How to check the cookie entry

Travelpayouts uses cookies to link bookings to affiliates who made these bookings. These are special files used by the browser to store various information. We record a partner ID there. You can read more about it in the introductory article.

Note: some travel brands write data into a cookie file in encrypted form. In this case, you will not be able to find your partner ID there.

Checking the cookie entry through the browser console

It’s a quick and easy way. Just bring up the browser’s console and enter a special command in it.

The console is a browser tool that allows you to see the errors that have occurred in the process of displaying the website.

Browsers: Chrome, Opera, FireFox, IE and Yandex

In Windows OS you can press F12 or Ctrl+Shift+I.

In MacOS you can also press F12 or follow this path:

Enter document.cookie in the console and find your partner ID (press ctrl+F to activate the search string).

In addition, cookie entries can be viewed through the Application. Click the Application tab and select the website you want to validate the cookie for from the cookies section menu. In the search box, enter your partner ID:

Please note that only Aviasales and Hotellook have a cookie entry called a marker. For other brands, the name of the entry may differ and contain additional characters in addition to your ID:

Check cookies through your browser menu

Google Chrome

Open the browser.
Click on the menu button in the top right corner of the browser (three vertical points).
Select Setting.
Select Advanced.
Click the Content Settings button.
Click on the Cookies button. The files are located at the bottom of the page. Any item labeled "Cookies: <number>" is a cookie.
Enter the address of the website you want to view the cookie for in the search string.
Click on an item to view the cookie settings.

Firefox

Open the browser.
Click on the button in the top right corner of the browser (three vertical stripes).
Click Settings (Options icon).
Click on the Privacy button.
Click on Show cookies on the right side of the page.
Enter the address of the website you want to view the cookie for in the search string.
The files are organized by the folders that correspond to the websites. Double-click on a folder to open the list of cookies. Click on the cookie to check the cookie content.

Internet Explorer

Open the browser.
Click on the menu button in the top right corner of the browser (three vertical points).
Select Setting.
Click on Internet Options. This option is located at the bottom of the screen.
Click the Settings button located at the bottom right of the Browsing history section. If you don’t have the Settings button, go to the General tab at the top of the Internet Options window.
Click on the View files button at the bottom of the Settings pop-up window. The files that appear in the opened folder are cookies.