Agent Terms (Amazon)

Definition

Amazon's Conditions of Use section requiring agents to identify themselves and forbidding human mimicry and CAPTCHA solving.

Example

Agents must send "Agent/[agent name]" in the user agent. amazon.com, read 4 Nov 2026.

Where it appears in the sourced facts

• ucp.dev lists shopping co-developers Google, Shopify, Etsy, Wayfair, Target, Walmart, Amazon, Microsoft, Meta, Salesforce and Stripe, and states that businesses "remain the Merchant of Record". ucp.dev, read 4 Nov 2026. In Universal Commerce Protocol (UCP).
• Amazon, Meta, Microsoft, Salesforce and Stripe joined the UCP Tech Council on 24 Apr 2026, alongside current members Google, Shopify, Etsy, Target and Wayfair. github.com, read 4 Nov 2026. In Universal Commerce Protocol (UCP).
• The UCP Shopping Tech Council lists members from Google, Shopify, Etsy, Target, Wayfair, Meta, Amazon, Microsoft, Stripe and Salesforce. github.com, read 4 Nov 2026. In Google AI Mode and Gemini checkout (UCP).
• A district court in March 2026 enjoined Comet's shopping agent from Amazon.com and ordered data destruction. mediapost.com, read 4 Nov 2026. In Perplexity shopping and Comet.
• The Ninth Circuit (No. 26-1444, opinion by Judge M. Smith) decided Amazon.com Services v. Perplexity AI on 4 Aug 2026. leagle.com, read 4 Nov 2026. In Perplexity shopping and Comet.

Nearby terms

• Agentic commerce
• Agentic Commerce Protocol (ACP)
• Buy for Me
• All terms