clearCookie
Clear a specific browser cookie.
Cypress automatically clears all cookies before each test to prevent state from being shared across tests when test isolation is enabled. You shouldn't need to use this command unless you're using it to clear a specific cookie inside a single test or test isolation is disabled.
Syntax
cy.clearCookie(name)
cy.clearCookie(name, options)
Usage
Correct Usage
cy.clearCookie('authId') // clear the 'authId' cookie
Arguments
name (String)
The name of the cookie to be cleared.
options (Object)
Pass in an options object to change the default behavior of cy.clearCookie().
| Option | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|
domain | Hostname of the current URL | Clears the cookie from the specified domain |
log | true | Displays the command in the Command log |
timeout | responseTimeout | Time to wait for cy.clearCookie() to resolve before timing out |
Yields
cy.clearCookie()yieldsnull.
Examples
No Args
Clear a cookie after logging in
End-to-End Only
In this example, on first login, our server sends us back a session cookie.
After invoking cy.clearCookie('session_id'), this clears the session cookie.
Then upon navigating to an unauthorized page, we asset that our server has
redirected us back to login.
// assume we just logged in
cy.contains('Login').click()
cy.url().should('include', 'profile')
cy.clearCookie('session_id')
cy.visit('/dashboard') // we should be redirected back to login
cy.url().should('include', 'login')
Rules
Requirements
cy.clearCookie()requires being chained off ofcy.
Assertions
cy.clearCookie()cannot have any assertions chained.
Timeouts
cy.clearCookie()should never time out.
Because cy.clearCookie() is asynchronous it is technically possible for there
to be a timeout while talking to the internal Cypress automation APIs. But for
practical purposes it should never happen.
Command Log
Clearing a cookie after setting a cookie
cy.setCookie('foo', 'bar')
cy.clearCookie('foo')
cy.getCookie('foo').should('be.null')
The commands above will display in the Command Log as:
When clicking on clearCookie within the command log, the console outputs the
following:
