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user-agents: Fake User Agents

Name: user-agents: Fake User Agents
Author: intoli

Get random user agents for web scraping and automation. 1.2k+ GitHub stars, for startup founders and developers.

1,180 stars61 forksTypeScriptQuality 8/10Updated 7/14/2026100% free · open source

What it does

The user-agents tool generates random user agents for web scraping and automation, helping to avoid being blocked by websites that detect and prevent scraping from a single user agent.

Install / run

npm install @intoli/user-agents

When to use it

•When building a web scraper that needs to mimic different browsers and devices
•When automating interactions with websites that have rate limits or IP blocking
•When testing website compatibility across various browsers and platforms

Quick start

1Import the user-agents library in your JavaScript file with `const { UserAgent } = require('@intoli/user-agents');`
2Create a new instance of the UserAgent class with `const userAgent = new UserAgent();`
3Generate a random user agent string with `const randomUserAgent = userAgent.toString();`
4Use the generated user agent string in your web scraping or automation code, such as setting the `User-Agent` header in an HTTP request
5Refer to the library's documentation for additional configuration options and features

Ready-to-paste prompt

console.log(new (require('@intoli/user-agents')).UserAgent().toString());

Heads up: The user-agents library uses TypeScript, so ensure you have a compatible version of Node.js installed (14 or higher) to avoid compilation errors

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