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Sets cookies
Yes
Sends PII
No
Cross-site tracking
No
Consent required
Advertising / Marketing
Transfer mechanism
EU-US Data Privacy Framework
Cookies
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Overview

Snapchat advertising pixel. Tracks conversions, builds custom audiences, and measures advertising campaign performance on the Snapchat platform. Fires on page events to attribute website actions to Snapchat ad interactions.

Detection capabilities

Signature count
1
Detection methods
network
Property types
hostnamepathname

Performance impact

Performance Impact

Script size
30 KB
Requests per page
1

Common mistakes

  • 1Firing the Snap pixel before advertising consent is obtained
  • 2Sending unnecessary personal data (email, phone) with pixel events without hashing
  • 3Not implementing the Conversions API as a complement to client-side pixel for data accuracy

Compliance considerations

Fires conversion pixels that transmit event data to Snapchat servers for ad measurement and audience building. Advertising consent is required under GDPR/ePrivacy. Supports the Conversions API for server-side implementation which can improve data accuracy while maintaining consent enforcement.

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