Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer by websites that you visit. They are widely used in order to make websites work, or work more efficiently, as well as to provide information to the owners of the site. The table below explains the cookies we use and why.
All cookies are first party cookies, i.e. the cookie is set by the domain displayed in the URL line of your browser.
Name |
Purpose of use |
Content |
Lifetime |
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guest-view |
Stores the that guest shoppers use to retrieve their order status. Guest orders view. Used in “Orders and Returns” widgets. |
Order ID |
Browser Session |
login_redirect |
Preserves the destination page the customer was loading before being directed to log in. Used in mini cart for logged in customers if the Display Shopping Cart Sidebar configuration option is set to Yes. |
Destination url page |
Browser Session |
mage-messages |
Tracks error messages and other notifications that are shown to the user, such as the cookie consent message, and various error messages. The message is deleted from the cookie after it is shown to the shopper. |
Error message |
1 year. Cleared on frontend when the message is displayed to the user. |
mage-translation-storage (local storage) |
Stores translated content when requested by the shopper. Used when Translation Strategy is configured as “Dictionary (Translation on Storefront side)”. |
Dictionary (Translation on Storefront side) |
Browser Session |
mage-translation-file-version (local storage) |
Tracks the version of translations in local storage. Used when Translation Strategy is configured as Dictionary (Translation on Storefront side). |
Dictionary (Translation on Storefront side) |
Browser Session |
product_data_storage (local storage) |
Stores configuration for product data related to Recently Viewed / Compared Products. |
List of the Recently Viewed / Compared Products. |
24 hours |
recently_compared_product (local storage) |
Stores product IDs of recently compared products. |
Product IDs |
24 hours |
recently_compared_product_previous (local storage) |
Stores product IDs of previously compared products for easy navigation. |
Product IDs |
24 hours |
recently_viewed_product (local storage) |
Stores product IDs of recently viewed products for easy navigation. |
Product IDs |
24 hours |
recently_viewed_product_previous (local storage) |
Stores product IDs of recently previously viewed products for easy navigation. |
Product IDs |
24 hours |
X-Magento-Vary |
Configuration setting that improves performance when using Varnish static content caching. |
Configuration collection settings |
Browser Session |
form_key |
A security measure that appends a random string to all form submissions to protect the data from Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF). |
Secure random string |
Browser Session |
mage-cache-sessid |
The value of this cookie triggers the cleanup of local cache storage. When the cookie is removed by the backend application, the Admin cleans up local storage, and sets the cookie value to true. |
True/false |
Browser Session |
mage-cache-storage |
Local storage of visitor-specific content that enables ecommerce functions. |
Hexdecimal string |
Browser Session |
mage-cache-storage (local storage) |
Local storage of visitor-specific content that enables ecommerce functions. |
Hexdecimal string |
Browser Session |
mage-cache-storage-section-invalidation (local storage) |
Forces local storage of specific content sections that should be invalidated. |
Hexdecimal string |
Browser Session |
persistent_shopping_cart |
Stores the key (ID) of persistent cart to make it possible to restore the cart for an anonymous shopper. |
Hexdecimal string |
Expiration Policy: 60 mins |
private_content_version |
Appends a random, unique number and time to pages with customer content to prevent them from being cached on the server. |
GUID Id of the version |
Up to 10 years |
section_data_ids |
Stores customer-specific information related to shopper-initiated actions such as display wish list, checkout information, etc. |
Collection of Ids |
Browser Session |
PHPSESSID |
To store the ID of PHP session |
Random ID |
Browser Session |
cookienotice |
To store the setting related cookies disclaiment |
False/true |
Browser Session |
user_allowed_save_cookie |
To the store the setting related with allowance of cookies storing |
False/true |
Browser Session |