This video demonstrates how you can filter out internal traffic from Google Analytics 4. This is a good idea because it will mean that your Google Analytics data presents a more accurate, truer reflection of the actual traffic your site gets. Scroll down for a brief set of written instructions.
- Go into the admin area for the GA4 property that you are interested in
- Select ‘data streams’ from the property menu
- Select ‘configure tag settings’ for the relevant data stream
- Click on ‘show all’
- Select ‘define internal traffic’
You can then define what counts as internal traffic by IP address. Note, this will only work reliably if you have a fixed IP address. If you do not have a fixed IP address you can exclude yourself from your Google Analytics by using a Chrome extension such as this one which enables you to specify certain sites for which the Google Analytics tracking code will be blocked by the browser.
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If you’d like to learn more about GA4 take a look at our other GA4 resources, articles and free demo videos. We also run a regular Introduction to Google Analytics using GA4 webinar that you might find helpful if you are just getting started with GA4.
