Advance Consent Mode does not redact custom variables for unconsented requests. Furthermore, it is a very long process to check all tags and redact individually all variables.

Variable Redactor is a solution that help to make variables consent aware in Google Tag Manager. Using a semi automated process via the Google Tag manager API it creates variables that, according to the user consent or lack thereof, redact their own content.

Variable Redactor is based on a simple Sheets-based configuration UI to list and create new variables. Those variables are created in a custom folder in order to be revert back the changes if needed. The solution offers an automated flow to create and use a custom template for redacting in the selected variables. Lastly, the solution highlights which tags contain reference(s) to any of the selected variables.

Make a copy of this spreadsheet template.

Open the configuration tab in your own spreadsheet and copy the GTM URL to web workspace in the cell "C1".

When you first run the Variable Redactor tool, Google Sheets will require you to authorize the usage of Apps Scripts within the sheet. You will need to run selected option again afterwards.

App Blocked issues are relevant for company policy restrictions and can be avoided by adding GCP project to the Spreadsheet

Join the group Variable Redactor Users for support.

On the top menu click on "Variable Redactor" -> "Prepare Variables and Tags"

Wait until the execution is completed. You can check the status in Configuration sheet (look for the value 'Go to Variables sheet, select the ones you want to redact and click on "Variable Redactor" -> "Process Selected Variables"').

Open the "Variables" sheet and check those that you want to make consent aware.

You can also decide if you want to target the "Ad Storage" , "Analytics Storage" or both.

On the top menu click on "Variable Redactor" -> "Process selected Variables"

Wait until the execution is completed. You can check the status in Configuration sheet (look for the value 'Completed variables processing').

You can now check on the "Tags" sheet which tags contain references to any of the flagged variables and proceed to update those Tags in Google Tag Manager with the new Variables.

This is not an officially supported Google product.

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