@fingerprintjs/fingerprintjs

What is @fingerprintjs/fingerprintjs?

@fingerprintjs/fingerprintjs is a JavaScript library that provides a way to uniquely identify users based on their browser and device characteristics. It is commonly used for fraud prevention, user authentication, and personalization.

What are @fingerprintjs/fingerprintjs's main functionalities?

Generate a Visitor Identifier

This feature allows you to generate a unique identifier for a visitor based on their browser and device characteristics. The code sample demonstrates how to load the FingerprintJS library, generate a visitor identifier, and log it to the console.

const FingerprintJS = require('@fingerprintjs/fingerprintjs');

FingerprintJS.load().then(fp => {
  fp.get().then(result => {
    const visitorId = result.visitorId;
    console.log(visitorId);
  });
});

Get Detailed Visitor Data

This feature provides detailed information about the visitor's browser and device characteristics. The code sample shows how to access and log the detailed components of the visitor's fingerprint.

const FingerprintJS = require('@fingerprintjs/fingerprintjs');

FingerprintJS.load().then(fp => {
  fp.get().then(result => {
    const components = result.components;
    console.log(components);
  });
});

Other packages similar to @fingerprintjs/fingerprintjs

clientjs

ClientJS is a JavaScript library for generating a client-side fingerprint based on browser and device characteristics. It offers similar functionality to @fingerprintjs/fingerprintjs but may not be as comprehensive in terms of the data it collects and analyzes.

fingerprintjs2

FingerprintJS2 is an older version of the FingerprintJS library. It provides similar functionality for generating unique visitor identifiers but lacks some of the newer features and improvements found in @fingerprintjs/fingerprintjs.

ua-parser-js

UA-Parser-JS is a JavaScript library for parsing user-agent strings to identify browser, engine, OS, CPU, and device type/model. While it does not generate a unique visitor identifier, it provides detailed information about the user's environment, which can be used in conjunction with other libraries for fingerprinting.

README

FingerprintJS is a browser fingerprinting library that queries browser attributes and computes a hashed visitor identifier from them. Unlike cookies and local storage, a fingerprint stays the same in incognito/private mode and even when browser data is purged.

FingerprintJS is 100% open-source, but its accuracy is limited because it's only a client-side library without a backend.

Open Source library accuracy	Fingerprint Pro accuracy
FingerprintJS has limited accuracy (40% - 60%) and functionality, because it's not possible to do many things without a backend.	Fingerprint Pro is a high-scale device identity platform that has both client-side and server-side components and identifies browsers and mobile devices with a 99.5% accuracy. Fingerprint Pro starts at $200/mo for up to 100K API calls.
FingerprintJS library demo: https://fingerprintjs.github.io/fingerprintjs	Fingerprint Pro demo: https://fingerprint.com/demo

Quick start

<script>
  // Initialize the agent at application startup.
  const fpPromise = import('https://openfpcdn.io/fingerprintjs/v3')
    .then(FingerprintJS => FingerprintJS.load())

  // Get the visitor identifier when you need it.
  fpPromise
    .then(fp => fp.get())
    .then(result => {
      // This is the visitor identifier:
      const visitorId = result.visitorId
      console.log(visitorId)
    })
</script>

Run this code

📕 Full documentation

⚛️ Sample usage with React on the StackBlitz platform

Use Fingerprint Pro to get 99.5% identification accuracy

Fingerprint Pro is a professional visitor identification service that processes all information server-side and transmits it securely to your servers using server-to-server APIs. Pro combines browser fingerprinting with vast amounts of auxiliary data (IP addresses, time of visit patterns, URL changes and more) to be able to reliably deduplicate different users that have identical devices, resulting in the 99.5% identification accuracy. Fingerprint Pro is available for Web, Android, iOS and other platforms.

