# Is there a way to prevent automatic build on a branch?

**URL:** <https://discuss.circleci.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-prevent-automatic-build-on-a-branch/4085>\
**Category:** Build Environment\
**Created:** [May 19, 2016, 5:50am UTC](https://discuss.circleci.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-prevent-automatic-build-on-a-branch/4085 "2016-05-19T05:50:15Z")\
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**Author:** ![masum](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/circleci/user_avatar/discuss.circleci.com/masum/32/2994_2.png) [@masum](https://discuss.circleci.com/u/masum)\
**Post date:** [May 19, 2016, 5:50am UTC](https://discuss.circleci.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-prevent-automatic-build-on-a-branch/4085/1 "2016-05-19T05:50:15Z")

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I would like to prevent automatic builds on a certain branch. Is there a way to do that?

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**Author:** ![tom](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/circleci/user_avatar/discuss.circleci.com/tom/32/27680_2.png) [@tom](https://discuss.circleci.com/u/tom)\
**Post date:** [May 19, 2016, 12:58pm UTC](https://discuss.circleci.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-prevent-automatic-build-on-a-branch/4085/2 "2016-05-19T12:58:41Z")

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Yes you can do this: [https://circleci.com/docs/configuration/#branches](https://circleci.com/docs/configuration/#branches)

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**Author:** ![FelicianoTech](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/circleci/user_avatar/discuss.circleci.com/felicianotech/32/21348_2.png) [@FelicianoTech](https://discuss.circleci.com/u/FelicianoTech)\
**Post date:** [May 19, 2016, 7:16pm UTC](https://discuss.circleci.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-prevent-automatic-build-on-a-branch/4085/3 "2016-05-19T19:16:12Z")

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Specifically, you’re looking for the blacklist branches feature in `circle.yml` via the link that Tom provided.

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**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/circleci/original/3X/5/1/511608acda8e85906e15909b57bd0a46c1dbe291.png) [@system](https://discuss.circleci.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [June 18, 2018, 11:38am UTC](https://discuss.circleci.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-prevent-automatic-build-on-a-branch/4085/4 "2018-06-18T11:38:22Z")

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