> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://docs.openli.com/docs/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://docs.openli.com/docs/documentation/legaljs-widget/collecting-cookie-consent.md).

# Collect cookie consent

## Integration

{% hint style="info" %}
This guide assumes that you have successfully created your cookie-widget in the Openli app, and have its JavaScript snippet ready to integrate.
{% endhint %}

### Adding the cookie-consent widget to your site

To collect cookie-consent with legal.js, you must embed the widget using its generated JavaScript snippet.

The snippet must be included **immediately before the closing-tag of the `body` element**, like this:

```javascript
...
    ...
        <script>
            !function(){var i,e,t,s=window.legal=window.legal||[];if(s.SNIPPET_VERSION="3.0.0",i="https://widgets.legalmonster.com/v1/legal.js",!s.__VERSION__)if(s.invoked)window.console&&console.info&&console.info("legal.js: The initialisation snippet is included more than once on this page, and does not need to be.");else{for(s.invoked=!0,s.methods=["cookieConsent","document","ensureConsent","handleWidget","signup","user"],s.factory=function(t){return function(){var e=Array.prototype.slice.call(arguments);return e.unshift(t),s.push(e),s}},e=0;e<s.methods.length;e++)t=s.methods[e],s[t]=s.factory(t);s.load=function(e,t){var n,o=document.createElement("script");o.setAttribute("data-legalmonster","sven"),o.type="text/javascript",o.async=!0,o.src=i,(n=document.getElementsByTagName("script")[0]).parentNode.insertBefore(o,n),s.__project=e,s.__loadOptions=t||{}},s.widget=function(e){s.__project||s.load(e.widgetPublicKey),s.handleWidget(e)}}}();
        
            legal.widget({
                type: "cookie",
                widgetPublicKey: "Your cookie-consent widget's public-key",
            });
        </script>
    </body>
</html>
```

If you are unable to do this, you must ensure that the call to `legal.widget(...)` occurs after the DOM is ready, using a combination of the `DOMContentLoaded` event and the `document.readyState` property. [This reference article](https://javascript.info/onload-ondomcontentloaded) provides a good overview of the events involved. Contact us if you are in doubt.

### Next steps

{% content-ref url="/pages/-MG3l3FsNnDUXmu\_I24e" %}
[Blocking cookies](/docs/documentation/legaljs-widget/collecting-cookie-consent/blocking-cookies.md)
{% endcontent-ref %}

{% content-ref url="/pages/-M779BQYONQGh\_jcLPbW" %}
[Cookie-widget options](/docs/documentation/legaljs-widget/collecting-cookie-consent/cookie-widget-options.md)
{% endcontent-ref %}


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