Orange-OpenSource · hurl-bot · Jan 18, 2026 · Jan 9, 2026
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
@@ -1484,6 +1484,7 @@ will follow a redirection only for the second entry.
 | <a href="#netrc-file" id="netrc-file"><code>--netrc-file &lt;FILE&gt;</code></a>                                  | Like [`--netrc`](#netrc), but provide the path to the netrc file.<br><br>See also [`--netrc-optional`](#netrc-optional).<br>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
 | <a href="#netrc-optional" id="netrc-optional"><code>--netrc-optional</code></a>                                   | Similar to [`--netrc`](#netrc), but make the .netrc usage optional.<br><br>See also [`--netrc-file`](#netrc-file).<br>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
 | <a href="#no-color" id="no-color"><code>--no-color</code></a>                                                     | Do not colorize output.<br><br>This is a cli-only option.<br>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
+| <a href="#no-cookie-store" id="no-cookie-store"><code>--no-cookie-store</code></a>                                | Do not use cookie storage for requests/responses in a file. By default, requests in the same Hurl file share cookie storage, this option deactivates cookie engine.<br><br>This is a cli-only option.<br>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
 | <a href="#no-output" id="no-output"><code>--no-output</code></a>                                                  | Suppress output. By default, Hurl outputs the body of the last response.<br><br>This is a cli-only option.<br>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
 | <a href="#no-pretty" id="no-pretty"><code>--no-pretty</code></a>                                                  | Do not prettify response output for supported content type (JSON only for the moment). By default, output is prettified if<br>standard output is a terminal.<br><br>This is a cli-only option.<br>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
 | <a href="#noproxy" id="noproxy"><code>--noproxy &lt;HOST(S)&gt;</code></a>                                        | Comma-separated list of hosts which do not use a proxy.<br><br>Override value from Environment variable no_proxy.<br>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |

diff --git a/completions/_hurl b/completions/_hurl
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ _hurl() {
     '--netrc-file[Specify FILE for .netrc]: :_files' \
     '--netrc-optional[Use either .netrc or the URL]' \
     '--no-color[Do not colorize output]' \
+    '--no-cookie-store[Do not use cookie store between requests]' \
     '--no-output[Suppress output. By default, Hurl outputs the body of the last response]' \
     '--no-pretty[Do not prettify response output]' \
     '--noproxy[List of hosts which do not use proxy]: :' \

diff --git a/completions/_hurl.ps1 b/completions/_hurl.ps1
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ Register-ArgumentCompleter -Native -CommandName 'hurl' -ScriptBlock {
             [CompletionResult]::new('--netrc-file', 'netrc-file', [CompletionResultType]::ParameterName, 'Specify FILE for .netrc')
             [CompletionResult]::new('--netrc-optional', 'netrc-optional', [CompletionResultType]::ParameterName, 'Use either .netrc or the URL')
             [CompletionResult]::new('--no-color', 'no-color', [CompletionResultType]::ParameterName, 'Do not colorize output')
+            [CompletionResult]::new('--no-cookie-store', 'no-cookie-store', [CompletionResultType]::ParameterName, 'Do not use cookie store between requests')
             [CompletionResult]::new('--no-output', 'no-output', [CompletionResultType]::ParameterName, 'Suppress output. By default, Hurl outputs the body of the last response')
             [CompletionResult]::new('--no-pretty', 'no-pretty', [CompletionResultType]::ParameterName, 'Do not prettify response output')
             [CompletionResult]::new('--noproxy', 'noproxy', [CompletionResultType]::ParameterName, 'List of hosts which do not use proxy')

diff --git a/completions/hurl.bash b/completions/hurl.bash
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ _hurl()
     cur="${COMP_WORDS[COMP_CWORD]}"
 
