client_​characteristics

Version: v2025-01-13Includes 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 contentCharacteristics.

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