There are several terminal commands to retrieve the numerical / abbreviated Model Identifier for Mac hardware. <ul> <li><code>sysctl hw.model</code></li> <li><code>system_profiler SPHardwareDataType</code></li> </ul> These dump a string with the hardware name and x,y versioning. Currently we have to maintain a table to convert these identifiers into the full english machine description. Is there an API, or better a command line tool that can produce the more human friendly names that match Apple's documentation MacBook Pro 15-inch, Mid 2009 or MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2016, Four Thunderbolt 3 Ports) instead of the more abbreviated MacBookPro5,3 or MacBookPro13,2 Model Identifier? <img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/Ka0Up.png" alt="MacBookPro5,3"><img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/Pz5SF.png" alt="MacBookPro13,2"> To summarize, how does System Profiler get the full localized names of Macintosh hardware in a way I can generate to consume that information systematically via script or program?

Did check the network traffic. System Information is connecting to <blockquote> http://support-sp.apple.com </blockquote> A full query looks like: http://support-sp.apple.com/sp/product?cc=DJWR&lang=de_DE Where 'DJWR' are the last four characters of the serial number More info here: http://blog.coriolis.ch/get-your-apple-device-model-name-in-a-readable-format/

How does System Profiler retrieve the full Mac hardware identifier?

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There are several terminal commands to retrieve the numerical / abbreviated Model Identifier for Mac hardware.

sysctl hw.model
system_profiler SPHardwareDataType

These dump a string with the hardware name and x,y versioning. Currently we have to maintain a table to convert these identifiers into the full english machine description.

Is there an API, or better a command line tool that can produce the more human friendly names that match Apple's documentation MacBook Pro 15-inch, Mid 2009 or MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2016, Four Thunderbolt 3 Ports) instead of the more abbreviated MacBookPro5,3 or MacBookPro13,2 Model Identifier?

MacBookPro5,3 MacBookPro13,2

To summarize, how does System Profiler get the full localized names of Macintosh hardware in a way I can generate to consume that information systematically via script or program?

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asked Nov 08 '11 22:11

bmike

1 Answers

Did check the network traffic. System Information is connecting to

http://support-sp.apple.com

A full query looks like:

http://support-sp.apple.com/sp/product?cc=DJWR&lang=de_DE

Where 'DJWR' are the last four characters of the serial number

More info here: http://blog.coriolis.ch/get-your-apple-device-model-name-in-a-readable-format/

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answered Nov 14 '22 01:11

Monobono

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