Can I paste an HTTPie session JSON file?

No. Extract cookies from it or export JSON from CookieMan. An HTTPie session document has a different schema and will not detect as a cookie array.

Should I use a Netscape file with HTTPie?

HTTPie prefers headers or its own session files. Use Netscape when the next process is curl/wget. Convert twice if you need both.

Why is HttpOnly missing from the header?

Request Cookie headers never include attributes. HttpOnly only exists on stored cookies and Set-Cookie. The values still appear in the header — the flag does not.

HTTPie Session Cookies from JSON

Feed HTTPie a Cookie header or cookies.txt from JSON

HTTPie sends cookies as a Cookie header or via a session file; convert JSON cookies to that header here (output is preset to Header String). HTTPie is not CookieMan — paste an export, do not expect this page to read ~/.config/httpie.

A header has no Domain. That is correct for a single http call to one host. For a reusable jar, switch output to Netscape instead.

HTTPie cookieshttpie sessionHTTPie Cookie headerhttpie cookies.txt

1
Export JSON from the browser
CookieMan JSON Array for the API host. Drop cookies you do not want on the request.
2
Convert to a Cookie header
Paste below. Copy the Header String output. For a Netscape jar, change the dropdown to Netscape and save cookies.txt.
3
Send with HTTPie
Pass Cookie:... as a header, or use an HTTPie session that already stored cookies from a previous response.

Paste JSON cookie array

Output format

Output

Cookies are credentials. Conversion stays in this page — delete the file when you are done.

HTTPie commands that consume the output

            # header string from this page:
http GET https://api.example.com/v1/me \
  "Cookie: session_id=abc123; theme=dark"

# persist Set-Cookie from the server into an HTTPie session
http --session=./api.json GET https://api.example.com/v1/login

HTTPie sessions are JSON, but not CookieMan JSON. Do not paste an HTTPie session document here. Paste a cookie array, a header, or Netscape.

What the Cookie header drops

Kept in Header String	Dropped
`name=value` pairs, semicolon-separated	domain, path, expiry, Secure, HttpOnly, SameSite, partitionKey

That loss is why a header is the right artefact for one request and the wrong artefact for Chrome Import. For import, keep JSON Array.

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