# Requests



Flare can collect information about the requests being made to your application. This includes:

- The request method
- The request URL
- The body size & contents
- The user agent
- The IP address of the user
- The request headers
- The request cookies
- The request query parameters
- The request files
- The request session data
- The request route
- The request route parameters
- The request route metadata
- Livewire components
- The authenticated user

This functionality is enabled by default, but you can disable it by ignoring the `Requests` collect in `config.php`:

```php
use Spatie\FlareClient\Enums\CollectType;

'collects' => FlareConfig::defaultCollects(
    ignore: [CollectType::Requests],
),
```

It is possible to filter out fields from the request body, headers, and the user's IP address. You can read more about this [here](/docs/laravel/general/censoring-collected-data).

## Ignoring specific requests

You can drop traces for individual URLs, paths, or routes by adding patterns to the `Requests` collect in `config.php`. When a request matches, the trace is unsampled and no spans are sent for it.

```php
use Spatie\FlareClient\Enums\CollectType;

'collects' => FlareConfig::defaultCollects(
    extra: [
        CollectType::Requests->value => [
            'ignored_routes' => ['horizon.*', 'telescope.*'],
            'ignored_urls' => ['https://example.com/internal/*'],
            'ignored_paths' => ['/health-check', '/metrics/*'],
        ],
    ],
),
```

Patterns are literal strings with `*` as a wildcard. Routes are matched once Laravel has resolved the route name, so route patterns are evaluated through deferred sampling.

By default, livewire components passed to the request are also collected. This can be disabled by ignoring the `Livewire` collect in `config.php`:

```php
use Spatie\LaravelFlare\Enums\LaravelCollectType;

'collects' => FlareConfig::defaultCollects(
    ignore: [LaravelCollectType::LivewireComponents],
),
```

## Grouping unmatched route errors

When a request hits a URL that doesn't match any registered route (for example, bots scanning for `wp-admin.php`), Flare will automatically set the `http.route` attribute to `errors::{status_code}` (e.g. `errors::404`). This groups all unmatched 4xx requests under a single route label instead of cluttering your dashboard with individual URLs.

This behavior is enabled by default. You can disable it in `config.php`:

```php
use Spatie\FlareClient\Enums\CollectType;

'collects' => FlareConfig::defaultCollects(
    extra: [
        CollectType::Requests->value => [
            'group_unmatched_route_errors' => false,
        ],
    ],
),
```