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Puppeteer’s CookieSourceScheme is a three-value type—'Unset', 'NonSecure', or 'Secure'—that describes the scheme of the origin that originally set a cookie. It is distinct from the cookie’s secure boolean. Puppeteer describes Unset as temporary compatibility behavior for protocol clients emulating legacy cookie scope, but gives no removal date.

What does sourceScheme mean in Puppeteer cookies?

The field records the source scheme associated with the cookie’s originating site: in Puppeteer’s words, it “Represents the source scheme of the origin that originally set the cookie.” It is not simply another name for whether the cookie is marked secure. Puppeteer documents sourceScheme and secure as separate properties, and its reference does not specify a complete mapping between every possible pair of values. Puppeteer CookieSourceScheme reference Puppeteer CookieParam reference

What are the three values?

Value Documented meaning Practical interpretation
Secure The source scheme is secure. Identifies a secure scheme for the origin that set the cookie.
NonSecure The source scheme is non-secure. Identifies a non-secure scheme for the originating site.
Unset A temporary protocol-client compatibility behavior for emulating legacy cookie scope. Do not treat it as a general-purpose default. Puppeteer says it will be removed in the future but does not state when.

These are the complete documented TypeScript union values. The API reference does not prescribe a universal application-level default or explain every browser’s internal handling. Puppeteer CookieSourceScheme reference

Is sourceScheme available on CookieParam and CookieData?

Yes. Puppeteer documents sourceScheme as optional on both the page-level CookieParam and browser-level CookieData interfaces, and labels the property “Supported only in Chrome.” Do not assume that another browser supports it just because the field appears in Puppeteer’s types. CookieParam CookieData

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Should you set sourceScheme to Unset?

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How is sourceScheme different from secure?

sourceScheme describes the scheme of the origin that originally set the cookie. secure is a separate cookie property. Since Puppeteer’s API reference does not define a complete mapping between them, avoid inferring one from a single value or assuming that setting one automatically determines the other. Puppeteer CookieParam reference

Which Puppeteer version should you check?

The API pages consulted for this explanation report Puppeteer v25.11.0 for CookieSourceScheme and v25.12.0 for CookieParam and CookieData (documentation observed October 3, 2026). Those page versions are not a guarantee that your installed package exposes identical documentation or behavior. Check the API reference matching your project’s Puppeteer version before depending on the field. CookieSourceScheme CookieParam CookieData

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Frequently Asked Questions

Does Puppeteer document a removal date for Unset?

No. The reference says the behavior is temporary and will be removed in the future, but provides no date.

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Is sourceScheme portable to non-Chrome browsers?

Puppeteer labels the property as supported only in Chrome; its documentation does not establish support in other browsers.

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