# Changing the user agent.

**URL:** <https://forums.plex.tv/t/changing-the-user-agent/3385>\
**Category:** Dev/API Corner\
**Tags:** other-dev\
**Created:** [January 10, 2010, 10:35pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/changing-the-user-agent/3385 "2010-01-10T22:35:24Z")\
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**Author:** ![koredom](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/8e8cbc/32.png) [@koredom](https://forums.plex.tv/u/koredom)\
**Post date:** [January 10, 2010, 10:35pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/changing-the-user-agent/3385/1 "2010-01-10T22:35:24Z")

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I want to change the user agent of plex, when its connecting to a stream. Specificly when connecting to a \*.mov stream from within the movie list (trailers) - Possible?  
  
  
  
Greetings

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**Author:** ![tokyovigilante](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/tokyovigilante/32/72_2.png) [@tokyovigilante](https://forums.plex.tv/u/tokyovigilante)\
**Post date:** [January 16, 2010, 11:07am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/changing-the-user-agent/3385/2 "2010-01-16T11:07:59Z")

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> I want to change the user agent of plex, when its connecting to a stream. Specificly when connecting to a \*.mov stream from within the movie list (trailers) - Possible?  
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> Greetings

  
We're fixing the user agent for AMT in an upcoming release. We may or may not (probably will) let plugins specify custom UAs.

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**Author:** ![jam](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/jam/32/186050_2.png) [@jam](https://forums.plex.tv/u/jam)\
**Post date:** [January 16, 2010, 11:22am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/changing-the-user-agent/3385/3 "2010-01-16T11:22:11Z")

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> We're fixing the user agent for AMT in an upcoming release. We may or may not (probably will) let plugins specify custom UAs.

  
The AMT user agent has already been fixed, and plug-ins can already specify custom UAs :) It's been supported for the last couple of releases.

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**Author:** ![tokyovigilante](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/tokyovigilante/32/72_2.png) [@tokyovigilante](https://forums.plex.tv/u/tokyovigilante)\
**Post date:** [January 16, 2010, 11:26am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/changing-the-user-agent/3385/4 "2010-01-16T11:26:53Z")

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> The AMT user agent has already been fixed, and plug-ins can already specify custom UAs :) It's been supported for the last couple of releases.

  
See, we're so awesome stuff has been fixed even before I even think about it!

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**Author:** ![koredom](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/8e8cbc/32.png) [@koredom](https://forums.plex.tv/u/koredom)\
**Post date:** [January 16, 2010, 12:12pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/changing-the-user-agent/3385/5 "2010-01-16T12:12:45Z")

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> See, we're so awesome stuff has been fixed even before I even think about it!

  
pretty nice. so how can i change them? :)

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**Author:** ![jam](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/jam/32/186050_2.png) [@jam](https://forums.plex.tv/u/jam)\
**Post date:** [January 16, 2010, 3:42pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/changing-the-user-agent/3385/6 "2010-01-16T15:42:58Z")

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> pretty nice. so how can i change them? :)

  
I've already explained how in response to your question in the Media Server Plugins developer forum :)

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**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/3X/2/a/2acb9765406f63293d357b4ec509ec39aa28f2ad.png) [@system](https://forums.plex.tv/u/system)\
**Post date:** [December 20, 2019, 8:35pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/changing-the-user-agent/3385/7 "2019-12-20T20:35:20Z")

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