How do I get the cookies from Apache HttpClient 4.x?

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How do I get the cookies from an existing object of type HttpClient? I'm using HttpClient version 4.3.3 which has no method httpClient.getCookieStore() anymore.

score 24 · Accepted Answer · answered Mar 06 '14 at 09:20

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CloseableHttpClient httpclient = HttpClients.createDefault();
HttpClientContext context = HttpClientContext.create();
CloseableHttpResponse response = httpclient.execute(new HttpGet("/"), context);
try {
    CookieStore cookieStore = context.getCookieStore();
    List<Cookie> cookies = cookieStore.getCookies();
} finally {
    response.close();
}

answered Mar 06 '14 at 09:20

ok2c

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I hoped it is possible to get the the CookieStore of the HttpClient without creating an own HttpClientContext like in version 3. – eztam Mar 06 '14 at 11:35
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@eztam: Why is that? HttpClient always needs an execution context, so if it is not given explicitly one will be created behind the scene. – ok2c Mar 06 '14 at 14:00
@ok2c because it causes a @#$@#$@#$ pain in the backside in certain perfectly normal scenarios – Yannick Menager May 30 '20 at 18:42
@YannickMenager What exactly cases the said pain in one's backside? Execution context? – ok2c May 30 '20 at 20:30

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Aug 18 '20 at 12:41

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version 4.5.2 You can use this code:

List<Cookie> cookies = ((CookieStore)localContext.getAttribute(HttpClientContext.COOKIE_STORE)).getCookies();

answered Aug 18 '20 at 12:41

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How do I get the cookies from Apache HttpClient 4.x?

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