Selenium Java - Add Cookies to Browser

Introduction

In this blog, we'll walk you through using Selenium WebDriver with Java to open a website and add browser cookies with the addCookie() method. We'll be using Selenium 4.6+, which comes with Selenium Manager for automatic driver management, so you won't have to worry about manual driver setup or WebDriverManager.

Sample Selenium Code

Here is a complete code using ChromeDriver to open a website, add cookies, and retrieve them:

package sa.Demo.SeleniumPractice;

import org.openqa.selenium.Cookie;
import org.openqa.selenium.WebDriver;
import org.openqa.selenium.chrome.ChromeDriver;
import org.testng.annotations.Test;

import java.time.Duration;

public class Selenium_012 {
    /****
     *  Sample Code Definition :- Selenium Test - Browser - Add Cookies
     *  Developed  By :- Pankaj Kumar
     *  Date of Creation :- 11-June-2024
     *  Project :- SAJVSAUTO - Java [Web / Mobile / API]
     *  SA_BLOG_CODE :- SAJVSAUTO_012
     */
    @Test
    public void Selenium_012() throws InterruptedException {
        System.out.println("Selenium Test - Browser - Add Cookies");

        // Open Chrome Browser
        WebDriver driver = new ChromeDriver();

        // Maximize the Browser Window
        driver.manage().window().maximize();

        // Set an implicit wait of 30 seconds
        driver.manage().timeouts().implicitlyWait(Duration.ofSeconds(30));

        // Navigate to the practice website
        driver.get("https://practice.solveautomation.in/");

        // Wait for 5 seconds to ensure the website is fully loaded
        Thread.sleep(5000);

        // Add cookies to the browser
        Cookie newCookie = new Cookie("AutomationName", "SolveAutomation");
        driver.manage().addCookie(newCookie);

        // Print all cookies present in the browser
        System.out.println("All Cookies: " + driver.manage().getCookies());

        // Retrieve and print the value of the specific cookie
        System.out.println("Value of Cookie ['AutomationName']: " + driver.manage().getCookieNamed("AutomationName").getValue());

        // Wait for 5 seconds to observe the output
        Thread.sleep(5000);

        // Quit the Driver to close all browser windows and end the session
        driver.quit();
    }
}

Explanation

• ChromeDriver Initialization: Launches a new Chrome browser.

• Window Management: Maximizes the browser window for better visibility.

• Implicit Wait: Configures a timeout for locating elements.

• driver.get(): Opens the specified URL in the browser.

• addCookie(): Adds a new cookie to the current domain.

• getCookies(): Retrieves all cookies associated with the domain.

• getCookieNamed(): Retrieves a specific cookie by name and prints its value.

• Thread Sleep: Adds a delay to observe the browser and output (for demo purposes).

• driver.quit(): Closes all browser windows and ends the WebDriver session.

Conclusion

This guide shows you how to use Selenium WebDriver with Java to open a website, add cookies, and get cookie values using Selenium's cookie management API.