The Unified Cookies report compiles every cookie identified across all audits in your ObservePoint account, with full details for each instance. This view provides:
Centralized View: Access information about each cookie’s attributes, initiators, and Consent Category status.
Detailed Insights: See when a cookie was first and last detected by ObservePoint and assess its prevalence across scanned pages.
Compliance and Optimization: Ensure cookies align with privacy and compliance standards while identifying unnecessary or unauthorized cookies.
This guide outlines common jobs you can accomplish using the Cookies report. These are just examples—the reporting system's filtering, grouping, and export features enable many more use cases tailored to your business.
⭐️ EXAMPLE REPORTS
Show Cookies by Web Property or Domain
Use the Domain and Initiator filters to find cookies:
Set by a specific domain (e.g., example.com)
Originating from a specific tag vendor
Combine with grouping by Audit or Consent Category for context
Cookie Domain Search
Use contains or regex filters to match cookies like:
Filter for cookies from
adroll.comAs needed apply another other cookie related filters or columns
Identify Vendor-Set Cookies
Use the Initiator, Script, or Consent Category fields to:
Pinpoint the vendor responsible for setting each cookie
Compare vendor cookies across scans or sections
or quickly group by Tag Vendor to see how many 1st or 3rd party cookies each has set:
Find Audits Where Specific Cookies Appear
Use the Audit Name grouping and apply filters on, Cookie Name.
Resulting report could look something like this, notice how we filtered for cookie names that contains muid added some additional columns for context.
Find Non-Secure Cookies
Filter for cookies where the Secure attribute is set to No. Here's a quick report showing Cookie Name and Cookie Party Type filtered by Cookie Secure = No.
Also shown is the count of pages, the oldest date, and newest date the cookie was observed.
Analyze Cookies by Site Location (Geography)
Group Cookie Name and Domain
Filter by a specific Cookie Domain, here we used
linkedin.comThen added USA, Oregon and Germany, Frankfurt as breakout options.
Find Cookies Where SameSite Are Set to None (without also setting secure)
Filter for cookies where SameSite = None
Filter for cookies where Secure = No
Highlight them for compliance checks or technical debugging. In this example you can quickly see that there no cookies where both SameSite = None, and Secure = No. Hooray!
Count Unique Cookies
When grouping by Cookie Name and Domain notice the number column at the end of the group, this is a count of unique values for that group. Add Final Page URL as an additional column to see prevalence.
Identify Excessively Large Cookies
Sort or filter the Cookie Size column to:
Detect large cookies that may impact performance
Here we added Min, Median, and Max aggregations to analyze cookie sizes
Get Full Cookie Details
Display all cookie attributes including:
Name, Domain, Expiration
SameSite, Secure, HTTPOnly
Page Detected, Initiator, Consent State
Use CSV export or Saved Views for detailed record keeping.
Verify Expected Expiration Values
Compare cookie expiration durations across your site. Filter to remove Session cookies. Add columns:
Cookie Duration: Min, Median, and Max
Cookie Expiration Date: Min and Max
In this example we analyze a cookie set by vimeo.com and see that in all 1,697 instances it has a 30 minute expiration.
