CookieStore: set() method

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The set() method of the CookieStore interface sets a cookie with the given name and value or options object.

Syntax

js
set(name, value)
set(options)

Parameters

This method requires one of the following:

name Optional

A string with the name of the cookie.

value Optional

A string with the value of the cookie.

Or

options Optional

An object containing:

domain Optional

A string containing the domain of the cookie. Defaults to null.

expires Optional

A timestamp, given as Unix time in milliseconds, containing the expiration date of the cookie. Defaults to null.

name

A string with the name of a cookie.

partitioned Optional

A boolean value that defaults to false. If set to true, the set cookie will be a partitioned cookie. See Cookies Having Independent Partitioned State (CHIPS) for more information.

path Optional

A string containing the path of the cookie. Defaults to /.

sameSite Optional

One of the following SameSite values:

"strict"

Cookies will only be sent in a first-party context and not be sent along with requests initiated by third party websites. This is the default.

"lax"

Cookies are not sent on normal cross-site subrequests (for example to load images or frames into a third party site), but are sent when a user is navigating to the origin site (i.e. when following a link).

"none"

Cookies will be sent in all contexts.

value

A string with the value of the cookie.

Return value

A Promise that resolves with undefined when setting the cookie completes.

Exceptions

SecurityError DOMException

Thrown if the origin can not be serialized to a URL.

TypeError

Thrown if setting the cookie with the given name and value or options fails.

Examples

The following example sets a cookie by passing an object with name, value, expires, and domain.

js
const day = 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000;

cookieStore.set({
  name: "cookie1",
  value: "cookie1-value",
  expires: Date.now() + day,
  domain: "example.com",
});

Specifications

Specification
Cookie Store API
# dom-cookiestore-set

Browser compatibility

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