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title: User agent is now mandatory for API interactions
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created_at: 2013-01-31
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author_name: agh
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Following on from our [previous post](http://developer.github.com/changes/2012-10-14-rate-limit-changes/)
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about requiring requests to include a valid [User Agent header](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_agent)
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we have now changed our configuration to block any API request which does not include a User Agent.
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Setting this helps us identify requests from you, and get in touch with people who are using
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the API in a way which causes disruption to GitHub. Most HTTP libraries and tools like cURL
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already provide a valid header for you, and allow you to customize it, so this will not require
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many of our users to make any changes whatsoever.
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If you have any questions or feedback, please drop us a line at
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[support@github.com](mailto:support@github.com?subject=User Agent Requirement).

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