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The Cookie
HTTP request header contains stored HTTP cookies previously sent by the server with the {{HTTPHeader("Set-Cookie")}} header.
Header type | {{Glossary("Request header")}} |
---|---|
{{Glossary("Forbidden header name")}} | no |
Syntax
Cookie: <cookie-list>
- <cookie-list>
- A list of name-value-pairs int the form of
<cookie-name>=<cookie-value>
.
Examples
Cookie: _gat=1; PHPSESSID=298zf09hf012fh2; csrftoken=u32t4o3tb3gg43;
Specifications
Specification | Title |
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{{RFC("6265", "Cookie", "5.4")}} | HTTP State Management Mechanism |
Browser compatibility
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See also
- {{HTTPHeader("Set-Cookie")}}
- {{domxref("Document.cookie")}}