DominicFinn / get-cookie

Node.js tool for querying a local user's Chrome or Firefox cookies

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get-cookie

What is it?

get-cookie is a command line utility that allows you to get the value of a cookie from your locally installed browser. It is useful for testing web pages that require authentication.

Installation

To install get-cookie, run the following command:

    $ npm install @mherod/get-cookie --global

Note: Currently only macOS is supported. Windows support is planned for a future release.

How do I use it?

To use get-cookie, run the following command:

    $ get-cookie <cookie-name> <domain>

For example, to get the value of the auth cookie on the www.example.com domain, run the following command:

    $ get-cookie auth www.example.com

The output of the command will be the value of the cookie.

The library can also be used as a module.

const {getCookie} = require('@mherod/get-cookie');
getCookie('auth', 'www.example.com').then(console.log);

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Node.js tool for querying a local user's Chrome or Firefox cookies


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