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title: "Setting Cookies in API and Emulated Test"
slug: "setting-cookies-in-api-and-emulated-test-1"
updated: 2023-01-06T15:49:07Z
published: 2023-01-06T15:49:07Z
---

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# Setting Cookies in API and Emulated Test

**Cookies** can be set by using the `setHeader` verb. In **API** and **Emulated** tests, this will only set cookies for the root request; **redirects** will not be passed with the cookie values. In such scenarios, an additional parameter needs to be passed.

**Syntax for setting cookies for the root request**

```
// for the root
open(www.google.com)
setHeader("Cookie", "key=value")
```

To set cookies for redirects, it is necessary to pass an additional parameter specifying the domain to which the cookies need to be appended. All subsequent requests/redirects from that domain will be set with the cookie value.

**Syntax for setting cookies for redirects**

```
// for redirect(s)
setHeader("Cookie:exampledomain.com", "key=value")
```