Function getCookie

getCookie(url: string, name: string): Promise<null | Cookie>

Reads a single named cookie for the given URL. Returns null when the cookie is absent, the API is unavailable, or the read fails.

Parameters

url: string
The URL the cookie belongs to
name: string
The cookie name to read

Returns Promise<null | Cookie>

A promise resolving to the cookie, or null

Example

const cookie = await getCookie("https://shop.es-drei.de", "currency");
console.log(cookie?.value); // "2"

Source

export async function getCookie(url: string, name: string): Promise<chrome.cookies.Cookie | null> {
  if (!isCookiesApiAvailable()) {
    logger.warn('chrome.cookies unavailable; cannot read cookie', { url, name });
    return null;
  }
  try {
    return await chrome.cookies.get({ url, name });
  } catch (error: unknown) {
    logger.warn('Failed to read cookie', { url, name, error });
    return null;
  }
}