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Creating a TikTok Cookie Creator Tag

When a visitor clicks on your TikTok campaign, they arrive on your site with a ttclid cookie. From the GTM web container, you can save the information from that cookie for a month using a Cookie Creator tag. Easily create a custom cookie without JavaScript knowledge using the Tag Cookie Creator. Previously, creating a cookie required creating a custom HTML tag that required JavaScript knowledge.


  1. Open your GTM web container. Go to templates



  1. At Tag Templates, choose "View Gallery"



  1. Use the search function to find ‘Cookie Creator’. Add this tag template to your workspace.



  1. Go to variables



  1. Add a new User-Defined Variable



  1. Select URL in the list of variables



  1. Under "component type" select "query"



  1. Input "ttclid" as the query key



  1. Name the variable 'URL Query - ttclid' and save


  1. Navigate to triggers



  1. Create a new trigger


  1. For the trigger configuration type, choose ‘DOM Ready’.



  1. Select ‘Some events that trigger on ‘DOM Ready’’


  1. In the left dropdown menu, choose your created URL Query variable. In the middle dropdown menu, select ‘does not contain’. In the right input field, enter ‘undefined’



  1. Name the trigger "ttclid trigger" and save


  1. Navigate to tags



  1. Create a new tag. For the tag configuration, choose the Cookie Creator tag template.



  1. For ‘Cookie Name’, enter “cookie_ttclid”.


  1. For ‘Cookie Value’, select your URL Query variable.


  1. For ‘Expiration Month’, select ‘By month’.



  1. Under ‘Advanced Settings’, expand ‘Set Domain (optional)’, check the option, and enter “auto” in the input field.


  1. Under ‘Advanced Settings’, expand ‘Set Path (optional)’, check the option, and enter “/” in the input field.




  1. Geef deze tag de naam "cookie_ttclid" en sla de tag op.

Updated on: 16/08/2024

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