client_​characteristics

Version: v2025-02-18Includes use: Yes

Behavior name: Client Characteristics

Specifies characteristics of the client ecosystem. Akamai uses this information to optimize your metadata configuration, which may result in better end-user performance.

See also origin​_characteristics and various product-specific behaviors whose names are prefixed content​Characteristics.

Default behavior

These samples reflect the behavior's default settings. You can use these as is in your configurations or make adjustments based on the behavior's available options.

data "akamai_property_rules_builder" "client_characteristics" {
  rules_v2025_02_18 {
    name     = "Client Characteristics"
    comments = "Control the settings related to your client's ecosystem."
    behavior {
      client_characteristics {
  		country = "UNKNOWN"
      }
    }
  }
}
"behaviors": [
  {
    "name": "clientCharacteristics",
    "options": {
      "country": "UNKNOWN"
    }
  }
]

Options

Option Description
country
Specifies the client request's geographic region. Value is one of:
  • GLOBAL
  • GLOBAL_​US_​CENTRIC
  • GLOBAL_​EU_​CENTRIC
  • GLOBAL_​ASIA_​CENTRIC
  • EUROPE
  • NORTH_​AMERICA
  • SOUTH_​AMERICA
  • NORDICS
  • ASIA_​PACIFIC
  • AUSTRALIA
  • GERMANY
  • INDIA
  • ITALY
  • JAPAN
  • TAIWAN
  • UNITED_​KINGDOM
  • OTHER
  • UNKNOWN