Read Cookie

The Read Cookie action retrieves information stored in a cookie at runtime and writes a cookie value into all variables assigned to that cookie. A cookie can be read when the page loads, or when a viewer clicks an item in the page.

To have the browser read the cookie when the page loads, trigger the action with a browser-triggered event set to OnLoad in the head section of the page. To have the browser read a cookie when a viewer clicks a specific item in your page, trigger the action with a user-triggered event. Choose Action > Variables > Read Cookie. Enter the name of the cookie specified in the Write Cookie action in the Name text box.