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
http
Cookie: <cookie-list>
Cookie: name=value
Cookie: name=value; name2=value2; name3=value3
Directives
-
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
Specifications
Specification |
---|
HTTP State Management Mechanism # cookie |
Browser compatibility
BCD tables only load in the browser