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Cookies

All major implementations automatically handle cookies from Set-Cookie response headers.

Widely Supported Supported by 3+ implementations, possibly with syntax variations.

Cookie handling is automatic in all clients. The # @no-cookie-jar metadata tag is supported by VS Code REST Client, JetBrains, httpyac, and kulala.nvim. VS 2022 does not document this tag.

Implementation details

Section titled “Implementation details”

  • VS Code REST Client: Cookies are remembered for subsequent requests (configurable via rest-client.rememberCookiesForSubsequentRequests, default true). Disable per-request with # @no-cookie-jar.

  • JetBrains: Cookies are stored in http-client.cookies (under .idea/httpRequests/), limited to 300 entries. Disable per-request with // @no-cookie-jar.

  • httpyac: Uses tough-cookie library for in-memory cookie jar. Configurable via cookieJarEnabled in httpyac.config.js. Disable per-request with # @no-cookie-jar.

  • kulala.nvim: Cookie jar supported, disable with # @no-cookie-jar.