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<h1 class="lined-header"><span>cowboy_req:set_resp_cookie(3)</span></h1>
<h2 id="_name">Name</h2>
<p>cowboy_req:set_resp_cookie - Set a cookie</p>
<h2 id="_description">Description</h2>
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<pre><tt><b><font color="#000000">set_resp_cookie</font></b>(<font color="#009900">Name</font>, <font color="#009900">Value</font>, <font color="#009900">Req</font> <font color="#990000">::</font> <b><font color="#000000">cowboy_req:req</font></b>())
<font color="#990000">-></font> <b><font color="#000000">set_resp_cookie</font></b>(<font color="#009900">Name</font>, <font color="#009900">Value</font>, <font color="#009900">Req</font>, #{})
<b><font color="#000000">set_resp_cookie</font></b>(<font color="#009900">Name</font>, <font color="#009900">Value</font>, <font color="#009900">Req</font> <font color="#990000">::</font> <b><font color="#000000">cowboy_req:req</font></b>(), <font color="#009900">Opts</font>)
<font color="#990000">-></font> <font color="#009900">Req</font>
<font color="#009900">Name</font> <font color="#990000">::</font> <b><font color="#000080">binary</font></b>() <i><font color="#9A1900">%% case sensitive</font></i>
<font color="#009900">Value</font> <font color="#990000">::</font> <b><font color="#000000">iodata</font></b>() <i><font color="#9A1900">%% case sensitive</font></i>
<font color="#009900">Opts</font> <font color="#990000">::</font> <b><font color="#000000">cow_cookie:cookie_opts</font></b>()</tt></pre>
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<p>Set a cookie to be sent with the response.</p>
<p>Note that cookie names are case sensitive.</p>
<h2 id="_arguments">Arguments</h2>
<dl><dt>Name</dt>
<dd><p>Cookie name.</p>
</dd>
<dt>Value</dt>
<dd><p>Cookie value.</p>
</dd>
<dt>Req</dt>
<dd><p>The Req object.</p>
</dd>
<dt>Opts</dt>
<dd><p>Cookie options.</p>
</dd>
</dl>
<h2 id="_return_value">Return value</h2>
<p>A new Req object is returned.</p>
<p>The returned Req object must be used from that point onward, otherwise the cookie will not be sent in the response.</p>
<h2 id="_changelog">Changelog</h2>
<ul><li><strong>2.0</strong>: <code>set_resp_cookie/3</code> introduced as an alias to <code>set_resp_cookie/4</code> with no options.
</li>
<li><strong>2.0</strong>: The first argument type is now <code>binary()</code> instead of <code>iodata()</code>.
</li>
<li><strong>1.0</strong>: Function introduced.
</li>
</ul>
<h2 id="_examples">Examples</h2>
<div class="listingblock"><div class="title">Set a session cookie</div>
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<pre><tt><font color="#009900">SessionID</font> <font color="#990000">=</font> <b><font color="#000000">base64:encode</font></b>(<b><font color="#000000">crypto:strong_rand_bytes</font></b>(<font color="#993399">32</font>)),
<font color="#009900">Req</font> <font color="#990000">=</font> <b><font color="#000000">cowboy_req:set_resp_cookie</font></b>(<font color="#990000"><<</font><font color="#FF0000">"sessionid"</font><font color="#990000">>></font>, <font color="#009900">SessionID</font>, <font color="#009900">Req0</font>)<font color="#990000">.</font></tt></pre>
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<div class="listingblock"><div class="title">Set a cookie with an expiration time</div>
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<pre><tt><font color="#009900">Req</font> <font color="#990000">=</font> <b><font color="#000000">cowboy_req:set_resp_cookie</font></b>(<font color="#990000"><<</font><font color="#FF0000">"lang"</font><font color="#990000">>></font>, <font color="#990000"><<</font><font color="#FF0000">"fr-FR"</font><font color="#990000">>></font>,
<font color="#009900">Req0</font>, #{<font color="#0000FF">max_age</font> <font color="#990000">=></font> <font color="#993399">3600</font>})<font color="#990000">.</font></tt></pre>
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<div class="listingblock"><div class="title">Delete a cookie</div>
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<pre><tt><font color="#009900">Req</font> <font color="#990000">=</font> <b><font color="#000000">cowboy_req:set_resp_cookie</font></b>(<font color="#990000"><<</font><font color="#FF0000">"sessionid"</font><font color="#990000">>></font>, <font color="#990000"><<>></font>,
<font color="#009900">Req0</font>, #{<font color="#0000FF">max_age</font> <font color="#990000">=></font> <font color="#993399">0</font>})<font color="#990000">.</font></tt></pre>
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<div class="listingblock"><div class="title">Set a cookie for a specific domain and path</div>
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<pre><tt><font color="#009900">Req</font> <font color="#990000">=</font> <b><font color="#000000">cowboy_req:set_resp_cookie</font></b>(<font color="#990000"><<</font><font color="#FF0000">"inaccount"</font><font color="#990000">>></font>, <font color="#990000"><<</font><font color="#FF0000">"1"</font><font color="#990000">>></font>,
<font color="#009900">Req0</font>, #{<font color="#0000FF">domain</font> <font color="#990000">=></font> <font color="#FF0000">"my.example.org"</font>, <font color="#0000FF">path</font> <font color="#990000">=></font> <font color="#FF0000">"/account"</font>})<font color="#990000">.</font></tt></pre>
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<div class="listingblock"><div class="title">Restrict a cookie to HTTPS</div>
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<pre><tt><font color="#009900">SessionID</font> <font color="#990000">=</font> <b><font color="#000000">base64:encode</font></b>(<b><font color="#000000">crypto:strong_rand_bytes</font></b>(<font color="#993399">32</font>)),
<font color="#009900">Req</font> <font color="#990000">=</font> <b><font color="#000000">cowboy_req:set_resp_cookie</font></b>(<font color="#990000"><<</font><font color="#FF0000">"sessionid"</font><font color="#990000">>></font>, <font color="#009900">SessionID</font>,
<font color="#009900">Req0</font>, #{<font color="#0000FF">secure</font> <font color="#990000">=></font> <font color="#000080">true</font>})<font color="#990000">.</font></tt></pre>
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<div class="listingblock"><div class="title">Restrict a cookie to HTTP</div>
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<pre><tt><font color="#009900">SessionID</font> <font color="#990000">=</font> <b><font color="#000000">base64:encode</font></b>(<b><font color="#000000">crypto:strong_rand_bytes</font></b>(<font color="#993399">32</font>)),
<font color="#009900">Req</font> <font color="#990000">=</font> <b><font color="#000000">cowboy_req:set_resp_cookie</font></b>(<font color="#990000"><<</font><font color="#FF0000">"sessionid"</font><font color="#990000">>></font>, <font color="#009900">SessionID</font>,
<font color="#009900">Req0</font>, #{<font color="#0000FF">http_only</font> <font color="#990000">=></font> <font color="#000080">true</font>})<font color="#990000">.</font></tt></pre>
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<h2 id="_see_also">See also</h2>
<p><a href="../cowboy_req">cowboy_req(3)</a>, <a href="../cowboy_req.set_resp_header">cowboy_req:set_resp_header(3)</a>, <a href="../cowboy_req.set_resp_headers">cowboy_req:set_resp_headers(3)</a>, <a href="../cowboy_req.reply">cowboy_req:reply(3)</a>, <a href="../cowboy_req.stream_reply">cowboy_req:stream_reply(3)</a></p>
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