cowboy/doc/src/manual/cowboy_req.set_resp_cookie.asciidoc

= cowboy_req:set_resp_cookie(3)

== Name

cowboy_req:set_resp_cookie - Set a cookie

== Description

[source,erlang]
----
set_resp_cookie(Name, Value, Req :: cowboy_req:req())
    -> set_resp_cookie(Name, Value, [], Req)

set_resp_cookie(Name, Value, Opts, Req :: cowboy_req:req())
    -> Req

Name  :: iodata()                  %% case sensitive
Value :: iodata()                  %% case sensitive
Opts  :: cow_cookie:cookie_opts()
----

// @todo I am not particularly happy about the fact that the name is iodata().

Set a cookie to be sent with the response.

Note that cookie names are case sensitive.

== Arguments

Name::

Cookie name.

Value::

Cookie value.

Opts::

Optional cookie options.

Req::

The Req object.

== Return value

A new Req object is returned.

The returned Req object must be used from that point onward,
otherwise the cookie will not be sent in the response.

== Changelog

* *2.0*: `set_resp_cookie/3` introduced as an alias to `set_resp_cookie/4` with no options.
* *1.0*: Function introduced.

== Examples

.Set a session cookie
[source,erlang]
----
SessionID = base64:encode(crypto:strong_rand_bytes(32)),
Req = cowboy_req:set_resp_cookie(<<"sessionid">>, SessionID, Req0).
----

.Set a cookie with an expiration time
[source,erlang]
----
Req = cowboy_req:set_resp_cookie(<<"lang">>, <<"fr-FR">>, [
    {max_age, 3600}
], Req0).
----

.Delete a cookie
[source,erlang]
----
Req = cowboy_req:set_resp_cookie(<<"sessionid">>, <<>>, [
    {max_age, 0}
], Req0).
----

.Set a cookie for a specific domain and path
[source,erlang]
----
Req = cowboy_req:set_resp_cookie(<<"inaccount">>, <<"1">>, [
    {domain, "my.example.org"},
    {path, "/account"}
], Req0).
----

.Restrict a cookie to HTTPS
[source,erlang]
----
SessionID = base64:encode(crypto:strong_rand_bytes(32)),
Req = cowboy_req:set_resp_cookie(<<"sessionid">>, SessionID, [
    {secure, true}
], Req0).
----

.Restrict a cookie to HTTP
[source,erlang]
----
SessionID = base64:encode(crypto:strong_rand_bytes(32)),
Req = cowboy_req:set_resp_cookie(<<"sessionid">>, SessionID, [
    {http_only, true}
], Req0).
----

== See also

link:man:cowboy_req(3)[cowboy_req(3)],
link:man:cowboy_req:set_resp_header(3)[cowboy_req:set_resp_header(3)],
link:man:cowboy_req:reply(3)[cowboy_req:reply(3)],
link:man:cowboy_req:stream_reply(3)[cowboy_req:stream_reply(3)]