Block resources

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Optimise performance by selectively blocking unnecessary resources (e.g. images, fonts, media) during automated runs. These settings may reduce bandwidth usage, improve speed and minimise extraneous requests.

⚠️ Blocking certain resources (e.g. Javascript) may cause the webpage to break. Be sure to test your automation after making changes to these settings.

This option should be used with care and should be amongst the first to be disabled if you notice loading issues with any sites that you are automating.

Supported resource types

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Blocking certain resource types carries more of a risk of breaking a webpage than others, such as: document, script, xhr, fetch and websockets. Others may only affect the styling of the page, such as: stylesheet, image, media, font.

IMPORTANT: Stylesheets and Javascript scripts are often used to show or hide content based on set criteria - blocking these resources may hide content that you previously had selected within your automations and may cause your automation to run into errors. Test your automation after changing this setting to ensure that all elements are still present.

Type	Description
document	Main HTML document of the webpage
stylesheet	CSS stylesheets
image	Images
media	Videos and audio
font	Webfonts (e.g. WOFF, TTF)
script	JavaScript files
texttrack	Media texttracks (e.g. subtitles, captions)
xhr	XMLHttpRequests (Ajax calls)
fetch	Fetch API requests
eventsource	Server-sent events (SSEs)
websockets	Websocket connections
manifest	Web app manifests (manifest.json)
other	Any other type not categorised above