Cookie Store Using Free stape domain with browser cookies

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Hi everyone,

I want to store some custom data (e.g., user IDs, preferences, or tracking info) using a GTM Server container on a free Stape domain. My goal is for this data to be associated with browser cookies on the client side.

I’m aware that:

  • Free Stape domains are third-party, so cookies may be blocked by browsers.
  • I may not be able to set first-party cookies for my main site using the free domain.

My question:
What’s the best way to store custom data for visitors using a free Stape domain?

Can it be done reliably via cookies, or are there other recommended storage options?

Thanks for any advice!

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I want to store some custom data (e.g., user IDs, preferences, or tracking info) using a GTM Server container on a free Stape domain.

store where exactly? could you please elaborate a bit on your use-case? what do you want to store and where? Any further advice depends on that a lot)

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@Dan I don’t want to use a custom domain; I want to use Stape’s free domain. I want to store some event data or variable data from the server-side container into client-side browser cookies.

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If you want to use cookies, you need to use your own subdomain for sGTM to set first-party cookies. There are no other options here.

You can connect your subdomain even on the free plan.

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@Alex I think you didn’t understand my concern. I want to use Stape’s free plan, and I want to store some variable data from the server-side container into my website’s browser cookies so that I can retrieve it on the client side. I am not referring to only first-party cookies.

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If you want to set cookies from your sGTM, you can only do so if your sGTM operates in a first-party context, i.e. uses a subdomain of the main domain where you want to set the cookie for the user.

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