How to ensure cookies are sent back to server from any request in node.js/express?

Asked Sep 10 '22 at 22:48

Active Sep 10 '22 at 23:32

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In my node.js express app, I set a cookie on a request like this

            res.cookie('token', access.token, {
                //secure: process.env.NODE_ENV !== "development",
                maxAge: 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000,
                httpOnly: true // prevent cross-site scripting attacks (XSS) attacks
            });

Then in dev tools in the network tab, if I click the request, I can see the cookies tab and see the value there.

However if I go to the application tab and click on cookies, I don't see my cookie there. As well if I keep making any more requests, the cookie-parser module is not seeing the cookie as well.

How can I ensure the cookie above gets sent back to the server for all requests?

Thanks

edited Sep 10 '22 at 23:32

asked Sep 10 '22 at 22:48

omega

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Remove `httpOnly` in your options and see if it changes anything. Depending on the browser some may not display HTTPOnly cookies (non-accessible by JavaScript) in the cookie area... – code Sep 10 '22 at 22:54
Could we see the full HTTP response of the server response which sets the cookie? – MinusFour Sep 10 '22 at 23:18
I added the pics – omega Sep 10 '22 at 23:32
I also tried with httponly as false – omega Sep 10 '22 at 23:32
Can be related to [this](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/7346919/chrome-localhost-cookie-not-being-set) – bigless Sep 11 '22 at 01:00
It's because you are using a secure flag with a `http` connection. Secure cookies are only being set for `https`. – MinusFour Sep 11 '22 at 02:13

How to ensure cookies are sent back to server from any request in node.js/express?

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