Many websites make use of an initial authentication method to create a user session, and then make use of session cookies
to authenticate the user for subsequent requests.
Prerequisites: You are working in .
Workbench and are connected to the station with an HttpClientNetwork. The httpClient palette is open.
- Set up an initial request that authenticates the user.
For this example, set up a station with SCRAM-SHA authentication to a station url.
This creates a session.
- Drag a second HttpClient from the palette to the station and expand its Authenticator slot.
The
Authenticator properties expand.

- Change
Auth Type
to ResponseCookieAuth
and click Save.The driver updates the Config
options.
- Pick the
Client
to use to create the session, define the Cookie Name
and click Save.
- Right-click HttpClient and click .
The second client is able to access a protected url using the session cookie.
NOTE: The Response Trigger and Response Chain components are useful if you need the first request to specifically trigger the Send action on a second.