Automation with get-cookie 🤖
Learn how to automate tasks and integrate get-cookie into your workflows.
What Can You Automate?
- 🔄 API Testing with Real Cookies
- 🤖 CI/CD Pipeline Integration
- ⏱️ Scheduled Cookie Refresh
- 📊 Cookie Monitoring & Metrics
- 🔍 Automated Debug Workflows
- 🧪 Test Environment Setup
Getting Started
Choose your automation approach:
Shell Scripts
Perfect for simple automation and CI/CD pipelines:
bash
# Basic cookie extraction
AUTH_COOKIE=$(get-cookie auth example.com)
# Use in curl requests
curl -H "Cookie: auth=$AUTH_COOKIE" https://api.example.com/dataLearn more about Shell Scripts →
Node.js Integration
Ideal for complex automation and TypeScript projects:
typescript
import { getCookie } from "@mherod/get-cookie";
const cookies = await getCookie({
name: "auth",
domain: "example.com",
});Browser Automation
Learn more about Browser Automation →
Key Features
Error Recovery
- Retry mechanisms
- Health checks
- Failure monitoring
- Alert systems
Monitoring
- Cookie metrics
- Performance tracking
- Health status
- Audit logging
Security
- Secure storage
- Access patterns
- Credential rotation
- Cleanup routines
Best Practices
Error Handling
- Always implement retries
- Log failures appropriately
- Set up monitoring
- Plan for recovery
Performance
- Cache when possible
- Optimize refresh intervals
- Use batch operations
- Monitor timing
Security
- Rotate credentials
- Secure storage
- Regular cleanup
- Access control
Maintenance
- Regular updates
- Health checks
- Log rotation
- Dependency management