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| Cookie | Category | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
_BEAMER_DATE_ | Marketing | Set by Beamer (hotjar.com). Stores the latest date in which the feed or page was opened. |
_BEAMER_FILTER_BY_URL_ | Marketing | This cookie is set by Beamer to store whether to apply URL filtering on the feed |
_BEAMER_FIRST_VISIT_ | Marketing | Set by Beamer (hotjar.com) to store the date of the user’s first interaction with insights. |
_BEAMER_LAST_POST_SHOWN_ | Marketing | Set by Beamer (hotjar.com). Stores the timestamp for the last time the number of unread posts was updated for the user. |
_BEAMER_USER_ID_ | Marketing | Set by Beamer (hotjar.com) to store an internal ID for a user. |
hj_visitor | Analytics | hotjar uses cookies to enhance the user’s experience on our website, for example to complete forms, navigating the site, and identify returning users and offer related content. Users can control the use of cookies at the individual browser level. |
_hjAbsoluteSessionInProgress | Functional | The cookie is set so Hotjar can track the beginning of the user's journey for a total session count. It does not contain any identifiable information. |
_hjCachedUserAttributes | Analytics | This cookie stores User Attributes which are sent through the Hotjar Identify API, whenever the user is not in the sample. These attributes will only be saved if the user interacts with a Hotjar Feedback tool. |
_hjClosedSurveyInvites | Analytics | Hotjar cookie. This cookie is set once a visitor interacts with a Survey invitation modal popup. It is used to ensure that the same invite does not re-appear if it has already been shown. |
_hjCookieTest | Functional | This cookie checks to see if the Hotjar Tracking Code can use cookies. If it can, a value of 1 is set. |
_hjDonePolls | Analytics | Hotjar cookie. This cookie is set once a visitor completes a poll using the Feedback Poll widget. It is used to ensure that the same poll does not re-appear if it has already been filled in. |
_hjDoneTestersWidgets | Analytics | Hotjar cookie. This cookie is set once a visitor submits their information in the Recruit User Testers widget. It is used to ensure that the same form does not re-appear if it has already been filled in. |
_hjFirstSeen | Functional | The cookie is set so Hotjar can track the beginning of the user's journey for a total session count. It does not contain any identifiable information. |
_hjHasCachedUserAttributes | Analytics | This cookie sets when a user first lands on a page. Persists the Hotjar User ID which is unique to that site. Hotjar does not track users across different sites. Ensures data from subsequent visits to the same site are attributed to the same user ID. |
_hjid | Analytics | Hotjar cookie. This cookie is set when the customer first lands on a page with the Hotjar script. It is used to persist the random user ID, unique to that site on the browser. This ensures that behavior in subsequent visits to the same site will be attributed to the same user ID. |
_hjIncludedInPageviewSample | Functional | This cookie is set to let Hotjar know whether that visitor is included in the data sampling defined by your site's page view limit. |
_hjIncludedInSample | Analytics | Hotjar cookie. This session cookie is set to let Hotjar know whether that visitor is included in the sample which is used to generate funnels. |
_hjIncludedInSessionSample | Functional | This cookie is set to let Hotjar know whether that visitor is included in the data sampling defined by your site's daily session limit |
_hjLocalStorageTest | Functional | This cookie is used to check if the Hotjar Tracking Script can use local storage. If it can, a value of 1 is set in this cookie. The data stored in_hjLocalStorageTest has no expiration time, but it is deleted immediately after creating it so the expected storage time is under 100ms. |
_hjMinimizedPolls | Analytics | Hotjar cookie. This cookie is set once a visitor minimizes a Feedback Poll widget. It is used to ensure that the widget stays minimizes when the visitor navigates through your site. |
_hjMinimizedTestersWidgets | Analytics | Hotjar cookie. This cookie is set once a visitor minimizes a Recruit User Testers widget. It is used to ensure that the widget stays minimizes when the visitor navigates through your site. |
_hjptid | Functional | This cookie is set for logged in users of Hotjar, who have Admin Team Member permissions. It is used during pricing experiments to show the Admin consistent pricing across the site. |
_hjSession_ | Functional | A cookie that holds the current session data. This ensues that subsequent requests within the session window will be attributed to the same Hotjar session. |
_hjSession_2740120 | Analytics | Holds current session data for Hotjar, ensuring subsequent requests are attributed to the same session. |
_hjSessionRejected | Functional | If present, this cookie will be set to 1 for the duration of a user’s session, if Hotjar rejected the session from connecting to our WebSocket due to server overload. This cookie is only applied in extremely rare situations to prevent severe performance issues. |
_hjSessionResumed | Functional | A cookie that is set when a session/recording is reconnected to Hotjar servers after a break in connection. |
_hjSessionStorageTest | Functional | This cookie checks if the Hotjar Tracking Code can use Session Storage. If it can, a value of 1 is set. |
_hjSessionTooLarge | Functional | Causes Hotjar to stop collecting data if a session becomes too large. This is determined automatically by a signal from the WebSocket server if the session size exceeds the limit. |
_hjSessionUser_ | Functional | Hotjar cookie that is set when a user first lands on a page with the Hotjar script. It is used to persist the Hotjar User ID, unique to that site on the browser. This ensures that behavior in subsequent visits to the same site will be attributed to the same user ID. |
_hjShownFeedbackMessage | Analytics | This cookie is set when a visitor minimizes or completes Incoming Feedback. This is done so that the Incoming Feedback will load as minimized immediately if they navigate to another page where it is set to show. |
_hjTLDTest | Functional | When the Hotjar script executes we try to determine the most generic cookie path we should use, instead of the page hostname. This is done so that cookies can be shared across subdomains (where applicable). To determine this, we try to store the _hjTLDTest cookie for different URL substring alternatives until it fails. After this check, the cookie is removed. |
_hjUserAttributesHash | Functional | User Attributes sent through the Hotjar Identify API are cached for the duration of the session in order to know when an attribute has changed and needs to be updated. |
hjViewportId | Functional | This cookie stores user viewport details such as size and dimensions. |
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Last updated 2026-09-27.