api_token cookie: what it does, who sets it, consent category

api_token cookie

Functional cookie set by Twitch, lasting 3652 days.

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What the api_token cookie does

This cookies is necessary for the implementation of video-content on the website.

Who sets it

Twitch — privacy policy

Consent category: functional

Functional cookies remember a choice the visitor made, such as a language, a region or a layout preference. They are not essential, so visitors in the EU must be able to decline them, and a site should not set them before consent.

Name	`api_token`
Category	Functional
Lifetime	3652 days
Set by	Twitch

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