# setAnalyticsConsent

### Manage Visitor Analytics Consent

The `setAnalyticsConsent()` method allows you to manually control visitor analytics consent for Shoplift. This method is only needed if you use a custom consent management platform that doesn't integrate with Shopify's Customer Privacy API.

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**Important:** Shoplift automatically integrates with Shopify's Customer Privacy API. You only need this method if you have implemented a custom consent solution outside of Shopify's standard privacy tools.
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### Method Signature

```typescript
setAnalyticsConsent(consent: boolean): Promise<void>
```

#### Parameters

| Parameter | Type    | Required | Description                                     |
| --------- | ------- | -------- | ----------------------------------------------- |
| consent   | boolean | Yes      | true to allow analytics tracking, false to deny |

#### Returns

| Type           | Description                                              |
| -------------- | -------------------------------------------------------- |
| Promise\<void> | Resolves when consent preference is successfully updated |

### When to Use This Method

#### ✅ Use When You Have:

* Custom consent management platform (OneTrust, Cookiebot, TrustArc, etc.)
* Custom-built consent solution
* Region-specific consent requirements not handled by Shopify
* Need to sync consent across multiple systems

#### ❌ Don't Use When:

* Using Shopify's standard Customer Privacy API
* No consent management system
* Using Shopify's built-in cookie banner
* Shopify is already handling consent

### Basic Usage

```javascript
// Set consent to allow analytics
await window.shoplift.setAnalyticsConsent(true);

// Set consent to deny analytics
await window.shoplift.setAnalyticsConsent(false);
```