Available Data
Section | Name | Description |
Run Properties | Run ID | A unique identifier for a specific audit run. |
Run Properties | Run Start Timestamp | The timestamp indicating when the audit run started. |
Run Properties | Run End Timestamp | The timestamp indicating when the audit run was completed. |
Run Properties | Total Pages Scanned | The total number of pages scanned during the audit. |
Run Properties | Is Most Recent Audit Run | Indicates whether this is the latest audit run. |
Run Properties | Completion Status | The status of the audit run upon completion (e.g., success, failure). |
Run Properties | CMP Actions Status | The status of CMP (Consent Management Platform) actions during the audit. |
Run Properties | Pre-Audit Actions | The status of actions configured to run before the audit. |
Run Properties | On-Page Actions | The status of actions performed on pages during the audit. |
Run Properties | Pre-Audit Actions Configured | The number of pre-audit actions configured. |
Run Properties | On-Page Actions Configured | The number of on-page actions configured. |
Run Properties | Run Duration | The total time taken for the run. |
Run Properties | Run Now Requested By | The user or system that requested the audit run to start immediately. |
Run Properties | Run Start Reason | The reason for starting the audit run. |
Run Properties | URL Source | The source from which URLs were obtained for the audit. |
Run Properties | Screenshot | A screenshot taken during the run. |
Audit Settings | Audit ID | A unique identifier for the audit settings. |
Audit Settings | Audit Name | The name of the audit. |
Audit Settings | Audit Name | The name of the audit. |
Audit Settings | Page Limit | The maximum number of pages to be audited. |
Audit Settings | Location | The geographical location associated with the audit. |
Audit Settings | Labels | Labels associated with the audit for categorization. |
Audit Settings | Simultaneous Browsers | The number of browsers used simultaneously during the audit. |
Audit Settings | Browser Width | The width of the browser window used during the audit. |
Audit Settings | Browser Height | The height of the browser window used during the audit. |
Audit Settings | Starting URLs | The initial URLs from which the audit begins. |
Audit Settings | Page URL Filters | Filters applied to URLs during the audit. |
Audit Settings | Schedule | The schedule details for the audit. |
Audit Settings | Notes | Additional notes or comments related to the audit. |
Audit Settings | Owner | The creator of the audit. |
Audit Settings | Folder | The folder where audit settings and results are stored. |
Audit Settings | Sub-Folder | A sub-folder within the main folder for organizing audit settings and results. |
Audit Settings | User Agent | The user agent string used during the audit. |
Audit Settings | User Agent Header | The header information for the user agent. |
Audit Settings | Custom Proxy | Specifies whether custom proxy is used. |
Audit Settings | VPN Mode | Specifies whether VPN is enabled or disabled. |
Audit Settings | GPC Signal | Specifies whether Global Privacy Control (GPC) is enabled or disabled. |
Audit Settings | Block 3rd-party Cookies | Indicates if third-party cookies are blocked during the audit. |
Audit Settings | Block Technologies | Technologies blocked during the audit. |
Audit Settings | File Substitution | Details of any file substitutions made during the audit. |
Audit Settings | Consent Categories | Specifies whether or not Consent Categories are applied to the audit. |
Audit Settings | Webhook | Webhook summary for notifications or integrations. |
Audit Settings | Audit Same URLs | Indicates if the same URLs are audited repeatedly. |
Audit Settings | Deduplicate URLs | Indicates whether the audit is set to scan only one version of a page, ignoring variations with different query strings. |
Audit Settings | Is Paused | Indicates if the audit is currently paused. |
Email Messages | Email Inbox | The email inbox name, if any, associated with the audit. |
Email Messages | Email Subject | The subject of an email message. |
Email Messages | Message Received | The timestamp of when an email message was received. |
Page Info | Page ID | Unique ID of the Initial Page URL. IDs are unique within an account. |
Page Info | Page Screenshot | URL of the full page screenshot. |
Page Info | Page Title | Title tag of the the final URL. |
Page Info | Initial Page URL | The URL of the page before any redirects been followed. |
Page Info | Initial Page URL Scheme | Scheme refers to the protocol used the URL, for example HTTP or HTTPS. |
Page Info | Initial Page URL Domain | Domain refers to the main part of the URL that identifies the website, such as www.example.com. |
Page Info | Initial Page URL Port | Port refers to the network port used in the URL, typically 80 for HTTP or 443 for HTTPS. Only ports are part of the URL are displayed. |
Page Info | Initial Page URL Fragment | Fragment refers to the portion of the URL after the #, often used to navigate to a specific section of the page. |
Page Info | Initial Page URL Query | Query refers to the parameters in the URL after the ?, commonly used to pass data like search terms or tracking information. |
Page Info | Final Page URL | The URL of the page after all redirects have been followed. |
Page Info | Final Page URL Scheme | Scheme refers to the protocol used the URL, for example HTTP or HTTPS. |
