---
title: "Anonymous Tracking"
slug: "mapp-intelligence-ios-sdk-v5-anonymous-tracking"
updated: 2026-04-30T12:03:57Z
published: 2026-04-30T12:03:57Z
canonical: "docs.mapp.com/mapp-intelligence-ios-sdk-v5-anonymous-tracking"
---

> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.mapp.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Anonymous Tracking

Anonymous tracking sends requests without generating or storing an everID. This avoids user-level recognition in Mapp Intelligence at the cost of significantly reduced data quality. Use it only when explicitly required by your data privacy team.

Before you start, complete the [Quickstart](/v1/docs/mapp-intelligence-ios-sdk-v5-quickstart) so the SDK is initialized.

> [!CAUTION]
> **Important:** Anonymous tracking impacts session detection (causing session breaks) and user recognition between sessions. User matching between Mapp Engage and Mapp Intelligence does **not** work while anonymous tracking is active.

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## What is unavailable while anonymous tracking is active

- Migrating from iOS SDK v4 to v5 without loss of historical data
- Reading the everID via [Get the User Ever ID](/v1/docs/mapp-intelligence-ios-sdk-v5-get-user-ever-id)
- Seeding the everID at initialization (`andWithEverID:`)
- User matching between Mapp Engage and Mapp Intelligence (see [User Matching](/v1/docs/mapp-intelligence-ios-sdk-v5-user-matching))

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## Properties and methods

| API | Description | Default |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `anonymousTracking` (BOOL property) | Enables anonymous tracking without suppressing additional parameters. | `false` |
| `enableAnonymousTracking(_ suppressParams: [String]?)` | Enables anonymous tracking and additionally suppresses the listed parameters or tags from each request. | — |
| `setTemporarySessionId(_ id: String)` | Sets a temporary, session-scoped user ID while anonymous tracking is active. | — |

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## Examples

> [!NOTE]
> Anonymous tracking must be enabled **before** calling `initWithConfiguration(...)` if you want it active from the very first request.

### Enable anonymous tracking globally

**Swift**

```swift
// In AppDelegate.application(_:didFinishLaunchingWithOptions:)
MappIntelligence.shared()?.anonymousTracking = true
MappIntelligence.shared()?.setTemporarySessionId("user-xyz-123456789")
MappIntelligence.shared()?.initWithConfiguration(
    [123451234512345],
    onTrackdomain: "https://your-trackdomain.com"
)
```

**Objective-C**

```objectivec
[[MappIntelligence shared] setAnonymousTracking:YES];
[[MappIntelligence shared] setTemporarySessionId:@"user-xyz-123456789"];
[[MappIntelligence shared]
    initWithConfiguration:@[@123451234512345]
            onTrackdomain:@"https://your-trackdomain.com"];
```

### Toggle anonymous tracking at runtime

**Swift**

```swift
@IBAction func toggleAnonymousTracking(_ sender: UISwitch) {
    if sender.isOn {
        // Enable anonymous tracking and suppress the customer visitor ID:
        MappIntelligence.shared()?.enableAnonymousTracking(["cd"])
        MappIntelligence.shared()?.setTemporarySessionId("user-xyz-123456789")
    } else {
        MappIntelligence.shared()?.anonymousTracking = false
    }
}
```

**Objective-C**

```objectivec
- (IBAction)toggleAnonymousTracking:(UISwitch *)sender {
    if (sender.isOn) {
        [[MappIntelligence shared] enableAnonymousTracking:@[@"cd"]];
        [[MappIntelligence shared] setTemporarySessionId:@"user-xyz-123456789"];
    } else {
        [[MappIntelligence shared] setAnonymousTracking:NO];
    }
}
```

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## Related

- [Quickstart](/v1/docs/mapp-intelligence-ios-sdk-v5-quickstart)
- [Opt-out of Tracking](/v1/docs/mapp-intelligence-ios-sdk-v5-opt-out-tracking)
- [User Matching](/v1/docs/mapp-intelligence-ios-sdk-v5-user-matching)
- [Migrating from SDK v4 to v5](/v1/docs/mapp-intelligence-ios-sdk-v5-migrating-from-sdk-v4-to-v5)