diff --git a/tubearchivist/api/README.md b/tubearchivist/api/README.md
index 0316b3e..6b703a9 100644
--- a/tubearchivist/api/README.md
+++ b/tubearchivist/api/README.md
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ Returns:
 }
 ```
 
-Start a background task
+Start a background task  
 POST /api/task/
 ```json
 {
@@ -245,3 +245,25 @@ Send empty post request to validate cookie.
     "cookie_validated": true
 }
 ```
+
+PUT /api/cookie/  
+Send put request containing the cookie as a string:
+```json
+{
+    "cookie": "your-cookie-as-string"
+}
+```
+Imports and validates cookie, returns on success:
+```json
+{
+    "cookie_import": "done",
+    "cookie_validated": true
+}
+```
+Or returns status code 400 on failure:
+```json
+{
+    "cookie_import": "fail",
+    "cookie_validated": false
+}
+```
diff --git a/tubearchivist/api/views.py b/tubearchivist/api/views.py
index be9c571..9604ca5 100644
--- a/tubearchivist/api/views.py
+++ b/tubearchivist/api/views.py
@@ -480,6 +480,7 @@ class CookieView(ApiBaseView):
     """resolves to /api/cookie/
     GET: check if cookie is enabled
     POST: verify validity of cookie
+    PUT: import cookie
     """
 
     @staticmethod
@@ -499,3 +500,27 @@ class CookieView(ApiBaseView):
         validated = CookieHandler(config).validate()
 
         return Response({"cookie_validated": validated})
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def put(request):
+        """handle put request"""
+        # pylint: disable=unused-argument
+        config = AppConfig().config
+        cookie = request.data.get("cookie")
+        if not cookie:
+            message = "missing cookie key in request data"
+            print(message)
+            return Response({"message": message}, status=400)
+
+        print(f"cookie preview:\n\n{cookie[:300]}")
+        handler = CookieHandler(config)
+        handler.set_cookie(cookie)
+        validated = handler.validate()
+        if not validated:
+            handler.revoke()
+            message = {"cookie_import": "fail", "cookie_validated": validated}
+            print(f"cookie: {message}")
+            return Response({"message": message}, status=400)
+
+        message = {"cookie_import": "done", "cookie_validated": validated}
+        return Response(message)