navigator.webdriver

Category: Miscellaneous
Type: New or changed feature
Status: Enabled by default (Chrome 63)
Intent stage: None

Breaking change: No
Enterprise impact: None
Spec maturity: Working draft
Web Platform Tests: No

Summary

The Webdriver specification defines a `navigator.webdriver` property to indicate if UA is controlled by automation. This property is defined and returns `true` when running Chrome with the `--headless` flag.

Standards & signals

Specification: https://www.w3.org/TR/webdriver/#interface
Firefox: No signal
Safari: No signal
Web developers: No signals
Tracking bug: https://crbug.com/723900

Ecosystem

Web Platform Tests: https://wpt.fyi/results/?q=navigator-webdriver
Chrome Platform Showcase: https://chrome-platform-showcase.paulkinlan-ea.deno.net/features
GenDN reference: https://gendn.paulkinlan-ea.deno.net/features
chrome.dev demos search: https://www.google.com/search?q=site%3Achrome.dev+navigator.webdriver
MDN Web Docs: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/search?q=navigator.webdriver
Baseline status: https://webstatus.dev/?q=navigator.webdriver

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