Cookie is not set

Matches when a cookie with the exact specified name is absent from the request.

This condition inspects the Cookie request header to verify the absence of a specific cookie name. It returns true if the named cookie is missing from the incoming request.

Configuration

  • Case sensitive: Whether to enable case sensitivity during the name comparison. When disabled, the condition performs a case-insensitive match against all cookies sent in the request.
  • Name: The exact name the condition must not match to return true. This field is required and supports a maximum of 50 characters.

Measurement

The condition parses the Cookie header from the incoming request and evaluates the presence of the specified key.

  • Cookie present: If a cookie key matching the configured Name is identified, the condition returns false.
  • Cookie absent: If the specific cookie name is not found, the condition returns true.
  • Missing header: If the Cookie header is absent from the request, the condition returns true.

Last modified March 5, 2026