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Block List

Use the Proxyman Block List to block or hide requests by domain, wildcard, regex, or app, so ads, analytics, and noisy pings stay out of your session.

1. What's it?​

The Block List Tool is useful when you would like to block or hide certain domains during a debugging session.

For instance, you can use Block List in the following situations:

  • Block all ad requests from particular domains
  • Block all analytics requests that flood your workspace
  • Block all annoying ping requests from your app, so fewer requests show in Proxyman
  • Hide analytics traffic from your website without blocking it

For all blocked domains in the Block List, Proxyman drops the connection.

Proxyman Block List window with rules that block a wildcard domain, Google Chrome and WhatsApp

Block certain requests by domain or client

2. Block Actions​

Block List supports a few block actions to suit your needs:

Block ActionDescription
Block & Hide RequestMatched requests are blocked and don't show in the app.
Block & Display RequestsMatched requests are blocked, but the blocked requests still show in the app.
Hide, but not BlockOnly hides the matched requests without blocking them. Useful when you want to hide annoying requests but not block them.
Proxyman Block List rule editor with the Action menu: Block & Hide, Block & Display, and Hide, but not Block

Choose a block action

3. How to use it?​

  • Tools Menu -> Block List
  • Right-click on the requests or domains -> Tools -> Block List...
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⌥⌘[ to quickly open the Block List window

4. Block all traffic from a given App​

  • On Proxyman macOS 5.24.0 or later, you can select an app and block all of its traffic. In the rule editor, click Select App… next to Block App.
Proxyman Block List rule editor with Block App set to Dropbox and the Block and Hide Request action

Block all traffic from an app

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