How Can You Prevent Events From Being Sent for Specific IP Addresses? – Twilio Support

Question

How can I prevent Analytics.js from sending events to Segment for users coming from specific IP addresses?

Product

Segment

Environment

Segment Console

Answer

Segment does not provide a built-in feature to block events from specific IP addresses. However, if you have access to the code where Analytics.js is implemented, you can use a Source Middleware function. Middlewares allow you to run custom JavaScript on every event before it is sent to Segment. By adding logic to check the user’s IP address, you can prevent events from being sent if they match a blocked list.

Additional Information

Source and Destination Middlewares are available on Analytics.js snippet version 4.12.0 and later.