Sanity's data storage is hosted on Google Cloud Platform in the EU.

3 replies
Last updated: Jun 18, 2020
Hello, we are looking to use Sanity for a project but would like to know more about the data storage. Are all of the cloud storage hosted by Sanity or any third party companies?
AI Update

Sanity's data storage is hosted entirely on Google Cloud Platform (GCP) infrastructure. While GCP is technically a third-party provider in the sense that it's not Sanity's own data centers, Sanity operates and manages all services on top of GCP's infrastructure - you're getting Sanity's platform built on Google's cloud.

Here's the breakdown of where your data lives:

Primary data storage (Content Lake): Your structured content is stored in GCP's data center in St. Ghislain, Belgium (europe-west1 region). Sanity uses Google Compute Engine, Google Container Engine clusters, and Google Cloud Storage for this.

Asset CDN: Images, videos, and files you upload are delivered through Google's global CDN network (cdn.sanity.io) with points of presence worldwide for fast delivery to your end users.

API CDN: For API responses and GROQ queries, Sanity operates a separate CDN system across multiple GCP regions including Europe, North America, South America, Asia, and Australia.

Other subprocessors: According to Sanity's official subprocessor list, there are a few additional third-party services used for specific features:

  • Sentry.io (USA) - for error tracking and telemetry
  • Temporal Cloud (Ireland) - for coordinating distributed workflows
  • Plain (UK) - for customer support
  • Amazon Web Services (USA, Germany) - specifically for the Sanity Functions feature

From a compliance perspective:

  • Your content data is stored in the EU by default (Belgium), which helps with GDPR compliance
  • Sanity benefits from GCP's extensive security certifications (ISO 27001, SOC 2, HIPAA, PCI DSS, etc.)
  • Sanity itself maintains SOC 2 Type 2 certification

So to directly answer your question: The core storage is on Google Cloud Platform (a third party), but Sanity manages and operates all the services. The additional third-party subprocessors listed above are used for specific operational features, not for storing your primary content data.

Hi!
You might want to check out our privacy/GDPR info:
https://www.sanity.io/legal/privacy and our approach to GDPR https://www.sanity.io/blog/a-rough-guide-to-running-a-gdpr-compliant-saas-business
tl;dr We host your data in EU using GCP.

Also, you should probably talk with
user H
:)
tl;dr all cloud storage is hosted by Sanity on Google Cloud Platform.
Thank you very much for the fast reply.

Sanity – Build the way you think, not the way your CMS thinks

Sanity is the developer-first content operating system that gives you complete control. Schema-as-code, GROQ queries, and real-time APIs mean no more workarounds or waiting for deployments. Free to start, scale as you grow.

Was this answer helpful?