Sec-CH-UA-Platform
Limited availability
This feature is not Baseline because it does not work in some of the most widely-used browsers.
Experimental: This is an experimental technology
Check the Browser compatibility table carefully before using this in production.
Secure context: This feature is available only in secure contexts (HTTPS), in some or all supporting browsers.
The HTTP Sec-CH-UA-Platform
request header is a user agent client hint which provides the platform or operating system on which the user agent is running.
For example: "Windows" or "Android".
Sec-CH-UA-Platform
is a low entropy hint.
Unless blocked by a user agent permission policy, it is sent by default (without the server opting in by sending Accept-CH
).
Header type | Request header, Client hint |
---|---|
Forbidden header name | Yes (Sec- prefix) |
Syntax
Sec-CH-UA-Platform: <platform>
Directives
<platform>
-
One of the following strings:
"Android"
,"Chrome OS"
,"Chromium OS"
,"iOS"
,"Linux"
,"macOS"
,"Windows"
, or"Unknown"
.
Examples
Using Sec-CH-UA-Platform
As Sec-CH-UA-Platform
is a low entropy hint it is typically sent in all requests.
A browser running on a macOS computer might add the following header to all requests.
Sec-CH-UA-Platform: "macOS"
Specifications
Specification |
---|
User-Agent Client Hints # sec-ch-ua-platform |
Browser compatibility
BCD tables only load in the browser
See also
- Client hints
- User-Agent Client Hints API
Accept-CH
- HTTP Caching: Vary and
Vary
header - Improving user privacy and developer experience with User-Agent Client Hints (developer.chrome.com)