ua-tracer
by Paul Kinlan
trace 7mdWD1jn
what does a user agent actually fetch, follow & run?
Trace 7mdWD1jn
First seen: 2026-10-20 16:01:12.321 UTC
User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (compatible; AhrefsBot/7.0; +http://ahrefs.com/robot/)
Bot verification: Not a known bot (no IP-range check applies).
What this user agent did
Directly-referenced assets:
✓ fetched CSS
✓ fetched JS
✓ fetched image
✗ fetched font (HTML)
Document-level link hints:
✗ fetched favicon
✗ fetched apple-touch-icon
✗ fetched web manifest
✗ fetched preload
✗ fetched prefetch
Second-level follows (proves it parsed the linking file):
✗ followed CSS background-image
✗ followed CSS @font-face
✗ followed manifest icon
✗ followed CSS @import
Frames (does it descend into iframes?):
✗ fetched iframe document
✗ descended into iframe (loaded inner image)
Reporting (a report-only CSP is violated by inline styles; reports can arrive via HTTP headers with no JS, or via in-page beacons):
✗ sent a CSP/Reporting report (any path)
✗ delivered via report-uri/Report-To header (no JS)
✗ delivered via in-page beacon (securitypolicyviolation / ReportingObserver)
Social embed (Open Graph / Twitter card images):
✓ fetched og:image
✗ fetched twitter:image
JavaScript execution:
✗ EXECUTED classic JS
✗ EXECUTED ES module
✗ posted client timing
Server-side request waterfall
Every request the server received for this trace, in receive order. +ms is the delta from the
homepage request.
| Received | Δ | Kind | Method | User-Agent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-20 16:01:12.321 UTC | +0 ms | homepage | GET | Mozilla/5.0 (compatible; AhrefsBot/7.0; +http://ahrefs.com/robot/) |
request headers (12){
"accept": "*/*",
"accept-encoding": "deflate, gzip, br, zstd",
"host": "uatracer.com",
"signature": "sig=:0MG6CvwPBHEDG7xmz7QD8JoCNRFgwSF4uVvEZUzAuf6cZKdi6t3KqcYvMktMq6ZZuJBiI3GLk3EDVMnyqfjxCg==:",
"signature-agent": "\"https://ahrefs.com\"",
"signature-input": "sig=(\"@authority\" \"signature-agent\");created=1792512072;keyid=\"e3vpiy0B6M1Wdxnizw3dqRSgpqS6SXM2qiQ6HtUwZ5g\";alg=\"ed25519\";expires=1792512132;nonce=\"mJ5aC-ia32duQyghOQfngOrBem9lNngUwOIn0_AWlkd9WFNGOr5plHqThrSauE31vn1OzNcuofVxHvHLDjLX8A\";tag=\"web-bot-auth\"",
"traceparent": "00-15ee7c3c67c865198deb45211f514a33-e69c97c5aa84033a-01",
"tracestate": "",
"user-agent": "Mozilla/5.0 (compatible; AhrefsBot/7.0; +http://ahrefs.com/robot/)",
"via": "HTTP/2 ord.vultr.prod.deno-cluster.net",
"x-deno-userspace-traceparent": "00-15ee7c3c67c865198deb45211f514a33-16ebd79244028233-01",
"x-deno-userspace-tracestate": ""
}
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| 2026-10-20 16:01:58.282 UTC | +45961 ms | JS | GET | Mozilla/5.0 (compatible; AhrefsBot/7.0; +http://ahrefs.com/robot/) |
