# Global Privacy Control (GPC) Specification

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/apis/ccpa/global-privacy-control/  
**Provider:** CCPA (California Consumer Privacy Act) — https://apis.io/providers/ccpa/  
**Documentation:** https://globalprivacycontrol.org/

Global Privacy Control (GPC) Specification is one of 4 APIs that [CCPA (California Consumer Privacy Act)](https://apis.io/providers/ccpa/) publishes on the [APIs.io](https://apis.io/) network. Tagged areas include Browser Signal, Opt-Out, and Standard.

Global Privacy Control is a browser-level signal that communicates a user's opt-out preference to websites. The California Attorney General has affirmed that GPC must be treated as a valid CCPA "Do Not Sell or Share" opt-out request.

## Machine-readable artifacts (4)

- **Website** — https://globalprivacycontrol.org/
- **Specification** — https://privacycg.github.io/gpc-spec/
- **SourceCode** — https://github.com/privacycg/gpc-spec
- **APIsJSON** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/ccpa/refs/heads/main/apis.yml

## Other CCPA (California Consumer Privacy Act) APIs (3)

- [IAB Tech Lab Global Privacy Platform (GPP)](https://apis.io/apis/ccpa/iab-gpp/)
- [California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) Resources](https://apis.io/apis/ccpa/cppa-enforcement-resources/)
- [California Data Broker Registry](https://apis.io/apis/ccpa/ca-data-broker-registry/)

## Tags

Browser Signal, Opt-Out, Standard

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