     if [[ $cur == -* ]]; then
-        COMPREPLY=($(compgen -W '--aws-sigv4 --cacert --cert --key --color --compressed --connect-timeout --connect-to --continue-on-error --cookie --cookie-jar --curl --delay --digest --error-format --file-root --location --location-trusted --from-entry --glob --header --http1.0 --http1.1 --http2 --http3 --ignore-asserts --include --insecure --interactive --ipv4 --ipv6 --jobs --json --limit-rate --max-filesize --max-redirs --max-time --negotiate --netrc --netrc-file --netrc-optional --no-color --no-output --no-pretty --noproxy --ntlm --output --parallel --path-as-is --pinnedpubkey --pretty --progress-bar --proxy --repeat --report-html --report-json --report-junit --report-tap --resolve --retry --retry-interval --secret --secrets-file --ssl-no-revoke --test --to-entry --unix-socket --user --user-agent --variable --variables-file --verbose --verbosity --very-verbose --help --version' -- "$cur"))
+        COMPREPLY=($(compgen -W '--aws-sigv4 --cacert --cert --key --color --compressed --connect-timeout --connect-to --continue-on-error --cookie --cookie-jar --curl --delay --digest --error-format --file-root --location --location-trusted --from-entry --glob --header --http1.0 --http1.1 --http2 --http3 --ignore-asserts --include --insecure --interactive --ipv4 --ipv6 --jobs --json --limit-rate --max-filesize --max-redirs --max-time --negotiate --netrc --netrc-file --netrc-optional --no-color --no-cookie-store --no-output --no-pretty --noproxy --ntlm --output --parallel --path-as-is --pinnedpubkey --pretty --progress-bar --proxy --repeat --report-html --report-json --report-junit --report-tap --resolve --retry --retry-interval --secret --secrets-file --ssl-no-revoke --test --to-entry --unix-socket --user --user-agent --variable --variables-file --verbose --verbosity --very-verbose --help --version' -- "$cur"))
         return
     fi
     # Generate filenames by default

diff --git a/completions/hurl.fish b/completions/hurl.fish
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ complete -c hurl -l netrc -d 'Must read .netrc for username and password'
 complete -c hurl -l netrc-file -d 'Specify FILE for .netrc'
 complete -c hurl -l netrc-optional -d 'Use either .netrc or the URL'
 complete -c hurl -l no-color -d 'Do not colorize output'
+complete -c hurl -l no-cookie-store -d 'Do not use cookie store between requests'
 complete -c hurl -l no-output -d 'Suppress output. By default, Hurl outputs the body of the last response'
 complete -c hurl -l no-pretty -d 'Do not prettify response output'
 complete -c hurl -l noproxy -d 'List of hosts which do not use proxy'

diff --git a/docs/entry.md b/docs/entry.md
@@ -71,7 +71,8 @@ HTTP 200
 
 ### Cookie storage
 
-Requests in the same Hurl file share the cookie storage, enabling, for example, session based scenario.
+By default, requests in the same Hurl file share cookie storage, enabling session-based scenario. The shared cookie store can
+be disabled with [`--no-cookie-store`] option.
 
 ### Redirects
 
@@ -251,3 +252,4 @@ For complete reference, below is a diagram for the executed entries.
 [`repeat`]: /docs/manual.md#repeat
 [`redirects` query]: /docs/asserting-response.md#redirects-assert
 [`url` query]: /docs/asserting-response.md#url-assert
+[`--no-coookie-store`]: /docs/manual.md#no-cookie-store
diff --git a/docs/manual.md b/docs/manual.md
@@ -190,6 +190,7 @@ will follow a redirection only for the second entry.
 | <a href="#netrc-file" id="netrc-file"><code>--netrc-file &lt;FILE&gt;</code></a>                                  | Like [`--netrc`](#netrc), but provide the path to the netrc file.<br><br>See also [`--netrc-optional`](#netrc-optional).<br>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
 | <a href="#netrc-optional" id="netrc-optional"><code>--netrc-optional</code></a>                                   | Similar to [`--netrc`](#netrc), but make the .netrc usage optional.<br><br>See also [`--netrc-file`](#netrc-file).<br>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
 | <a href="#no-color" id="no-color"><code>--no-color</code></a>                                                     | Do not colorize output.<br><br>This is a cli-only option.<br>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
+| <a href="#no-cookie-store" id="no-cookie-store"><code>--no-cookie-store</code></a>                                | Do not use cookie storage for requests/responses in a file. By default, requests in the same Hurl file share cookie storage, this option deactivates cookie engine.<br><br>This is a cli-only option.<br>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
 | <a href="#no-output" id="no-output"><code>--no-output</code></a>                                                  | Suppress output. By default, Hurl outputs the body of the last response.<br><br>This is a cli-only option.<br>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
 | <a href="#no-pretty" id="no-pretty"><code>--no-pretty</code></a>                                                  | Do not prettify response output for supported content type (JSON only for the moment). By default, output is prettified if<br>standard output is a terminal.<br><br>This is a cli-only option.<br>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
 | <a href="#noproxy" id="noproxy"><code>--noproxy &lt;HOST(S)&gt;</code></a>                                        | Comma-separated list of hosts which do not use a proxy.<br><br>Override value from Environment variable no_proxy.<br>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |

diff --git a/docs/manual/hurl.1 b/docs/manual/hurl.1
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.TH hurl 1 "21 Dec 2025" "hurl 7.2.0-SNAPSHOT" " Hurl Manual"
+.TH hurl 1 "18 Jan 2026" "hurl 8.0.0-SNAPSHOT" " Hurl Manual"
 .SH NAME
 
 hurl - run and test HTTP requests.
@@ -370,6 +370,12 @@ Do not colorize output.
 