Page Info | Final Page URL Domain | Domain refers to the main part of the URL that identifies the website, such as www.example.com. |
Page Info | Final Page URL Port | Port refers to the network port used in the URL, typically 80 for HTTP or 443 for HTTPS. Only ports are part of the URL are displayed. |
Page Info | Final Page URL Fragment | Fragment refers to the portion of the URL after the #, often used to navigate to a specific section of the page. |
Page Info | Final Page URL Query | Query refers to the parameters in the URL after the ?, commonly used to pass data like search terms or tracking information. |
Page Info | Initial Page Status Code | The HTTP status code returned when the initial URL was requested, such as 200 for success or 301 for redirect. |
Page Info | Final Page Status Code | The HTTP status code returned after all redirects, representing the final page that was loaded. |
Page Info | Page redirect count | The number of redirects that occurred between the initial and final page URLs. |
Page Info | Page Load time | The total time it took for the page to fully load, measured from the start of the request to when the page was ready. |
Page Info | Page size | The total size of the page in megabytes (MB), including HTML, scripts, images, and other assets. |
Page Info | Page Visit Start Time | The exact timestamp when the page visit began during the audit. |
Page Info | Page Visit End Time | The exact timestamp when the page visit ended during the audit. |
Page Info | Page Link Count | The total number of hyperlinks found on the page. |
Page Info | Page Browser Error | The error message captured by the browser if the page failed to load properly. |
Page Info | Has Browser Error | Indicates whether a browser error occurred during the page visit (yes or no). |
Page Info | Failed On-Page Action Count | The number custom actions that failed to execute on the page during the audit. |
Page Info | Page Largest Contentful Paint | A Google Web Vitals metric that measures the time it takes for the largest visible content element to load, indicating when the main content is fully visible. |
Page Info | Page First Contentful Paint | A Google Web Vitals metric that tracks how quickly any text or image is first rendered on the screen. |
Page Info | Page Time to First Byte | A Google Web Vitals metric that measures the time between the request for a page and the arrival of the first byte of data from the server. |
Page Info | Page Cumulative Layout Shift | A Google Web Vitals metric that quantifies unexpected layout shifts during page load, affecting visual stability and user experience. |
Cookies info | Cookie Name | The name of the cookie as defined by the website. |
Cookies info | Cookie Domain | The domain that set the cookie, which determines where the cookie can be sent. |
Cookies info | Path | The URL path on the domain where the cookie is accessible. |
Cookies info | Http Only | Indicates whether the cookie is flagged as HttpOnly, meaning it can’t be accessed via JavaScript. |
Cookies info | Secure | Indicates whether the cookie is only sent over secure (HTTPS) connections. |
Cookies info | Same Site | Specifies the cookie’s SameSite attribute, which controls cross-site request behavior (e.g., Strict, Lax, or None). |
Cookies info | Expiration Type | Shows whether the cookie is session-based or persistent (set with an expiration date). |
Cookies info | Partition Key | Identifies the context (like a top-level site) where the cookie is stored in partitioned storage. |
Cookies info | Party Type | Indicates if the cookie is first-party or third-party based on the relationship to the page’s domain. |
Cookies info | Expiration Date | The exact date and time when the cookie will expire (if persistent). |
Cookies info | Duration | The lifespan of the cookie down to seconds, calculated from creation to expiration. |
Cookies info | Size | The size of the cookie in bytes. |
Cookies info | Total Initiator Count | Total number of times this cookie was set on the page. |
Cookies info | Http Initiator Count | Number of times the cookie was set via HTTP response headers on the page. |
Cookies info | Js Initiator Count | Number of times the cookie was set via JavaScript on the page. |
Cookies info | Tag Initiator Count | The number of tag-related network requests that were responsible for setting or modifying cookies on the page. |
Cookies info | Changed During Page Load | Indicates whether the cookie was set or modified during the initial page load. |
Cookies info | Changed During On-Page Action | Indicates whether the cookie was set or modified as a result of actions (e.g., JavaScript execution) performed after the page finished loading. |
Cookies info | Changed During Pre-Audit Action | Indicates whether the cookie was set or modified during scripted pre-audit actions that run before the page loads. |
Cookies info | Consent Categories Count | The number of Consent Categories assigned to the audit when the page was visited. |
Cookies info | Compliance Status | Indicates whether the cookies on this page comply with the consent category configuration—values include Approved, Unapproved, or Not Configured. |
Cookie info | Initiated by Tags | Lists the specific tags that set or modified cookies on this page. |
Cookie info | Initiated by Tag Categories | Indicates the categories (e.g., Analytics, Advertising) of tags responsible for setting or modifying cookies on this page. |
Cookie info | Initiated by Tag Vendors | Shows the vendors (e.g., Google, Facebook) whose tags initiated cookie activity on this page. |