Top 5 best user -agent parser APIs to get device, browser, and OS names and other device informations

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For any website or application, it is important to know the device, browser, and operating system of a visitor. This information can help you tailor your content for the best experience for each user. In this article, I'll review the top 5 best user agent parser APIs that will give you an accurate assessment of a visitor's device, browser, and OS name. Read on to find out more!

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What is a User Agent Parser?

A User Agent Parser is a tool that helps you identify the operating system, browser and device name of your website visitors. This information can be useful for a variety of purposes, such as understanding which browsers and devices are most popular among your visitors, helping you to troubleshoot browser-specific issues, or optimizing your website for specific devices.

Keep in mind that there are many open source libraries that can assist you in parsing your users User-Agent, but the APIs I will be reviewing are mostly paid services with a limited free plans.

There are a number of different User Agent Parser APIs available, each with its own strengths and weaknesses. In this article, we'll take a look at some of the best options out there and help you choose the right one for your needs.

The Top 5 Best User Agent Parser APIs

There are many user agent parser APIs available to developers, but not all are created equal. In this article, we'll take a look at the top 5 best user agent parser APIs to help you get device name, browser name and OS name information from user agents.

1) Userparser

Userparser API is one of the top User-Agent parser API that can help to get every possible user device information including the device name and resolution from a User-Agent.

With the help of this API you can get

🖥 Browser name,
🖥 Browser version,
💻 Render Engine,
🌐 OS name,
🌐 OS Version,
🌏 Device name,
📱 Device type,
📱Device Brand,
📱 Device viewport width,
📱 Device viewport height,
📱 Device screen Resolution height,
📱 Device screen Resolution width,
📱 Browser language,
📱 Device is Mobile or not,
📱 Device is touch screen or not,
🐞 Crawler name,
🐞 Crawler owner,
🐞 Crawler category,
🐞 Crawler URL,
🐞 Crawler last seen etc...

Lets take a look at the JSON response of the Userparser API

When you make request to Userparser API to parser your users User-Agent string using https://api.userparser.com/1.1/detect?ua=Mozilla/5.0 (Linux; Android 12; SM-A135F) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/99.0.4844.88 Mobile Safari/537.36&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY

You will get

  
{           
    "info": {           
        "status": "success",           
        "message": "Send your user's valid ip address too, So we can give you more detailed information, learn more here [ https://www.userparser.com/docs/user-agent-and-geoip-lookup-api-v1.1 ]",           
        "ua": "Mozilla/5.0 (Linux; Android 12; SM-A135F) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/99.0.4844.88 Mobile Safari/537.36 ",           
        "ip": null           
    },           
    "browser": {           
        "name": "Chrome",           
        "version": "99",           
        "fullVersion": "99.0.4844.88",           
        "engine": "Blink"           
    },           
    "operatingSystem": {           
        "name": "Android",           
        "version": "12"           
    },           
    "device": {           
        "name": "Samsung Galaxy A13",           
        "type": "Smartphone",           
        "brand": "Samsung",           
        "screenResolutionWidth": "1080px",           
        "screenResolutionHeight": "2408px",           
        "viewportWidth": "384px",           
        "viewportHeight": "729px",           
        "language": null,           
        "isTouchScreen": true,           
        "isMobile": true           
    },           
    "crawler": {           
        "isCrawler": false,           
        "name": null,           
        "owner": null,           
        "category": null,           
        "url": null,           
        "lastSeen": null           
    }           
}

Userparser API can help you get your users browser, operating system, device names in real time.

You can learn how to integrate it here in their 👉 documentation page.

2) Userstack

Userstack API is one of the top User-Agent parser API that can help to get every detailed information of the user device from a User-Agent.

With the help of this API you can get

🖥 Browser name,
🖥 Browser version,
🖥 Browser major version,
💻 Render Engine,
🌐 OS name,
🌐 OS Version,
🌐 OS family,
🌐 OS family code,
🌐 OS family Vendor,
🌐 OS icon,
🌏 Device name,
📱 Device type,
📱Device Brand,
📱 Device brand code,
📱 Device brand URL,
📱 Device is Mobile or not,
🐞 Crawler or not,
🐞 Crawler category,
🐞 Crawler last seen etc...

Lets take a look at the JSON response of the Userstack API

When you make request to Userstack API to parser your users User-Agent string using https://api.userstack.com/api/detect?ua=Mozilla/5.0 (Linux; Android 12; SM-A135F) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/99.0.4844.88 Mobile Safari/537.36&access_key=YOUR_API_KEY

  
{          
    "ua": "Mozilla/5.0 (Linux; Android 12; SM-A135F) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/99.0.4844.88 Mobile Safari/537.36",          
    "type": "mobile-browser",          
    "brand": "Samsung",          
    "name": "Galaxy A13",          
    "url": "https://about.google/",          
    "os": {          
        "name": "Android 12",          
        "code": "android_12",          
        "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Android_12",          
        "family": "Android",          
        "family_code": "android",          
        "family_vendor": "Google Inc.",          
        "icon": "https://assets.userstack.com/icon/os/android12.png",          
        "icon_large": "https://assets.userstack.com/icon/os/android12_big.png"          
    },          
    "device": {          
        "is_mobile_device": true,          
        "type": "smartphone",          
        "brand": "Samsung",          
        "brand_code": "samsung",          
        "brand_url": "http://www.Samsung.com/",          
        "name": "Galaxy A13"          
    },          
    "browser": {          
        "name": "Chrome Mobile",          
        "version": "99.0.4844.88",          
        "version_major": "99",          
        "engine": "WebKit/Blink"          
    },          
    "crawler": {          
        "is_crawler": false,          
        "category": null,          
        "last_seen": null          
    }          
}

Userstack API can help you get your users browser, operating system, device names in real time.

