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Cookies store your Instagram login session. Clianta manages them automatically, but you can also import and export cookies manually for advanced use cases.
Most users never need to touch cookies directly. Clianta saves and restores them automatically after every browser session.

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When you might need this

  • Migrating from another tool - Import cookies from a different browser automation tool
  • Backup - Export cookies as a precaution before making account changes
  • Sharing between devices - Transfer a session to a different machine
  • Troubleshooting - Start fresh by clearing cookies when sessions become corrupted

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Importing cookies

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Prepare your cookie file

Export cookies from your other tool or browser extension. Clianta accepts two formats:
  • JSON - A JSON array of cookie objects, or an object with a cookies property (most browser extensions export one of these formats)
  • Netscape - The standard HTTP cookie file format (tab-separated)
2

Open the profile

Go to the account’s settings in Clianta.
3

Import

Use the cookie import option and select your file. Clianta normalizes the cookies and loads them into the profile.
Importing cookies replaces the profile’s existing session. Make sure the cookies belong to the correct Instagram account.

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Exporting cookies

Export your profile’s current cookies to a file:
  • JSON format - For use with other automation tools or backup
  • Netscape format - For compatibility with curl, wget, and other standard tools

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Clearing cookies

Clearing cookies removes the login session entirely. The next time you launch the browser, you’ll need to log in to Instagram again. This is useful when:
  • The session is corrupted and causing errors
  • You want to start fresh with a clean login
  • You’re reassigning the profile to a different Instagram account

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How cookies work in Clianta

  • Automatic saving - Cookies are saved every 2 minutes while the browser is open, and again when the browser closes. Even if the app crashes or your computer shuts off, you lose at most 2 minutes of session data
  • Desktop-cloud sync - For cloud-managed profiles, cookies are synced securely between desktop and cloud
  • Encryption - Cookies are encrypted at rest
  • Isolation - Each profile’s cookies are completely separate from every other profile

How to Connect

Login methods for Instagram accounts

Common Issues

Troubleshoot login and session problems