 This is a cli-only option.
 
+.IP "--no-cookie-store "
+
+Do not use cookie storage for requests/responses in a file. By default, requests in the same Hurl file share cookie storage, this option deactivates cookie engine.
+
+This is a cli-only option.
+
 .IP "--no-output "
 
 Suppress output. By default, Hurl outputs the body of the last response.

diff --git a/docs/manual/hurl.md b/docs/manual/hurl.md
@@ -389,6 +389,12 @@ Do not colorize output.
 
 This is a cli-only option.
 
+### --no-cookie-store {#no-cookie-store}
+
+Do not use cookie storage for requests/responses in a file. By default, requests in the same Hurl file share cookie storage, this option deactivates cookie engine.
+
+This is a cli-only option.
+
 ### --no-output {#no-output}
 
 Suppress output. By default, Hurl outputs the body of the last response.

diff --git a/docs/manual/hurlfmt.1 b/docs/manual/hurlfmt.1
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.TH hurl 1 "21 Dec 2025" "hurl 7.2.0-SNAPSHOT" " Hurl Manual"
+.TH hurl 1 "18 Jan 2026" "hurl 8.0.0-SNAPSHOT" " Hurl Manual"
 .SH NAME
 
 hurlfmt - format Hurl files

diff --git a/docs/spec/options/hurl/no_cookie_store.option b/docs/spec/options/hurl/no_cookie_store.option
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+name: no_cookie_store
+long: no-cookie-store
+help: Do not use cookie store between requests
+help_heading: HTTP options
+conflict: cookies_input_file
+cli_only: true
+---
+Do not use cookie storage for requests/responses in a file. By default, requests in the same Hurl file share cookie storage, this option deactivates cookie engine.
diff --git a/integration/hurl/tests_ok/cookie/cookie_file.ps1 b/integration/hurl/tests_ok/cookie/cookie_file.ps1
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 Set-StrictMode -Version latest
 $ErrorActionPreference = 'Stop'
 
-hurl --cookie tests_ok/cookie/cookie_file.cookies --verbose tests_ok/cookie/cookie_file.hurl
+hurl --verbose --cookie tests_ok/cookie/cookie_file.cookies tests_ok/cookie/cookie_file.hurl
diff --git a/integration/hurl/tests_ok/cookie/cookie_file.sh b/integration/hurl/tests_ok/cookie/cookie_file.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 set -Eeuo pipefail
 
-hurl --cookie tests_ok/cookie/cookie_file.cookies --verbose tests_ok/cookie/cookie_file.hurl
+hurl --verbose --cookie tests_ok/cookie/cookie_file.cookies tests_ok/cookie/cookie_file.hurl
diff --git a/integration/hurl/tests_ok/cookie/cookies.hurl b/integration/hurl/tests_ok/cookie/cookies.hurl
@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@ cookie "UPPERCASE[Secure]" exists
 cookie "UPPERCASE[HttpOnly]" exists
 cookie "UPPERCASE[SameSite]" == "Strict"
 
+
 # Check that expires attribute value is parsed successfully
 GET http://localhost:8000/cookies/expires
 HTTP 200

diff --git a/integration/hurl/tests_ok/help/help.out.pattern b/integration/hurl/tests_ok/help/help.out.pattern
@@ -59,6 +59,8 @@ HTTP options:
           Maximum time allowed for the transfer [default: 300]
       --negotiate
           Tell Hurl to use Negotiate (SPNEGO) authentication
+      --no-cookie-store
+          Do not use cookie store between requests
       --noproxy <HOST(S)>
           List of hosts which do not use proxy
       --ntlm