You can learn how to integrate it here in their 👉 documentation page.

3) WhatIsMyBrowser API

WhatIsMyBrowser API is one of the best User-Agent parser API that can help to get every very detailed information of the user device from a User-Agent.

With the help of this API you can get

🖥 Browser name,
🖥 Browser version,
🖥 Browser major version,
🖥 Browser download and update URL,
💻 Render Engine,
🌐 OS name,
🌐 OS Version,
🌐 OS family,
🌐 OS family code,
🌐 OS family Vendor,
🌏 Software name,
📱 Software type,
📱 Software Brand,
📱 Software brand code,
📱 Software brand URL,
📱 Software is Mobile or not,
⚠️ Risks of the user agent,
⚠️ Client hints risks etc...

Lets take a look at the JSON response of the WhatIsMyBrowser API

When you make request to WhatIsMyBrowser API to parser your users User-Agent string using https://api.whatismybrowser.com/api/v3/detect POST request, you can get a Response that looks like this,

  
{          
   "detection": {          
      "simple_software_string": "Chrome 99 on Android 12",          
      "simple_sub_description_string": null,          
      "simple_operating_platform_string": null,          
      "software": "Chrome 99",          
      "software_name": "Chrome",          
      "software_name_code": "chrome",          
      "software_version": "99",          
      "software_version_full": [          
         "99",          
         "0",          
         "4844",          
         "88"          
      ],          
      "operating_system": "Android 12",          
      "operating_system_name": "Android",          
      "operating_system_name_code": "android",          
      "operating_system_flavour": null,          
      "operating_system_version": "High Sierra",          
      "operating_system_version_full": [          
         "12",          
         "13",          
         "6"          
      ],          
      "operating_platform": "SM-A135F",          
      "operating_platform_code": "SM-A135F",          
      "operating_platform_code_name": null,          
      "operating_platform_vendor_name": "Samsung",          
      "extra_info": {          
      },          
      "extra_info_dict": {          
      },          
      "capabilities": [          
      ],          
      "layout_engine_name": "Blink",          
      "software_type": "browser",          
      "software_sub_type": "web-browser",          
      "hardware_type": "computer",          
      "hardware_sub_type": null,          
      "hardware_sub_sub_type": null          
   },          
   "version_check": {          
      "software_version_check": {          
         "is_checkable": true,          
         "is_up_to_date": true,          
         "latest_version": [          
         "99",          
         "0",          
         "4844",          
         "88"          
         ],          
         "download_url": "https://www.google.com/chrome/",          
         "update_url": "https://www.whatismybrowser.com/guides/how-to-update-your-browser/chrome",          
         "release_date": "2022-07-05",          
         "hours_released_ago": 155          
      }          
   },          
   "risks": {          
      "user_agent_risks": [],          
      "client_hints_risks": []          
   },          
   "result": {          
      "code": "success",          
      "message_code": "detection_processed",          
      "message": "The processing was completed"          
   }          
}

WhatIsMyBrowser API can help you decode the browser, operating system, type of hardware and software, whether it is up to date, and many other things in real time.

You can learn how to integrate it here in their 👉 documentation page.

4) useragent.app

useragent.app API is one of the 4th best User-Agent parser API that can help to get very detailed information of the user specific device from a User-Agent.

With the help of this API you can get

🖥 Browser name,
🖥 Browser version,
🖥 Browser major version,
💻 Render Engine,
🌐 OS name,
🌐 OS Version,
🌐 OS family,
🌏 Device name,
📱 Device type,
📱Device Brand,
📱 Device brand code,
📱 Device Desktop or not,
📱 Device is Mobile or not,
🐞 Crawler or not,
🐞 Crawler category,
🐞 Crawler url,
🐞 Crawler vendor etc...

