# get\_cookie

## Syntax

```python
py.get_cookie(name: str) -> dict
```

## Usage

{% code title="correct usage" %}

```python
py.get_cookie("foo")

---or--- # "key" into the dictionary

val = py.get_cookie("foo")["value"]

---or--- # use the .get() function in dict

val = py.get_cookie("foo").get("value")
```

{% endcode %}

## Arguments

* <mark style="color:purple;">`name (str)`</mark> - The name of the cookie

## Yields

* <mark style="color:purple;">**`Dict`**</mark>**&#x20;-** The cookie as a dictionary. Cookie objects have the following properties:
  * `name`
  * `value`
  * `path`
  * `domain`
  * `httpOnly`
  * `secure`
  * `expiry`

{% hint style="warning" %}
Returns **None** if the cookie does not exist
{% endhint %}


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