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title: Bypass the proxy server
description: Administrators can configure the instance to bypass the proxy server for specific URLs or URL patterns.
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# Bypass the proxy server

Administrators can configure the instance to bypass the proxy server for specific URLs or URL patterns.

Typically, internal addresses do not need a proxy server for SOAP communications.

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Property

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Description

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Examples

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glide.http.proxy\_bypass\_list

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Specify the semicolon-separated list of addresses that bypass the proxy server. Use an asterisk as a wildcard character to specify all or part of an address. -   Type: string
-   Default value: none
-   Location: System Properties `[sys_properties]` table

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127.0.0.1;\*.internal.com;localhost

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</table>**Parent Topic:**[Web proxy](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/platform-administration/c_WebProxy.md)