Fingerprint Pro pricing starts at $200 per month for up to 100K API calls. Additional API calls are $2 per month for 1,000 API calls. A two-week free trial is available — no credit card is required. Sign up at https://dashboard.fingerprint.com/signup.

Pro plans start at $0/month - no credit card required.

Full product comparison:

	Open Source FingerprintJS	Fingerprint Pro and Pro Plus
Core Features
100% open source	Yes	No1
Accuracy	up to 60%	99.5%
Standard identification input signals Screen, OS, and device name	✓	✓
Advanced identification input signals Canvas, audio, fonts	✓	✓
Smart signals (output) Bot detection, device, network, and user behavior		✓
ID type	Fingerprint	Visitor ID2
ID lifetime	Several weeks	Months/years
ID origin	Client	Server
ID collisions	Common	Rare
Mobile native SDKs
Android	✓	✓
iOS	✓	✓
Flutter		✓
React Native		✓
Additional Features
Incognito mode detection Works in all modern browsers - see our full list of browsers supported		✓
Server-side accuracy increase Based on additional server-side signals, such as TLS crypto support, ipv4/v6 data, and others		✓
Query API & realtime Webhooks build flexible workflows		✓
Ability to evade ad blockers	Supported (NPM, own hosting)	Supported (NPM + subdomain)
Geolocation based on IP address		✓
Operations
Data security	Your infrastructure	Encrypted at rest
Storage	Your infrastructure	Unlimited up to 1 yr
Regions	Your infrastructure	Hosting in US, EU and APAC
Compliance	Your infrastructure	GDPR, CCPA, and SOC 2 Type II compliant3
SLA	No SLA	99.8% uptime
Support	GitHub community	Basic and advanced support options available

_{1. Fingerprint Pro uses the open source fingerprinting library as well as proprietary technology for increased accuracy and identifier stability.}

_{2. Visitor IDs, in comparison to fingerprints, include server-side techniques, are deduplicated, and utilize fuzzy matching to result in a more accurate and stable identifier. Fingerprint hashes rely on an exact match across all browser attributes, making them less stable across > 4-week time intervals.}

_{3. Fingerprint Pro is GDPR and CCPA compliant, ISO 27001 certified, and SOC 2 Type II compliant. You still need to be compliant as the data controller and use the identification for fraud prevention under legitimate interest or ask for user consent.}

Pro result example

{
  "requestId": "HFMlljrzKEiZmhUNDx7Z",
  "visitorId": "kHqPGWS1Mj18sZFsP8Wl",
  "visitorFound": true,
  "confidence": { "score": 0.995 },
  "incognito": false,
  "browserName": "Chrome",
  "browserVersion": "92.0.4515.107",
  "os": "Mac OS X",
  "osVersion": "10.15.6",
  "device": "Other",
  "ip": "192.65.67.131",
  "ipLocation": {
    "accuracyRadius": 100,
    "latitude": 37.409657,
    "longitude": -121.965467
    // ...
  },
  "firstSeenAt": {
    "global": "2022-03-16T11:26:45.362Z",
    "subscription": "2022-03-16T11:31:01.101Z"
  },
  "lastSeenAt": {
    "global": "2022-05-21T18:05:43.023Z",
    "subscription": "2022-05-20T05:41:29.926Z"
  }
}

Resources

🍿 Live demo

⏱ How to upgrade from open source FingerprintJS to Fingerprint Pro in 30 seconds

📕 Fingerprint Pro documentation

▶️ Video: use Fingerprint Pro to prevent multiple signups

Migrating from v2

• Migration guide
• V2 documentation

Version policy

See the compatibility policy for the API and visitor identifiers in the version policy guide.

Supported browsers

The library supports all popular browsers. See more details and learn how to run the library in old browsers in the browser support guide.

Where to get support

Using Issues and Discussions publicly will help the open-source community and other users with similar issues. However, if you require private support, please email us at [e-mail].

Contributing

See the contribution guidelines to learn how to start a playground, test, and build.