# Add Custom Cookie or Service | Secure Privacy Classification

> Learn how to manually add a custom cookie or service in Secure Privacy's Classification tab — including required fields, how to save, and when to rescan to apply changes.

- Canonical: https://support.secureprivacy.ai/article/add-custom-cookies--services--secureprivacy-guide
- Product: Consent Management
- Category: FAQs
- Published: 2026-03-06T12:43:00+00:00
- Updated: 2026-03-23T00:09:13.646+00:00
- Reading time: 2 minutes

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If a cookie or third-party service is not automatically detected by Secure Privacy's scanner, you can add it manually via the **Classification** tab. This ensures all active cookies and services appear in your scan report, are correctly categorized, and are included in blocking rules and the preference center.

## Who Is This For?

-   Website administrators managing cookie inventories and ensuring all active cookies are documented
    
-   Compliance teams adding known services that were not automatically detected during scanning
    
-   Developers integrating new third-party services that need to be classified and blocked before they appear in scan results
    

## How to Add a Custom Service or Cookie in Secure Privacy

1.  Log in to your Secure Privacy account and select the domain you want to work with.
    
2.  Open the **Classification** tab in the left sidebar.
    

![Secure Privacy Classification tab showing the Add Cookie button and list of existing cookies and services](https://knowledgebasecdn.helpwise.io/uploads/234834/206059/2f8f330e57be2b27de5c1e87d1878be99bd0e2ba-1757534678-d95a50e3c1837e60d4f7f06e156488794f378ffb)

3.  Click the **Add Cookie** button.
    
4.  Complete the required fields for the cookie or service:
    
    -   **Cookie name** — the exact name of the cookie
        
    -   **Host** — the domain that sets the cookie
        
    -   **Service name** — the third-party service associated with the cookie
        
    -   **Category** — the consent category (e.g., Essential, Analytics, Marketing, Functional)
        
    -   **Expiry** — how long the cookie persists
        
    -   **Description** — a brief explanation of the cookie's purpose
        
5.  Click **Save** to add the cookie to your classification list.
    

![Secure Privacy Add Cookie form showing fields for cookie name, host, service name, category, expiry, and description](https://knowledgebasecdn.helpwise.io/uploads/234834/206059/3b13f46ddf83cb9097399542dcaa645d7988a418-1757534731-8d3075c63626cc200905334bd9d5226d239f9e55)

6.  Navigate to **Scan Report > Rescan Website** to trigger a rescan and apply your changes — ensuring the new cookie appears in your scan report, blocking configuration, and preference center.
    

## Frequently Asked Questions

### Will the new cookie appear in the Preference Center after I add it?

Yes — but only after you trigger a website rescan. Once the rescan is complete, the manually added cookie will be included in the preference center under the category you assigned, giving visitors control over that cookie through the consent interface.

### Can I edit or delete a custom cookie after adding it?

Yes. Return to the **Classification** tab at any time to update the cookie's details — such as its category, description, or expiry — or delete it entirely. After making changes, trigger a rescan to apply the updates to your live scan report and preference center.

### Why would I need to add a cookie manually if Secure Privacy has automatic detection?

The automatic scanner detects cookies based on its known service database and live page crawl. Newly deployed services, custom-built tracking solutions, or cookies set through non-standard implementations may not be detected automatically. Adding them manually ensures they are correctly classified, blocked, and declared in your cookie policy.

## See Also

-   [How to Perform a Website Rescan](https://support.secureprivacy.ai/article/perform-website-rescan--secureprivacy-howto)
    
-   [How to Change a Consent Category for a Service or Cookie](https://support.secureprivacy.ai/article/how-do-i-change-a-consent-category-service-cookie)
    
-   [Why Essential Cookies Are Selected by Default](https://support.secureprivacy.ai/article/why-essential-cookies-are-selected-by-default)