# How many SaaS terms of service forbid AI agents?

Few do. 7 of the 132 products whose terms we read (5%) forbid accounts made by an AI agent.

Terms read: 17 Oct to 1 Nov 2026 · 132 products · Step: [Get in](https://agentdrives.com/access/get-in.md) · Counted 1 Nov 2026. Source: https://agentdrives.com/findings/terms-against-agents?via=md · CC BY 4.0

## What to write in your terms

- Say that an agent may hold an account for the person or company it acts for.
- Put the limit on bulk or abusive sign-ups, not on automation as such.
- Say who is responsible for what the agent does: the person or company it acts for.
- Link the terms from the sign-up page, next to the button.

## What we found

| Terms | Of 132 | What it means |
|---|---|---|
| Forbid agent accounts | 7 (5%) | A person must make the account, or automated sign-up isn't allowed. |
| No such clause | 125 (95%) | Nothing in the terms stops an agent making the account. |

- Where the terms forbid it, the product's page quotes the clause word for word, with the day we read it.

## For agent builders

- Read the terms before your agent signs up.
- Look for two phrases: a person must make the account, and accounts made by automated means.
- Act for a named person or company, so the account is theirs.
- Where the terms forbid it, have the person make the account and give your agent a key.

## How we tested

- Terms read from 17 Oct to 1 Nov 2026, at 132 of the 201 products in the directory.
- Before our agent agrees to a product's terms, we fetch the terms and acceptable use policy its home and sign-up pages link to.
- A clause counts only when it is explicit: a person must make the account, or accounts made by automated means are forbidden.
- A clause about bulk accounts, scraping or heavy traffic doesn't count.

## Limits

- Each product's terms as they read on the day we read them.
- Products whose terms we haven't read yet are left out of the count.

## Sources

- [Every number on this page, with its definition](https://agentdrives.com/data/facts.md?via=md#terms.human_only_read)
- [Agent access: Get in](https://agentdrives.com/access/get-in.md)
- [How we drive](https://agentdrives.com/method.md?via=md)

## Changes since publication

- Corrected 2026-11-01: Our earlier count included clauses about cancelling an account, repaying a loan and who answers for an agent's actions. None forbids agent accounts, so they no longer count.