Store Scanning

Overview

Store scanning helps you detect cookies and other browser-based technologies used on your Shopify store.

In Pandectes GDPR Compliance, the scanner visits your storefront like a first-time visitor and reports the trackers it finds: cookies, HTML storage, script tags and iframes. You can use the results to review cookie categories, identify unknown vendors, and keep your cookie declaration up to date.

How to access store scanning

From your Shopify admin:

Go to Apps.
Open Pandectes GDPR.
In the Pandectes sidebar, click Reports & analytics.
On the Scan report card, click View report.

Reports & analytics in the sidebar and View report on the Scan report card

The Reports page includes the following cards:

Report card	Purpose
Scan report	Check the findings of the latest scan made on your store.
Consents list	View detailed information about consents given by your visitors.
Consent analytics	Review banner impressions, consent decisions and engagement breakdown.
Customer data requests	View detailed information about data requests made by your customers.
Consent archives	Download monthly archives of consents given by your visitors.
Recommendations	Get recommendations on how to improve your cookie declaration.

How to run a new scan

Run a new scan after you install an app, add a pixel or change theme scripts, so the report shows what loads on your store today.

Open Reports & analytics and click View report on the Scan report card.
At the top right of the Scan report page, click Request new scan.

Request new scan button on the Scan report page

The New scan window shows the store domain that will be scanned. Choose a Scan location (Enterprise), for example the European Union, United States or United Kingdom.
If your storefront is password protected and no password is saved yet, enter it in the Password field. It is used for this scan only.
Click Start scan.

New scan window with Scan location and Start scan

While the scan runs, you can leave the page. The report shows up when it is ready and is marked Most recent scan.

Note: You can run up to 5 scans per day. On the Basic plan, the scanner runs when you install the app, and on-demand scans need a paid plan.

Scan report

The Scan report page shows the results of the selected scan. The most recent scan is marked with a Most recent scan label.

The left side shows:

Field	Meaning
Date	When the scan was performed.
Domain	The scanned store domain.
Scanned from	The location the scan ran from.
Trackers	Total detected trackers, such as cookies and HTML storage items.
Script tags	Detected script tags.
IFrames	Detected embedded iframe elements.

Below the totals, the charts break the findings down By type, By party, By category and By vendor.

Scan report with the trackers list and charts

Trackers list

The Trackers list on the right shows every detected item with its name, vendor and category. Use Search by name or vendor to find an item, and click a row to see its details.

Categories include:

Category	Description
Strictly necessary	Required for the store to work correctly.
Functionality	Used for preferences or enhanced store functionality.
Performance	Used for analytics or performance measurement.
Targeting	Used for advertising or marketing.
Unclassified	Needs review or manual classification.

Items from an Unknown vendor or Unclassified items may need to be reviewed and classified manually.

Scan history

To view previous scans, click Scan history on the Scan report page.

The Scan history window lists previous scans and shows:

Column	Meaning
Status	Current scan status, such as completed.
Date	When the scan was created or completed.
Started by	Whether the scan was started manually or automatically.
Location	The location the scan ran from.
Cookies found	Number of cookies found.

Click View report next to a scan to open the report for that specific scan.

Scan history window

Scanner settings

Open All settings > Cookie scanner to manage how scans run (Enterprise):

Store access: if your store is password protected, enter the storefront Password so the scanner can reach all pages. Use Find store password if you do not remember it.
Scan schedule: choose a Scan frequency (Never, Weekly or Monthly) to run scans automatically. Then pick the day, the time and the Scan location for scheduled scans.
Follow-up actions: choose what happens automatically after each scan, such as Update changed records, Add new records and Classify from the Pandectes catalogue.

Without the storefront password, scan results may be incomplete because the scanner can only access pages that are publicly available.

Password and Scan frequency in the Cookie scanner settings

For every option on this page, see Cookie Scanner Settings.

Updated on: 29/10/2026

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