diff --git a/src/content/docs/bots/reference/verified-bots-policy.mdx b/src/content/docs/bots/reference/verified-bots-policy.mdx index 5b24ccd2cc33979..3236ad4f6b0969e 100644 --- a/src/content/docs/bots/reference/verified-bots-policy.mdx +++ b/src/content/docs/bots/reference/verified-bots-policy.mdx @@ -108,6 +108,30 @@ If any of the requirements to validate are breached, a service will be removed f To submit a verified bot that Cloudflare is not [currently tracking](https://radar.cloudflare.com/verified-bots), fill out an [online application](https://dash.cloudflare.com/?to=/:account/configurations/verified-bots) in the Cloudflare dashboard for the fastest possible results. Bot operators who prefer not to create a free Cloudflare account can do so using our [old form](https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdqYNuULEypMnp4i5pROSc-uP6x65Xub9svD27mb8JChA_-XA/viewform?usp=sf_link), but the waiting time is up to several weeks for verified bot requests to be evaluated. +### Generic user-agents + +User-agent patterns that match generic user-agents will be rejected by the Verified Bots API. When you add a user-agent pattern that is considered very common to the Verified Bot form, you may encounter an error message that will prompt you to correct the user-agent before you can submit again. + +Generic user-agents include: + +- `Dart` +- `Go-http-client` +- `GuzzleHttp` +- `Google Chrome` +- `Mozilla Firefox` +- `Safari` +- `Nessus` +- `Websocket++` +- `cloudflare-go` +- `fasthttp` +- `got` +- `nginx-ssl early hints` +- `node` +- `node-fetch` +- `okhttp` +- `python-requests` +- `uTorrent` + ## Transient false negatives Once Cloudflare lists a bot as a verified bot, this entry is cached and may get delisted if no traffic is seen in the Cloudflare network coming from the bot for a defined period of time.