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September 2, 2025

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* Storefront GraphQL API
* 2025-10

# `@inContext` directive supports visitor consent for privacy-compliant checkouts

The `@inContext` directive now includes a `visitorConsent` parameter, allowing developers to pass buyer consent preferences—such as analytics, preferences, marketing, and sale of data—to cart operations. This consent information is automatically encoded into the resulting [`checkoutUrl`](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/storefront/latest/objects/Cart#field-Cart.fields.checkoutUrl), ensuring privacy compliance throughout the checkout process.

This enhancement allows developers using Checkout Kit and other integrations to seamlessly collect and transmit buyer consent, thereby supporting privacy regulations and maintaining a smooth checkout experience.

**Key features:**

* Optional consent fields for analytics, preferences, marketing, and sale of data
* Automatic encoding of consent into checkout URL via the `_cs` parameter
* Compatibility with existing cart mutations and queries

[Learn more about the `@inContext` directive and visitor consent →](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/storefront#directives)