# User Agent Type

The `user_agent_type` parameter lets you specify what kind of a User-Agent header value we should use to fulfil your request.

You can find a complete list of available values in the table below.

## Parameter values

<table><thead><tr><th width="249.11344741196785">Value</th><th>Description</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><code>desktop</code></td><td>A User-Agent of a desktop browser.</td></tr><tr><td><code>desktop_chrome</code></td><td>A User-Agent of one of the latest versions of a desktop Chrome browser.</td></tr><tr><td><code>desktop_edge</code></td><td>A User-Agent of one of the latest versions of a desktop Edge browser.</td></tr><tr><td><code>desktop_firefox</code></td><td>A User-Agent of one of the latest versions of a desktop Firefox browser.</td></tr><tr><td><code>desktop_opera</code></td><td>A User-Agent of one of the latest versions of a desktop Opera browser.</td></tr><tr><td><code>desktop_safari</code></td><td>A User-Agent of one of the latest versions of a desktop Safari browser.</td></tr><tr><td><code>mobile</code></td><td>A User-Agent of a mobile browser.</td></tr><tr><td><code>mobile_android</code></td><td>A User-Agent of one of the latest versions of an Android mobile browser.</td></tr><tr><td><code>mobile_ios</code></td><td>A User-Agent of one of the latest versions of an iOS browser.</td></tr><tr><td><code>tablet</code></td><td>A User-Agent of a tablet browser.</td></tr><tr><td><code>tablet_android</code></td><td>A User-Agent of one of the latest versions of an Android tablet browser.</td></tr><tr><td><code>tablet_ios</code></td><td>A User-Agent of one of the latest versions of an iPad tablet browser.</td></tr></tbody></table>


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