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June 16, 2025

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# The `_shopify_country` cookie will no longer be set

### What's changing?

Starting on August 15th, 2025, Shopify will no longer set the `_shopify_country` cookie on merchant storefronts or checkout.

### Required updates

Developers looking to establish the customer's location can use the [Customer Privacy API's `getRegion` method](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/customer-privacy#check-customer-location), which will be more reliable than the cookie now being removed.

Example JavaScript code:

```
window.Shopify.loadFeatures([
  {
    name: 'consent-tracking-api',
    version: '0.1',
  },
], function (error) {
  if (error) {
    throw error;
  }
  
  // "CAON"
  let region = window.Shopify.customerPrivacy.getRegion(); 
  // "CA"
  let country = region.slice(0,2); 
});
```