# Google Analytics and cookies

**URL:** https://community.glideapps.com/t/google-analytics-and-cookies/29983
**Category:** Ask for Help
**Created:** [August 4, 2021, 11:42am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/google-analytics-and-cookies/29983 "2021-08-04T11:42:31Z")
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### Author: ![Gregory](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/gregory/32/21180_2.png) [@Gregory](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Gregory)
#### Post date: [August 4, 2021, 11:42am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/google-analytics-and-cookies/29983/1 "2021-08-04T11:42:32Z")

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Dear Gliders,

does Google Analytics in Glide require cookies? Or does it work cookie-less?

If Google Analytics anonymizes IP addresses, cookie consent might not be required, according to [this article](https://consent.guide/google-analytics-cookie-consent/).

If it uses cookies, it might add a new dimension to GDPR compliance.

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### Author: ![Gregory](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/gregory/32/21180_2.png) [@Gregory](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Gregory)
#### Post date: [August 6, 2021, 7:48am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/google-analytics-and-cookies/29983/2 "2021-08-06T07:48:49Z")

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I dived into details and want to share my experience:

As it turned out, google analytics sets a cookie named after the tracking-ID.

 ![GA cookies](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/glideapps/original/3X/c/2/c284ff1824456f222558a1d344315ca993411444.jpeg)

Which means that cookie consent is required for google analytics.

However the newest version of google analytics (GA4) can be implemented cookie-less [(1)](https://blog.google/products/marketingplatform/analytics/new_google_analytics/).

Have you already tried to go cookie-less in GA?  
It is the future as it makes annoying consent pop-ups obsolete.