Parental Controls: Web Content Filter

com.apple.familycontrols.contentfilter

The payload that configures the parental control web content filters.

macOS

macOS 10.7+combined

Configuration Keys (10)

Key	Type	Title	Description	Default	Range
`restrictWeb`required	boolean	Limit access to websites	If 'true', enables web content filters.	—	—
`whitelistEnabled`	boolean	Enable site allowlist	Use 'allowListEnabled' instead.	false	—
`siteWhitelist`	array	Site Allowlist	Use 'siteAllowList' instead. Depends on: whitelistEnabled ∈ [true]	—	—
`siteWhitelistItem`	dict	Site Allowlist Item	A dictionary defining a site for the allow list.	—	—
`address`required	string	Site address prefix	The site prefix, including http(s) scheme.	—	—
`pageTitle`	string	Page Title	The site page title.	—	—
`address`required	string	Site address prefix	The site prefix, including http(s) scheme.	—	—
`pageTitle`	string	Page Title	The site page title.	—	—
`useContentFilter`	boolean	Use built in content filter	If 'true', filters content automatically.	false	—
`filterWhitelist`	array	Content Filter Allowlist	Use 'filterAllowList' instead.	—	—
`filterWhitelistItem`required	string	Allowlist URL	An allowed site.	—	—
`filterBlacklist`	array	Content Filter Backlist	Use 'filterDenyList' instead.	—	—
`filterBlacklistItem`required	string	Blacklist URL	A disallowed site.	—	—
`allowListEnabled`	boolean	—	If 'true', enables web content filters.	false	—
`siteAllowList`	array	—	An array of sites that defines an allow list. If specified, this defines additional allowed sites besides those in the automated allow list and deny list, including disallowed adult sites. This key is required if 'allowListEnabled' is 'true'.	—	—
`siteAllowListItem`	dict	—	A dictionary defining a site for the allow list.	—	—
`address`required	string	—	The site prefix, including the 'http(s)' scheme.	—	—
`pageTitle`	string	—	The site page title.	—	—
`address`required	string	—	The site prefix, including the 'http(s)' scheme.	—	—
`pageTitle`	string	—	The site page title.	—	—
`filterAllowList`	array	—	The array of URLs that defines an allow list. When 'restrictWeb' and 'useContentFilter' are enabled, only URLs in the allow list are available to the user.	—	—
`filterAllowListItem`required	string	—	An allowed site.	—	—
`filterDenyList`	array	—	The array of URLs that defines a deny list. When 'restrictWeb' and 'useContentFilter' are enabled, no URLs in the deny list are available to the user.	—	—
`filterDenyListItem`required	string	—	A disallowed site.	—	—
`siteWhitelistItem`	dict	Site Allowlist Item	A dictionary defining a site for the allow list.	—	—
`address`required	string	Site address prefix	The site prefix, including http(s) scheme.	—	—
`pageTitle`	string	Page Title	The site page title.	—	—
`address`required	string	Site address prefix	The site prefix, including http(s) scheme.	—	—
`pageTitle`	string	Page Title	The site page title.	—	—
`filterWhitelistItem`required	string	Allowlist URL	An allowed site.	—	—
`filterBlacklistItem`required	string	Blacklist URL	A disallowed site.	—	—
`siteAllowListItem`	dict	—	A dictionary defining a site for the allow list.	—	—
`address`required	string	—	The site prefix, including the 'http(s)' scheme.	—	—
`pageTitle`	string	—	The site page title.	—	—
`address`required	string	—	The site prefix, including the 'http(s)' scheme.	—	—
`pageTitle`	string	—	The site page title.	—	—
`filterAllowListItem`required	string	—	An allowed site.	—	—
`filterDenyListItem`required	string	—	A disallowed site.	—	—