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# Agent Terms (Amazon), defined | Agent Ready Checkout

> Agent Terms (Amazon): Amazon's Conditions of Use section requiring agents to identify themselves and forbidding human mimicry and CAPTCHA solving.

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Last reviewed: 2026-11-04

Glossary

# Agent Terms (Amazon)

In short

Agent Terms (Amazon): Amazon's Conditions of Use section requiring agents to identify themselves and forbidding human mimicry and CAPTCHA solving. Agent Terms (Amazon) appears in 25 sourced facts on this site, the first in Universal Commerce Protocol (UCP). Example: Agents must send "Agent/\[agent name\]" in the user agent. After Agent Terms (Amazon) the glossary lists Agentic commerce.

## 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](https://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html?nodeId=508088), 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](https://ucp.dev/), read 4 Nov 2026. In [Universal Commerce Protocol (UCP)](https://agentreadycheckout.com/protocols/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](https://github.com/Universal-Commerce-Protocol/ucp/discussions/379), read 4 Nov 2026. In [Universal Commerce Protocol (UCP)](https://agentreadycheckout.com/protocols/ucp).
-   The UCP Shopping Tech Council lists members from Google, Shopify, Etsy, Target, Wayfair, Meta, Amazon, Microsoft, Stripe and Salesforce. [github.com](https://github.com/Universal-Commerce-Protocol/.github/blob/main/MAINTAINERS.md), read 4 Nov 2026. In [Google AI Mode and Gemini checkout (UCP)](https://agentreadycheckout.com/surfaces/google-ai-mode-and-gemini-checkout).
-   A district court in March 2026 enjoined Comet's shopping agent from Amazon.com and ordered data destruction. [mediapost.com](https://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/413382/judge-bans-perplexitys-shopping-agent-from-access.html), read 4 Nov 2026. In [Perplexity shopping and Comet](https://agentreadycheckout.com/surfaces/perplexity-shopping).
-   The Ninth Circuit (No. 26-1444, opinion by Judge M. Smith) decided Amazon.com Services v. Perplexity AI on 4 Aug 2026. [leagle.com](https://www.leagle.com/decision/infco20260804186), read 4 Nov 2026. In [Perplexity shopping and Comet](https://agentreadycheckout.com/surfaces/perplexity-shopping).

## Nearby terms

-   [Agentic commerce](https://agentreadycheckout.com/glossary/agentic-commerce)
-   [Agentic Commerce Protocol (ACP)](https://agentreadycheckout.com/glossary/agentic-commerce-protocol-acp)
-   [Buy for Me](https://agentreadycheckout.com/glossary/buy-for-me)
-   [All terms](https://agentreadycheckout.com/glossary)

## Sources

1.  [Amazon Conditions of Use](https://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html?nodeId=508088), read 4 Nov 2026
2.  [ucp.dev/](https://ucp.dev/), read 4 Nov 2026
3.  [github.com/Universal-Commerce-Protocol/ucp/discussions/379](https://github.com/Universal-Commerce-Protocol/ucp/discussions/379), read 4 Nov 2026
4.  [UCP central MAINTAINERS.md](https://github.com/Universal-Commerce-Protocol/.github/blob/main/MAINTAINERS.md), read 4 Nov 2026
5.  [Judge Bans Perplexity Shopping Agent From Amazon](https://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/413382/judge-bans-perplexitys-shopping-agent-from-access.html), read 4 Nov 2026
6.  [Amazon.com Services v. Perplexity AI, No. 26-1444](https://www.leagle.com/decision/infco20260804186), read 4 Nov 2026

Last reviewed 4 Nov 2026

## Edition

Matrix edition of 4 Nov 2026.

Reviewed 4 Nov 2026, [6 sources](#sources-h).

## Method

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