Headers: Sec-CH-UA-Platform

Sec-CH-UA-Platform header

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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 request header	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

	Desktop					Mobile
	Chrome	Edge	Firefox	Opera	Safari	Chrome Android	Firefox for Android	Opera Android	Safari on IOS	Samsung Internet	WebView Android	WebView on iOS
`Sec-CH-UA-Platform`	89	89	No	75	No	89	No	63	No	23.0	89	No