Check if first-party cookie blocking is working

Learn how to check that first-party cookie blocking works correctly on your site.

If you have turned on first-party cookie blocking, you can easily check whether it’s working correctly. In this article, we’ll show you how to do it.

Check if first-party cookie blocking works

To check if first-party cookie blocking is working, follow these steps:

  1. Open your website in a private browsing window (also known as Incognito mode).
  2. Make sure the cookie consent popup is still visible, don’t accept or reject consent yet.
  3. Right-click anywhere on the page and select Inspect.​
  4. Go to Application > Storage.​
  5. Right-click anywhere on the page and select Inspect.​
  6. Go to Application > Cookies.​
  7. Look at the list of cookies. Only cookies classified as necessary should be present.

Note: If you see marketing, statistics, or unclassified cookies before consent is given, first-party cookie blocking may not be working correctly. Make sure first-party cookie blocking is turned on. If it is, and you’re still seeing these cookies, contact our support team.

  1. Close the developer tools.
  2. All done.

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