Lua

Demonstrates how to Get Cookies Sent by the HTTP Server

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This example demonstrates how to get the cookies that have been received from the HTTP server. Lua

local chilkat = require("chilkat")

-- This example assumes the Chilkat HTTP API to have been previously unlocked.
-- See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

local http = chilkat.Http.new()

-- When the HTTP object's SaveCookies property is enabled, cookies received from the
-- server are saved either to the directory specified by CookieDir (where they are stored as XML files)
-- or in memory if "memory" is specified.

http.save_cookies = true
http.cookie_dir = "memory"

-- Do a few GET's
local html = http:quick_get_str("https://google.com/")
html = http:quick_get_str("https://stripe.com/")

-- Examine the cookies received from each domain.
local xmlStr = http:get_cookie_xml("google.com")
print(xmlStr)

-- Sample output:

-- <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
-- <cookies>
--     <cookie key=".google.com,/,AEC" v="0" expire="Tue, 17-Feb-2026 11:32:20 GMT" secure="yes">
--         <AEC>AVh_......</AEC>
--     </cookie>
--     <cookie key=".google.com,/,NID" v="0" expire="Fri, 20-Feb-2026 11:32:20 GMT">
--         <NID>525=A57i.......</NID>
--     </cookie>
-- </cookies>

xmlStr = http:get_cookie_xml("stripe.com")
print(xmlStr)

-- Sample output:

-- <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
-- <cookies>
--     <cookie key="stripe.com,/,cid" v="0" maxAge="7776000" secure="yes">
--         <cid>eba2891e-89e4-4aec-b9cf-e799d5b4b230</cid>
--     </cookie>
-- </cookies>