.. _-optionalCookie-:

optionalCookie
==============

Signature
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.. includecode2:: /../../akka-http/src/main/scala/akka/http/scaladsl/server/directives/CookieDirectives.scala
   :snippet: optionalCookie

Description
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Extracts an optional cookie with a given name from a request.

Use the :ref:`-cookie-` directive instead if the inner route does not handle a missing cookie.


Example
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.. includecode2:: ../../../../code/docs/http/scaladsl/server/directives/CookieDirectivesExamplesSpec.scala
   :snippet: optionalCookie