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    Cookie

    The Cookie HTTP request header contains stored HTTP cookies previously sent by the server with the Set-Cookie header.

    The Cookie header might be omitted entirely, if the privacy setting of the browser are set to block them, for example.

    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 semi-colon and a space ('; ').

    Examples

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

    Specifications

    Specification Title
    RFC 6265, section 5.4: Cookie HTTP State Management Mechanism

    Browser compatibility

    Feature Chrome Edge Firefox Internet Explorer Opera Safari Servo
    Cookie(Yes)(Yes)(Yes)(Yes)(Yes)(Yes)(Yes)
    Feature Android Chrome for Android Edge Mobile Firefox for Android IE Mobile Opera Mobile Safari Mobile
    Cookie(Yes)(Yes)(Yes)(Yes)(Yes)(Yes)(Yes)

    See also

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     Contributors to this page: fscholz, teoli
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