# Disable Django APM agent **URL:** \ **Category:** APM\ **Tags:** python\ **Created:** [May 22, 2020, 12:52pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/disable-django-apm-agent/233903 "2020-05-22T12:52:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Taras\_Slyvka](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/taras_slyvka/32/66966_2.png) [@Taras\_Slyvka](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Taras_Slyvka)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2020, 12:52pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/disable-django-apm-agent/233903/1 "2020-05-22T12:52:23Z")
If you are asking about a problem you are experiencing, please use the following template, as it will help us help you. If you have a different problem, please delete all of this text 🙂 **Kibana version** : 7.6 **Elasticsearch version** : 7.6 **APM Server version** : 7.6 **APM Agent language and version** : python, elastic-apm==5.5.2 **Browser version** : Google Chrome , Version 81.0.4044.138 **Original install method (e.g. download page, yum, deb, from source, etc.) and version**: - elastic by docker, [https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/apm/get-started/current/quick-start-overview.html](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/apm/get-started/current/quick-start-overview.html) - agent by pip **Fresh install or upgraded from other version?** - fresh Django project that run in different environments (prod, staging, test, local). I want to disable APM agent in some envs. - `ELASTIC_APM['DISABLE_SEND'] = True` - doesn't help. Still receive `"response_code": 401, "error": "unauthorized"` errors in APM server. - `ELASTIC_APM['ENABLED'] = False` - (found this somewhere) - doesn't help too - `ELASTIC_APM['SERVER_URL'] = ''` - not sure that its good idea, as agent still operate (probably). What is the proper way to disable APM python agent? ---
**Author:** ![basepi](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/basepi/32/53056_2.png) [@basepi](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/basepi)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2020, 10:49pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/disable-django-apm-agent/233903/2 "2020-05-26T22:49:23Z")
Welcome @Taras_Slyvka! The easiest way to completely disable the agent is actually one that you tried: > [@Taras\_Slyvka](#): > > `ELASTIC_APM['ENABLED'] = False` - (found this somewhere) - doesn't help too This was introduced in v5.6.0. If you upgrade, it should work! Hope that helps! ---
**Author:** ![Taras\_Slyvka](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/taras_slyvka/32/66966_2.png) [@Taras\_Slyvka](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Taras_Slyvka)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2020, 10:07am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/disable-django-apm-agent/233903/3 "2020-05-28T10:07:22Z")
> [@Taras\_Slyvka](#): > > ELASTIC\_APM['DISABLE\_SEND'] = True Thank you for this response. Should I use `ELASTIC_APM['ENABLED'] = False` in combination with `ELASTIC_APM['DISABLE_SEND'] = True`? In case when only one flag being used `ELASTIC_APM['ENABLED'] = False` - there is trying to send data in the case when an error happens. Thanks, Taras. ---
**Author:** ![basepi](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/basepi/32/53056_2.png) [@basepi](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/basepi)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2020, 3:25pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/disable-django-apm-agent/233903/4 "2020-05-28T15:25:41Z")
If you're on 5.6.0 and `ENABLED` is False, there should be no data sent by the agent. If you're still seeing agent activity, it's a bug, and we'd love to help solve it. Can you open an issue [here](https://github.com/elastic/apm-agent-python/issues/new?template=Bug_report.md)? ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2020, 11:25am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/disable-django-apm-agent/233903/5 "2020-06-18T11:25:53Z")
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