clearCookie

Clear a specific browser cookie.

Cypress automatically clears all cookies before each test to prevent state from being shared across tests. You shouldn't need to use this command unless you're using it to clear all cookies inside a single test.

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
`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() yields null .
cy.clearCookie() cannot be chained further.

Examples

No Args

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 of cy.

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: