How to get cookie value from a browser

Some scripts require a cookie when scraping a specific service like WordPress Automatic Plugin when scrapping Instagram. The plugin requires a the value for a cookie named sessionid

A- Using Chrome

1 – make sure you are logged in to your Instagram account or any Instagram account

http://instagram.com

2- After you are logged in, at the address bar, visit chrome://settings/cookies

3- At the search box, search for www.instagram.com

4- Click on the sessionid cookie, select and copy the content

5- paste the cookie to the plugin settings page

B- Using FireFox

1- at the address bar, Visit about:preferences#privacy then click “remove individual cookie”

2- Search for “instagram.com” then click on the “sessionid” cookie

3- Copy the content then paste it to the plugin settings page

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