# How can apm agent prevent to send some request

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-can-apm-agent-prevent-to-send-some-request/222922>\
**Category:** APM\
**Tags:** java, nodejs\
**Created:** [March 10, 2020, 11:39am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-can-apm-agent-prevent-to-send-some-request/222922 "2020-03-10T11:39:38Z")\
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**Author:** ![angelo-chan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e9bcb4/32.png) [@angelo-chan](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/angelo-chan)\
**Post date:** [March 10, 2020, 11:39am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-can-apm-agent-prevent-to-send-some-request/222922/1 "2020-03-10T11:39:38Z")

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How can apm agent prevent to send some request data, for example request with OPTIONS method

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\*\*APM Server version_7.6.1_:

\*\*APM Agent language and version_elastic-apm-node 2.17.3_:

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**Author:** ![Lior\_Reuven](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/lior_reuven/32/46412_2.png) [@Lior\_Reuven](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Lior_Reuven)\
**Post date:** [March 10, 2020, 12:34pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-can-apm-agent-prevent-to-send-some-request/222922/2 "2020-03-10T12:34:27Z")

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Hi,  
Have a look in our docs - [https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/apm/agent/nodejs/current/agent-api.html](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/apm/agent/nodejs/current/agent-api.html)  
concerning filtering.  
let us know if you have any other issues.

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**Author:** ![angelo-chan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e9bcb4/32.png) [@angelo-chan](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/angelo-chan)\
**Post date:** [March 11, 2020, 5:03am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-can-apm-agent-prevent-to-send-some-request/222922/3 "2020-03-11T05:03:57Z")

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thanks, this is useful

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\
**Post date:** [April 1, 2020, 1:03am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-can-apm-agent-prevent-to-send-some-request/222922/4 "2020-04-01T01:03:58Z")

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