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July 9, 2026
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Allow "Browser" (and other standard dimensions) as criteria in Bot Rules

  • July 9, 2026
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Currently, Adobe Analytics custom bot rules only support filtering based on User-Agent, IP Address, or IP Range. However, when modern browsers (like Chrome or Edge) send requests without Client Hints, Adobe replaces the un-vetted minor version with a .999 placeholder in the reporting backend (e.g., Chrome 148.999), which is surfaced via the standard Browser dimension.

Because this fallback logic happens downstream from the initial User-Agent ingestion, we cannot reliably capture or block these specific spikes using standard User-Agent string matching in our Bot Rules.

Why this is needed: A sudden spike in .999 browser versions is a strong indicator of low-quality or bot traffic. However, our data quality is currently suffering because we have no native way to translate this specific reporting dimension back into a bot filter rule. Relying on complex VISTA data engineering or shifting IP ranges is inefficient for dealing with browser-specific anomalies.

Proposed Solution: Expand standard Analytics Bot Rules capability to include the processed Browser dimension (and potentially other processed dimensions) as an evaluation criterion, rather than limiting it purely to the raw User-Agent string. This will allow administrators to immediately isolate and filter out suspicious browser anomalies dynamically.

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Jennifer_Dungan
Community Advisor and Adobe Champion
Community Advisor and Adobe Champion
July 9, 2026

Yes, this would be a great improvement.

MandyGeorge
Community Advisor and Adobe Champion
Community Advisor and Adobe Champion
July 9, 2026

Any updates to the bot rule options would be great! 

Even beyond that, being able to combine dimensions (such as browsers from a specific ISP domain) would be another way to greatly improve this. Right now we’re having to do this with segments and a VRS.