To target web push subscribers and exclude mobile app users, filter by platform inside the project (application) condition of your segment. Platform is not a tag - it is a property of the subscriber record, assigned automatically when the device or browser registers. That means there is nothing to enable and nothing to backfill.
Build the segment
- Go to Audience > Segments and click Create Segment.
- Add the project (application) condition for the app whose subscribers you want to target.
- In that condition's platform selector, tick only the web platforms you care about, for example Chrome, Firefox and Safari.
- Leave iOS and Android unticked. The platform list is an allow-list, so not ticking a platform already excludes it - you do not need a separate "is not iOS" rule.
- Name the segment and click Save.
If you also want to reach only subscribers who can actually receive a push, combine the platform selection with the "with tokens" option in the same condition.
If the segment looks smaller than expected
Platform is assigned at registration, so a small segment usually means few web subscribers exist yet - not that data is missing. Check the following:
- Confirm the web platforms are enabled and configured for the project under Settings > Configure Platforms.
- Remember that one person browsing in two browsers counts as two web subscribers, and someone who uses both your website and your app has a separate record per platform.
- Verify the Web SDK is initialising on your site so new visitors are registered as web subscribers.
Do not try to fix this with a CSV import. Audience > Import CSV > Update Tag Values only writes tag values; it cannot set or change a subscriber's platform.
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