How to Delete Particular Cookie using Selenium Java?

To delete a particular (specific) cookie in Selenium Java, you have two main approaches:

1. Delete by Cookie Name

Use the deleteCookieNamed(String name) method, passing the exact name of the cookie you wish to remove. This is the simplest and most common way.

Example:

// Delete cookie with the name "session_id"
driver.manage().deleteCookieNamed("session_id");

• The string must match the cookie’s name exactly. To check available cookie names, you can use driver.manage().getCookies() and print their names.

2. Delete by Cookie Object

If you have a Cookie object (for example, retrieved via getCookieNamed()), use the deleteCookie(Cookie cookie) method:

import org.openqa.selenium.Cookie;

// Get the cookie object by name
Cookie cookie = driver.manage().getCookieNamed("session_id");
if (cookie != null) {
    driver.manage().deleteCookie(cookie);
}

• This approach is useful if you need to match a cookie not just by name but also by path, domain, or other attributes.

Complete Code

import org.openqa.selenium.WebDriver;
import org.openqa.selenium.chrome.ChromeDriver;
import org.openqa.selenium.Cookie;

public class DeleteSpecificCookie {
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        WebDriver driver = new ChromeDriver();
        driver.get("https://www.example.com");

        // Delete by name:
        driver.manage().deleteCookieNamed("session_id");

        // Or delete by Cookie object:
        Cookie cookie = driver.manage().getCookieNamed("user_token");
        if (cookie != null) {
            driver.manage().deleteCookie(cookie);
        }

        driver.quit();
    }
}

Key Points:

• The name you provide must be the exact name of the cookie.
• These methods affect only cookies for the current domain loaded in the browser.
• Use deleteCookieNamed() for convenience, or deleteCookie() with a Cookie object for finer control.

This allows for precise, selective removal of cookies instead of clearing all cookies at once.