Cookie
Cookie
The Cookie
HTTP request header contains stored HTTP cookies associated with the server (i.e. previously sent by the server with the Set-Cookie
header or set in Javascript using Document.cookie
).
The Cookie
header is optional and may be omitted if, for example, the browser's privacy settings block cookies.
Header type | Request header |
---|---|
Forbidden header name | yes |
Syntax
Cookie: <cookie-list> Cookie: name=value Cookie: name=value; name2=value2; name3=value3
- <cookie-list>
-
A list of name-value pairs in the form of
<cookie-name>=<cookie-value>
. Pairs in the list are separated by a semicolon and a space ('; '
).
Examples
Cookie: PHPSESSID=298zf09hf012fh2; csrftoken=u32t4o3tb3gg43; _gat=1
Specifications
Specification |
---|
HTTP State Management Mechanism # cookie |
Browser compatibility
Desktop | Mobile | |||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Chrome | Edge | Firefox | Internet Explorer | Opera | Safari | WebView Android | Chrome Android | Firefox for Android | Opera Android | Safari on IOS | Samsung Internet | |
Cookie |
Yes |
12 |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
See also
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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTTP/Headers/Cookie