How to access cookies with Express
The best way to access cookies with an Express server is using the cookie-parser
middleware package.
Install it:
npm install cookie-parser
And then add it to your server:
const express = require("express");
const app = express();
const cookieParser = require("cookie-parser");
app.use(cookieParser());
// the rest of your Express server...
You can then access the cookies of any request:
app.get("/", (req, res) => {
const cookies = req.cookies;
const token = req.cookies.token;
// ...etc
});