How can I block referral traffic from spy sites?

Technical Q&A

Topic summary

Main issue: A store owner sees referral sources in Shopify Analytics and wants to block traffic coming from specific “spy sites.”

Key details:

  • IP blocking is considered impractical because visitors come from varying IP addresses.
  • The central question is whether Shopify’s list of referring sites can be leveraged to block traffic from selected sources.

Follow-ups:

  • Two participants confirm they face the same problem and ask if a solution was found.

Status:

  • No solution, method, or workaround is provided in the discussion.

Open questions:

  • Does Shopify offer a built-in way to block traffic by referrer domain?
  • Can third-party tools or app integrations enforce referral blocking or filtering?
  • Should blocking affect only analytics (filtering reports) or also prevent site access from those referrals?

Outcome: Unresolved and awaiting guidance or a confirmed method.

Summarized with AI on December 15. AI used: gpt-5.
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In the Analytics section, Shopify lists the sitest that send traffic to the store.

How can I block traffic coming from specific spy sites?

From what I understand, each visitor has a different IP address, so blocking by IP isn’t good for me in this case.

Since Shopify has this list, can it be tapped into in order to block this traffic?

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I’ve got the same problem. Did you ever end up finding a solution?

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Same question over here.