Cookie header

The HTTP Cookie {{Glossary("request header")}} contains stored HTTP cookies associated with the server (i.e., previously sent by the server with the {{HTTPHeader("Set-Cookie")}} header or set in JavaScript using {{domxref("Document.cookie")}}).

The Cookie header is optional and may be omitted if, for example, the browser's privacy settings block cookies.

<table class="properties"> <tbody> <tr> <th scope="row">Header type</th> <td>{{Glossary("Request header")}}</td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row">{{Glossary("Forbidden request header")}}</th> <td>Yes</td> </tr> </tbody> </table>

Syntax

http

Cookie: <cookie-list>
Cookie: name=value
Cookie: name=value; name2=value2; name3=value3

Directives

<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

http

Cookie: PHPSESSID=298zf09hf012fh2; csrftoken=u32t4o3tb3gg43; _gat=1

Syntax

Directives

Examples

Specifications

Browser compatibility

See also