Gdpr Cookie Compliance Checker

Overview

The GDPR Cookie Compliance Checker audits websites for General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) cookie compliance. It uses a headless browser to detect cookie banners, consent mechanisms, third-party cookies set before user consent, cookie categories, and privacy policy links.

This tool helps website owners, compliance teams, privacy consultants, and digital agencies verify that websites meet GDPR cookie requirements. It automates the manual process of checking each website individually for proper cookie consent implementation.

Features

• Detect cookie banners and consent pop-ups automatically
• Identify consent mechanisms (accept/reject buttons)
• Count third-party cookies set before user consent
• Categorize cookies into Analytics, Marketing, Essential, and Preferences
• Find privacy policy links on each page
• Extract cookie details including domain, path, and expiration
• Support for residential proxies to access geo-restricted content
• Works with empty input using sensible defaults

How to Use

1. Navigate to the actor page on Apify Console
2. Enter the website URLs you want to audit for cookie compliance
3. Enable or disable third-party cookie checking
4. Click "Start" and wait for the compliance audit to complete
5. Review your compliance report in JSON, CSV, or Excel format

Input Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
urls	Array	Website URLs to check for GDPR cookie compliance
checkThirdParty	Boolean	Whether to check for third-party cookies before consent
useResidentialProxy	Boolean	Use residential proxy for better access (default: false)

All parameters have defaults, so the actor works with empty {} input.

Output Format

Each audit result contains:

• url - The website URL that was checked
• hasCookieBanner - Whether a cookie banner was detected
• hasConsentMechanism - Whether accept/reject buttons were found
• thirdPartyCookiesBeforeConsent - Number of third-party cookies set before consent
• totalCookies - Total number of cookies found
• thirdPartyCookies - Number of third-party cookies
• firstPartyCookies - Number of first-party cookies
• cookieCategories - Detected cookie categories
• privacyPolicyLink - Link to the privacy policy if found
• bannerText - Text content of the cookie banner
• cookieDetails - Detailed information about each cookie
• checkedAt - ISO timestamp of when the check was performed

Integrations

Connect this actor with other tools using Apify integrations:

• Google Sheets - Export compliance audit results to spreadsheets for tracking
• Slack - Get alerts when compliance issues are found on your sites
• Webhooks - Trigger remediation workflows for non-compliant pages
• Zapier - Connect with project management tools for compliance tracking
• API - Automate compliance monitoring via the Apify API

Pricing

This actor uses pay-per-event pricing at $0.75 per 1,000 results delivered. No charges if no results are produced. Platform compute costs apply separately based on memory usage and run time.

Legal and Compliance

This actor checks publicly accessible websites for cookie compliance indicators. It does not provide legal advice. Results should be reviewed by qualified privacy professionals. Users are responsible for ensuring their use complies with applicable regulations and website terms of service.