Lets take a look at the JSON response of the useragent.app API

When you make request to useragent.app API to parser your users User-Agent string using https://api.useragent.app/parse?key=YOUR_KEY_HERE&ua=RAW_USER_AGENT_STRING GET request, you can get a Response that looks like this,

  
{         
    "client_summary": "Chrome 109.0.0/Windows 10",         
    "ua_family": "Chrome",         
    "ua_version": {         
        "major": 109,         
        "minor": 0,         
        "patch": 0,         
        "summary": "Chrome 109.0.0"         
    },         
    "os_family": "Windows",         
    "os_version": {         
        "major": 10,         
        "minor": 0,         
        "patch": 0,         
        "summary": "Windows 10"         
    },         
    "ua_type": "browser",         
    "bot_info": {         
        "name": null,         
        "category": null,         
        "url": null,         
        "vendor": {         
            "name": null,         
            "url": null         
        }         
    },         
    "os_meta": {         
        "name": "Windows",         
        "short_name": "WIN",         
        "version": "10",         
        "platform": "x64"         
    },         
    "ua_rendering_engine": "Blink",         
    "ua_rendering_engine_version": {         
        "major": null,         
        "minor": null,         
        "patch": null,         
        "summary": "Blink"         
    },         
    "device": {         
        "is_mobile": false,         
        "is_tablet": false,         
        "is_desktop": true,         
        "brand": null,         
        "model": null         
    },         
    "client": {         
        "bot": false,         
        "user": true         
    }         
}

useragent.app API can help you get browser, operating system, device information, Bot detection and many other things in real time.

You can learn how to integrate it here in their 👉 documentation page.

5) Neutrinoapi

Neutrinoapi API is one of the best User-Agent parser API that can help to get very detailed information of the user specific device from a User-Agent.

With the help of this API you can get

🖥 Browser name,
🖥 Browser version,
🖥 Browser major version,
💻 Render Engine,
🌐 OS name,
🌐 OS Version,
🌐 OS family,
🌐 OS family code,
🌐 OS family Vendor,
🌐 OS icon,
🌏 Device Model,
📱 Device type,
📱 Device Brand,
📱 Device price,
📱 Device-resolution,
📱 Device-model-code,
📱 Device Aspect-ratio,
📱 Device is Mobile or not etc...

Lets take a look at the JSON response of the Neutrinoapi API

When you make request to Neutrinoapi API to parser your users User-Agent string using https://neutrinoapi.net/ua-lookup POST or GET request, you can get a Response that looks like this,

  
{         
browser-engine:"Blink",         
browser-release:"2022",If the client is a web browser which year was this browser version released         
device-brand:"Samsung",         
device-height-px:802,         
device-model:"Galaxy A13",         
device-model-code:"SM-A135F",         
device-pixel-ratio:3,         
device-ppi:401,         
device-price:200,         
device-release:"2022",         
device-resolution:"1080x2408",         
device-width-px:360,         
is-mobile:true,         
is-webview:false,         
name:"Chrome",         
os:"Android 12",         
os-family:"Android",         
os-version:"12",         
os-version-major:"12",         
type:"phone",         
ua:"Mozilla/5.0 (Linux; Android 12; SM-A135F) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/99.0.4844.88 Mobile Safari/537.36",         
version:"99.0.4844.88",         
version-major:"99"         
}

Neutrinoapi API can help you decode the browser, operating system, specific device informations and many other things in real time.

You can learn how to integrate it here in their 👉 documentation page.

A comparison of the top 5 User Agent parser APIs -> pricing here is in USD

API	Free plan	Basic plan	Accuracy	Popularity
1) Userparser	10,000 requests/mo	50,000 requests/mo for $4.70	95%	75%
2) Userstack	1,000 requests/mo	50,000 requests/mo for $9.99	90%	95%
3) WhatIsMyBrowser	5,000 requests/mo	50,000 requests/mo for $17	97%	95%
4) useragent.app	5,000 requests/mo	600,000 requests/mo for &9	85%	65%
5) Neutrinoapi	Free Trial	10,000 requests/mo for $10	95%	85%

Disclaimer: This is entirely based on my own personal experience with each API service. Except for Userparser, which is I am the creator of.

How to use User Agent parser APIs

User agent parser APIs are a great way to get information about the devices, browsers, and operating systems your users are using. There are many different user agent parser APIs available, so we’ve compiled a list of the top best ones to help you choose the right one for your needs.

To use a user agent parser API, simply make a call to the API with the user agent string you want to parse. The API will then return information about the device, browser, and operating system. This information can be used to customize your website or application for each user.

I know you're going to say that any open source software or free service will enough. However, keep in mind that paid APIs take less time to integrate and provide better service than free or open source software. Because those who manage and maintain the paid API service are constantly maintaining the service, So you can focus solely on your own main business.

Benefits of using a User Agent parser API

There are many benefits of using a User Agent parser API. Some of the most notable benefits include:

The ability to get accurate device, browser, and operating system informations. This is critical for businesses that need to track which devices and browsers their customers are using.
Improved website performance. By understanding which devices and browsers are being used to access your website, you can optimize your site to ensure the best possible experience for all visitors.
Increased security. By knowing which devices and browsers are being used to access your website, you can more easily identify potential security risks and take steps to mitigate them.

Final thoughts

As you can see, the top 5 best user agent parser APIs are all great in their own way. Depending on your needs and preferences, any one of them could be a great choice for you. No matter which one you choose, however, you'll find that these APIs make it easy to get device name, browser name and OS name information quickly and accurately - making them a valuable asset for any web developer or online business.