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req.cookies Property in Express.js
The req.cookies contains the cookies sent by the request while using the cookie-parser middleware. If the cookies are signed, please use the req.signedCookies property.
Syntax
req.cookies
Install the cookie-parser module −
npm install cookie-parser
Example 1
Create a file with the name "reqCookies.js" and copy the following code snippet. After creating the file, use the command "node reqCookies.js" to run this code as shown in the example below −
// req.cookies() Method Demo Example
// Importing the express & cookieParser module
var cookieParser = require('cookie-parser');
var express = require('express');
// Initializing the express and port number
var app = express();
// Initializing the router from express
var router = express.Router();
var PORT = 3000;
// Defining the cookieParser to be used
app.use(cookieParser());
// Defining an endpoint
app.get('/api', function (req, res) {
req.cookies.title='TutorialsPoint';
console.log(req.cookies);
res.send();
});
app.listen(PORT, function(err){
if (err) console.log(err);
console.log("Server listening on PORT", PORT);
});Hit the following Endpoint with a GET request − http://localhost:3000/api
Output
C:\home
ode>> node reqCookies.js Server listening on PORT 3000 [Object: null prototype] { title: 'TutorialsPoint' }
Example 2
Let's take a look at one more example.
// req.cookies() Method Demo Example
// Importing the express & cookieParser module
var cookieParser = require('cookie-parser');
var express = require('express');
// Initializing the express and port number
var app = express();
// Initializing the router from express
var router = express.Router();
var PORT = 3000;
// Defining the cookieParser to be used
app.use(cookieParser());
// Defining an endpoint
app.get('/api', function (req, res) {
req.cookies.name='Mayank';
req.cookies.age=21;
console.log(req.cookies);
res.send();
});
app.listen(PORT, function(err){
if (err) console.log(err);
console.log("Server listening on PORT", PORT);
});Hit the following Endpoint with a GET Request − http://localhost:3000/api
Output
C:\home
ode>> node reqCookies.js Server listening on PORT 3000 [Object: null prototype] { title: 'Mayank', age: 21 }
Updated on: 29-Jan-2022
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