> ## Documentation Index
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# Blacklisting or Whitelisting IPs and Domains

There are two methods for adding IPs or domains to a blacklist or whitelist:

* Via the control panel:

  * Go to any of your zone's settings, and click the "access parameters" tab.

  * Scroll down to the "IPs" and "target host" sections, as they are both responsible for white/blacklisting IPs and domains, respectively:

  <img src="https://mintcdn.com/brightdata-ipv6-release/jhzH8t2zNXqTWQPj/images/proxy-networks/faqs/whitelist-blacklist.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=jhzH8t2zNXqTWQPj&q=85&s=9623ba85c08fb080c80a20997ea9dfd2" alt="whitelist-blacklist.png" width="557" height="490" data-path="images/proxy-networks/faqs/whitelist-blacklist.png" />

  Add all the relevant IPs and domains you'll allow access to with your proxy zone.

* **Via API endpoints:**

  * [Add IP to Zone whitelist](/api-reference/account-management-api/Add_IP_to_Zone_whitelist)

  * [Remove IP from Zone whitelist](/api-reference/account-management-api/Remove_IP_from_Zone_whitelist)

  * [Add IP to Zone blacklist](/api-reference/account-management-api/Add_IP_to_Zone_blacklist)

  * [Remove IP from Zone blacklist](/api-reference/account-management-api/Remove_IP_from_Zone_blacklist)

  * [Remove domain from Zone whitelist/blacklist](/api-reference/account-management-api/Remove_domain_from_Zone_whitelist_blacklist)

  * [Add domain to Zone whitelist/blacklist](/api-reference/account-management-api/Add_domain_to_Zone_whitelist_blacklist)

* **Important tips re whitelist:**

  * IPs that should be whitelisted are **your** machine's IPs that you'll be sending requests with, **not** the proxy IPs in your zones.

  * We **strongly recommend** whitelisting your IPs wherever possible, since when the whitelist is empty, you run the risk of getting your non-whitelisted IPs temporarily blocked in the case where our automatic security blocking system detects any irregular activity. See more info within [this video.](https://brightdata.com/static/video/howto/blacklist_system_explanation.mp4?md5=153602994-22bce32a\&hver=2)

  * There is **no limit** on how many IPs/domains you can add to the whitelist and we also support ranges of IPs.

  Example for adding domains:

  <img src="https://mintcdn.com/brightdata-ipv6-release/jhzH8t2zNXqTWQPj/images/proxy-networks/faqs/domain-add-example.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=jhzH8t2zNXqTWQPj&q=85&s=57b57bfe8b2297ec992c80147b4cb4cd" alt="domain-add-example.png" width="376" height="112" data-path="images/proxy-networks/faqs/domain-add-example.png" />

  * Example for adding IPs:
    <img src="https://mintcdn.com/brightdata-ipv6-release/jhzH8t2zNXqTWQPj/images/proxy-networks/faqs/ip-add-example.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=jhzH8t2zNXqTWQPj&q=85&s=679983a4503e144717b13974797cadac" alt="ip-add-example.png" width="222" height="82" data-path="images/proxy-networks/faqs/ip-add-example.png" />