposes; they are often used to attack websites or applications with unwanted or harmful behavior. Some common examples of malicious bots are spambots and crawlers.
How does a bot work?
Bots work by following a set of instructions that has been programmed into them by a human. These instructions tell the bot what to do and when to do it. Bots can run on their own without any interaction from a human; however, more often than not, humans are in control of the bots and giving them instructions on what to do. Bots can run on their own without any interaction from a human; however, more often than if not, humans are in control of the bot and giving them instructions on what to do. Bots can run on their own without any interaction from a human; however, more often than not, humans are in control of the bots and giving them instructions on what to do. Depending on the type of bot and its purpose, these instructions might be a set of commands or simple behavioral rules that the bot follows when interacting with a site or application. Bots are usually developed by special developers -called botmasters- who design
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.
