---
title: httpShouldHandleCookies
framework: foundation
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Property
path: foundation/nsurlrequest/httpshouldhandlecookies
---

# httpShouldHandleCookies

A Boolean value that indicates whether the default cookie handling will be used for this request.

## Declaration

```swift
var httpShouldHandleCookies: Bool { get }
```

## Discussion

Discussion true if the default cookie handling will be used for this request, false otherwise. The default is true.

## See Also

### Related Documentation

- [httpShouldHandleCookies](foundation/nsmutableurlrequest/httpshouldhandlecookies.md)

### Controlling request behavior

- [timeoutInterval](foundation/nsurlrequest/timeoutinterval.md)
- [httpShouldUsePipelining](foundation/nsurlrequest/httpshouldusepipelining.md)
- [allowsCellularAccess](foundation/nsurlrequest/allowscellularaccess.md)