# Scan a website for cookies set before consent

**Use case:** 

Open a page without clicking Accept and list cookies and tracker calls that fire before consent. The example URL is a placeholder; replace it with your own site.

## Input

```json
{
  "startUrls": [
    "https://example.com"
  ],
  "maxPagesPerSite": 1,
  "clickReject": true,
  "inspectPreferences": false,
  "bannerWaitSecs": 8,
  "maxSites": 5
}
```

## Output

```json
{
  "inputUrl": {
    "label": "Input url",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "host": {
    "label": "Host",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "status": {
    "label": "Status",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "score": {
    "label": "Score",
    "format": "integer"
  },
  "banner.cmp": {
    "label": "Cmp"
  },
  "banner.present": {
    "label": "Present"
  },
  "banner.rejectAllOnFirstLayer": {
    "label": "Reject all on first layer"
  },
  "policy.reachable": {
    "label": "Reachable"
  },
  "policy.language": {
    "label": "Language"
  },
  "imprint.reachable": {
    "label": "Reachable"
  }
}
```

## How it works

### 1. Sign up on Apify or log in

The GDPR & ePrivacy Consent Scanner Actor is ready to run with the inputs already set for "Scan a website for cookies set before consent". [Sign up or log in](https://console.apify.com/create-task-from-example/FfVMfZvyvGk9f6n2R) and you'll land in Apify Console with a copy of this exact task.

### 2. Start the "Scan a website for cookies set before consent" task

The GDPR & ePrivacy Consent Scanner Actor will start running based on the input automatically. You can also change all the input fields, like website urls, pages per site, and more, to match your specific use case.

### 3. Receive the "Scan a website for cookies set before consent" output

Monitor the progress in real time. You will be notified as soon as your dataset is complete and ready for review. Each result includes data such as input url, host, status, and more.

### 4. Integrate into your workflow

The final output is delivered in JSON, CSV, or Excel format, ready to be plugged into your workflow. You can also [run the "Scan a website for cookies set before consent" task via API](https://apify.com/mikee368/gdpr-consent-scan.md).

## FAQ

### Does it click Accept?

No. It reports behaviour before anyone clicks.

### Is the score legal advice?

No. It is an indicator; findings say 'Possible issue, verify'.

### Are cookie values saved?

No. Only name, domain and category.

## About this Actor

This example demonstrates how to use [GDPR & ePrivacy Consent Scanner](https://apify.com/mikee368/gdpr-consent-scan.md) with a specific input configuration. Visit the [Actor detail page](https://apify.com/mikee368/gdpr-consent-scan.md) to learn more, explore other use cases, and run it yourself.


## How to integrate an Actor?

This Task's input is already configured above. Use it as-is rather than inventing a new one.

Do not guess an integration path. Every one of them is in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md: the Apify MCP server, Agent Skills with the Apify CLI, the JavaScript and Python clients, the REST API, and the account-free path for an agent with no human to sign in. It also carries the rule on stating cost before the first paid run.

For full API examples (JavaScript, Python, CLI, MCP, OpenAPI), see this Task's Actor page: https://apify.com/mikee368/gdpr-consent-scan.md

Each client library has reference documentation the quickstart does not restate: [JavaScript/TypeScript](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md) (`npm install apify-client`) and [Python](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md) (`pip install apify-client`).