diff --git a/integration/hurl/tests_ok/no_cookie_store/no_cookie_store.hurl b/integration/hurl/tests_ok/no_cookie_store/no_cookie_store.hurl
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+GET http://localhost:8000/no_cookie_store/set
+HTTP 200
+[Asserts]
+header "Set-Cookie" exists
+header "Set-cookie" == "foo=1234; Expires=Mon, 12 Jan 2026 22:23:01 GMT; Path=/no_cookie/check"
+# Even with --no-cookie `cookie` assert is working as it's syntax sugar over
+# `Set-Cookie` response header .
+cookie "foo" == "1234"
+cookie "foo[Path]" == "/no_cookie/check"
+cookie "foo[Expires]" dateFormat "%a, %d %b %Y %H:%M:%S" == "Mon, 12 Jan 2026 22:23:01"
+
+
+GET http://localhost:8000/no_cookie_store/check
+HTTP 200
+
+
+GET http://localhost:8000/no_cookie_store/request_with_cookie
+[Cookies]
+color: blue
+HTTP 200
diff --git a/integration/hurl/tests_ok/no_cookie_store/no_cookie_store.ps1 b/integration/hurl/tests_ok/no_cookie_store/no_cookie_store.ps1
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+Set-StrictMode -Version latest
+$ErrorActionPreference = 'Stop'
+
+hurl --no-cookie-store tests_ok/no_cookie_store/no_cookie_store.hurl
diff --git a/integration/hurl/tests_ok/no_cookie_store/no_cookie_store.py b/integration/hurl/tests_ok/no_cookie_store/no_cookie_store.py
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+from app import app
+from flask import make_response, request
+
+
+@app.route("/no_cookie_store/set")
+def no_cookie_store_set():
+    resp = make_response()
+    resp.set_cookie(
+        "foo",
+        "1234",
+        path="/no_cookie/check",
+        expires="Mon, 12 Jan 2026 22:23:01 GMT",
+    )
+    return resp
+
+
+@app.route("/no_cookie_store/check")
+def no_cookie_store_check():
+    assert "foo" not in request.cookies
+    return ""
+
+
+@app.route("/no_cookie_store/request_with_cookie")
+def no_cookie_store_request_with_cookie():
+    assert request.cookies["color"] == "blue"
+    return ""
diff --git a/integration/hurl/tests_ok/no_cookie_store/no_cookie_store.sh b/integration/hurl/tests_ok/no_cookie_store/no_cookie_store.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+set -Eeuo pipefail
+
+hurl --no-cookie-store tests_ok/no_cookie_store/no_cookie_store.hurl
diff --git a/integration/hurl/tests_ok/no_cookie_store/no_cookie_store_output.err.pattern b/integration/hurl/tests_ok/no_cookie_store/no_cookie_store_output.err.pattern
@@ -0,0 +1,83 @@
+* ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+* Executing entry 1
+*
+* Cookie store:
+*
+* Request:
+* GET http://localhost:8000/no_cookie_store/set
+*
+* Request can be run with the following curl command:
+* curl 'http://localhost:8000/no_cookie_store/set'
+*
+> GET /no_cookie_store/set HTTP/1.1
+> Host: localhost:8000
+> Accept: */*
+> User-Agent: hurl/<<<.*?>>>
+>
+* Response: (received 0 bytes in <<<\d+>>> ms)
+*
+< HTTP/1.1 200 OK
+< Content-Length: 0
+< Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8
+< Date: <<<.*?>>>
+< Server: Flask Server
+< Set-Cookie: foo=1234; Expires=<<<.*?>>>; Path=/no_cookie/check
+< Via: waitress
+<
+*
+* ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+* Executing entry 2
+*
+* Cookie store:
+*
+* Request:
+* GET http://localhost:8000/no_cookie_store/check
+*
+* Request can be run with the following curl command:
+* curl 'http://localhost:8000/no_cookie_store/check'
+*
+> GET /no_cookie_store/check HTTP/1.1
+> Host: localhost:8000
+> Accept: */*
+> User-Agent: hurl/<<<.*?>>>
+>
+* Response: (received 0 bytes in <<<\d+>>> ms)
+*
+< HTTP/1.1 200 OK
+< Content-Length: 0
+< Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8
+< Date: <<<.*?>>>
+< Server: Flask Server
+< Via: waitress
+<
+*
+* ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+* Executing entry 3
+*
+* Cookie store:
+*
+* Request:
+* GET http://localhost:8000/no_cookie_store/request_with_cookie
+* [Cookies]
+* color=blue
+*
+* Request can be run with the following curl command:
+* curl --cookie 'color=blue' 'http://localhost:8000/no_cookie_store/request_with_cookie'
+*
+> GET /no_cookie_store/request_with_cookie HTTP/1.1
+> Host: localhost:8000
+> Accept: */*
+> Cookie: color=blue
+> User-Agent: hurl/<<<.*?>>>
+>
+* Response: (received 0 bytes in <<<\d+>>> ms)
+*
+< HTTP/1.1 200 OK
+< Content-Length: 0
+< Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8
+< Date: <<<.*?>>>
+< Server: Flask Server
+< Via: waitress
+<
+*
+* Writing cookies to build/no_cookie_store_output.txt