request headers (12){
"accept": "*/*",
"accept-encoding": "deflate, gzip, br, zstd",
"host": "uatracer.com",
"signature": "sig=:qS7zFhlwvH96IefY39XOjS9kipw9QTTGUwNYDY7+bRTIT1YPJveu7Y3QYA7Mj67mdMdLxMfhiM/L3KQeenukBA==:",
"signature-agent": "\"https://ahrefs.com\"",
"signature-input": "sig=(\"@authority\" \"signature-agent\");created=1792512118;keyid=\"e3vpiy0B6M1Wdxnizw3dqRSgpqS6SXM2qiQ6HtUwZ5g\";alg=\"ed25519\";expires=1792512178;nonce=\"tO_6fHY-QTfWJabBuq6YL3vbE3mYWOlNPv_32BljKr3Cx7HiKrY2zs4og0XnhEa0YAVi-554vCrGTfqhUUqmwQ\";tag=\"web-bot-auth\"",
"traceparent": "00-8cbed763d4db4a822a921d1eaecbd692-d77a7c7805a6b275-01",
"tracestate": "",
"user-agent": "Mozilla/5.0 (compatible; AhrefsBot/7.0; +http://ahrefs.com/robot/)",
"via": "HTTP/2 ord.vultr.prod.deno-cluster.net",
"x-deno-userspace-traceparent": "00-8cbed763d4db4a822a921d1eaecbd692-af716bf9aa4d7386-01",
"x-deno-userspace-tracestate": ""
}
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| 2026-10-20 16:01:59.406 UTC | +47085 ms | ES module | GET | Mozilla/5.0 (compatible; AhrefsBot/7.0; +http://ahrefs.com/robot/) |
request headers (12){
"accept": "*/*",
"accept-encoding": "deflate, gzip, br, zstd",
"host": "uatracer.com",
"signature": "sig=:ateLP+Iv+vl/53ytj3v6Ldj5T4SUTot9UB6MovevKPj3UwW6f5RMvfA0NXAq5zuvDf3dYngqFo1YlINzsZV2AQ==:",
"signature-agent": "\"https://ahrefs.com\"",
"signature-input": "sig=(\"@authority\" \"signature-agent\");created=1792512119;keyid=\"e3vpiy0B6M1Wdxnizw3dqRSgpqS6SXM2qiQ6HtUwZ5g\";alg=\"ed25519\";expires=1792512179;nonce=\"7rtnob68ZNhyndgiHZrT-P4cgQWpvNo_KIIR_BuFBSfia2exfpFySacTHJrMRdL_WyMx6FFDl9TJ6ebAX1YtfA\";tag=\"web-bot-auth\"",
"traceparent": "00-5f80167a6b897b5e852e25212c228293-fee21111c0cbd5c6-01",
"tracestate": "",
"user-agent": "Mozilla/5.0 (compatible; AhrefsBot/7.0; +http://ahrefs.com/robot/)",
"via": "HTTP/2 ord.vultr.prod.deno-cluster.net",
"x-deno-userspace-traceparent": "00-5f80167a6b897b5e852e25212c228293-9ea60ba4d4dc75ed-01",
"x-deno-userspace-tracestate": ""
}
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| 2026-10-20 16:02:00.389 UTC | +48068 ms | Open Graph image | GET | Mozilla/5.0 (compatible; AhrefsBot/7.0; +http://ahrefs.com/robot/) |
request headers (12){
"accept": "*/*",
"accept-encoding": "deflate, gzip, br, zstd",
"host": "uatracer.com",
"signature": "sig=:yKdUUXIGELdUkiybDD3ldUSXtyq8SYXiMdFCm/J6ibUflqgJNSawAoPUv5AiDELJkBDB5D51F8BPqEoS5FEvBQ==:",
"signature-agent": "\"https://ahrefs.com\"",
"signature-input": "sig=(\"@authority\" \"signature-agent\");created=1792512120;keyid=\"e3vpiy0B6M1Wdxnizw3dqRSgpqS6SXM2qiQ6HtUwZ5g\";alg=\"ed25519\";expires=1792512180;nonce=\"lPxZ0LjZ5Odbu22ymsNc2ha-nIVaJYx3ShOngEjaLCIjNV5cRDrLM-1Sic0joQpx4FQ0DvbrMV-M4dh4kzDxQw\";tag=\"web-bot-auth\"",
