# App detects proxy

**URL:** <https://discourse.mitmproxy.org/t/app-detects-proxy/463>\
**Category:** help\
**Created:** [May 1, 2017, 8:25pm UTC](https://discourse.mitmproxy.org/t/app-detects-proxy/463 "2017-05-01T20:25:52Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Tr33](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7feea3/32.png) [@Tr33](https://discourse.mitmproxy.org/u/Tr33)\
**Post date:** [May 1, 2017, 8:25pm UTC](https://discourse.mitmproxy.org/t/app-detects-proxy/463/1 "2017-05-01T20:25:52Z")

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Hello,

today I was interested to lookup the traffic of an app.  
Actually everything worked like it should, except that the main functions are kind of “blocked”, when I try to use them in the app. But when I leaf the proxy e.g. turn off my wifi, the app works like it should.

At work we are using a proxy too, but the app works there without problems.  
How can the app detect the mitmproxy and is there a way to get around it?

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**Author:** ![rafalbednarczuk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/5e9695/32.png) [@rafalbednarczuk](https://discourse.mitmproxy.org/u/rafalbednarczuk)\
**Post date:** [May 19, 2017, 6:20pm UTC](https://discourse.mitmproxy.org/t/app-detects-proxy/463/2 "2017-05-19T18:20:41Z")

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Which mode are you using? Regular or transparent? Proxy is often dected by apps.