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Get and Set Matlab HTTP user agent
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user_agent.m
function user_agent()
%% Get Matlab user agent
% Setting user agent for a client can help get around servers that ban non-allow-listed user agents.
w = weboptions;
disp("Matlab user agent: " + w.UserAgent)
url = "https://www.whatsmyua.info/api/v1/ua";
fn = websave(tempname, url);
meta = jsondecode(fileread(fn));
disp("Matlab user agent: " + meta{1}.ua.rawUa)
%% Set Matlab user agent
w.UserAgent = "Mozilla/5.0";
fn = websave(tempname, url, w);
meta = jsondecode(fileread(fn));
disp("Matlab user agent: " + meta{1}.ua.rawUa)
end
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