Headless Chrome
An open source tool anyone can run
Chrome running with no visible window, the default for scripted browsing and scraping.
How Verisoul identifies Headless Chrome
Headless Chrome names itself in its user agent. Anyone can copy that, so we only label a session Headless Chrome when the other signals check out too.
- Not used
Cryptographic
Not needed to identify it
- Not used
Network
Not needed to identify it
- Used
Device
Headless browser markers in the device fingerprint
- Used
Behavior
Scripted navigation with no human input
Also names itself in its user agent
How often you'll see it
Very common
One of the biggest sources of automated traffic on the web. Expect it on almost every site