"traceparent": "00-cde59f4d5305a9a2d1f62c6bbc244988-969f87a35a9ea279-01",
"tracestate": "",
"user-agent": "Mozilla/5.0 (compatible; AhrefsBot/7.0; +http://ahrefs.com/robot/)",
"via": "HTTP/2 ord.vultr.prod.deno-cluster.net",
"x-deno-userspace-traceparent": "00-cde59f4d5305a9a2d1f62c6bbc244988-278f161f62d0bf05-01",
"x-deno-userspace-tracestate": ""
}
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| 2026-10-20 16:02:01.397 UTC | +49076 ms | image | GET | Mozilla/5.0 (compatible; AhrefsBot/7.0; +http://ahrefs.com/robot/) |
request headers (12){
"accept": "*/*",
"accept-encoding": "deflate, gzip, br, zstd",
"host": "uatracer.com",
"signature": "sig=:hQsQUdNBT+JO1ZYbGV1MWcrr5ZJRTeqZx/pF4L/Pix+0q3+IHSfMPrRAIrFZq+dFQ/pAF2LYvKc6JpHe1FQwBQ==:",
"signature-agent": "\"https://ahrefs.com\"",
"signature-input": "sig=(\"@authority\" \"signature-agent\");created=1792512121;keyid=\"e3vpiy0B6M1Wdxnizw3dqRSgpqS6SXM2qiQ6HtUwZ5g\";alg=\"ed25519\";expires=1792512181;nonce=\"sHXpQevNbojka7aBR9wwkm4MpJEASo0FZofsLl5kcy6bhKXiYMs0icyoj4if6c2Ay3SjpFxcyVZsVrK3hj98Ag\";tag=\"web-bot-auth\"",
"traceparent": "00-8612b9a5814ad16e256b8a197fe6dddd-9a4353f90d096928-01",
"tracestate": "",
"user-agent": "Mozilla/5.0 (compatible; AhrefsBot/7.0; +http://ahrefs.com/robot/)",
"via": "HTTP/2 ord.vultr.prod.deno-cluster.net",
"x-deno-userspace-traceparent": "00-8612b9a5814ad16e256b8a197fe6dddd-ae9f23be183db0d5-01",
"x-deno-userspace-tracestate": ""
}
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| 2026-10-20 16:02:02.526 UTC | +50205 ms | CSS | GET | Mozilla/5.0 (compatible; AhrefsBot/7.0; +http://ahrefs.com/robot/) |
request headers (12){
"accept": "*/*",
"accept-encoding": "deflate, gzip, br, zstd",
"host": "uatracer.com",
"signature": "sig=:YAF1FsMH1L+hKvTeYnNbOY2CH/Lc0N9T1ijh/WR1EvkIMRc79CcJ/5ETrK54y89mvlY3teKFaxd1nOqbzN9RDg==:",
"signature-agent": "\"https://ahrefs.com\"",
"signature-input": "sig=(\"@authority\" \"signature-agent\");created=1792512122;keyid=\"e3vpiy0B6M1Wdxnizw3dqRSgpqS6SXM2qiQ6HtUwZ5g\";alg=\"ed25519\";expires=1792512182;nonce=\"6KDH63kQDitdmaXkdlWlRm3x8E_SUkztsa9KPJ1RD94PwORpdIQu7e-9nQ7dXOy-2Ww4aELE68LdWernWo-zXg\";tag=\"web-bot-auth\"",
"traceparent": "00-0d2586618c35f845e2337bcc5cee1d90-fb2ac78103afd6bd-01",
"tracestate": "",
"user-agent": "Mozilla/5.0 (compatible; AhrefsBot/7.0; +http://ahrefs.com/robot/)",
"via": "HTTP/2 ord.vultr.prod.deno-cluster.net",
"x-deno-userspace-traceparent": "00-0d2586618c35f845e2337bcc5cee1d90-794da51ddb9b7ea8-01",
"x-deno-userspace-tracestate": ""
}
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