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So I'm happy to help you with that now!

In 10 steps to create an IP address filter in Google Analytics 4

Step 1: Go to the Google Analytics website and log in.

Step 2: At the bottom left, within the property where you want to add the IP address filter, click on the cogwheel (management).

Step 3: Click on "Data Streams" and then on the data stream you are using.

IP address in data streams within GA4

In our case, of course, that's Online Marketing Agency's stream which can be seen below.

Data stream ip filter copy

Step 4: At the bottom, click "Set Tag Settings" and then "Show All.

tag settings set ip address GA4

Step 5: Click "Define internal traffic.

Defining internal traffic

Step 6: Click the blue "Create" button.

Step 7: Enter the name of the location you want to filter and enter the IP address is.

Create rule for internal traffic

Step 8: Click "Create" at the top right.

The filter has now been created! Now we just need to activate it. You can do that by going through the following steps.

Step 9: Under "Data Settings," click on "Data Filter" and then the filter you see there.

Data settings filters GA4

Step 10: set the filter status to 'Active' instead of 'Testing' and you're done!

action ip address filter ga4

And more

Since I think you'll want more helpful tips and tutorials on Google Analytics 4, I've listed them all here for you.

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