Close cookie popups

Cookie popups can block the platform from a executing a successful monitoring or on-demand scan, as it can't bypass the popup without executing the close action. Use the close popup functionality to bypass cookie popups. 

Note: If you configure the close popup functionality and there isn't a popup to close, you'll receive a scan error.

On this page:

• Configure close popups
• Find the popup close button selector

Configure close popups in an advanced scan

To close popups on your advanced scan:

1. Go to Websites/apps.
2. Select the website you'd like to scan.
3. Choose Scans.
4. Select Run scan.
5. Choose the Advanced tab.
6. Fill out the required fields.
7. Select Close popups.
8. Enter the popup close button CSS selector. How do I find this information?
9. Select Run scan.

Find the popup close button selector

To find the popup close button selector:

1. Go to the first page of your scan.
2. Find the popup and right-click on the close button.
3. Select Inspect. Your browser console will open with the code for that field highlighted.
4. Right-click on the highlighted code and select:
   • Copy>Copy Selector in Chrome.
   • Copy>Copy CSS Selector in Firefox.
   • Copy>Copy Selector in Edge.
5. On the advanced scan set up or monitoring page in the platform, paste the selector in the Popup close button selector field.