diff --git a/index.d.ts b/index.d.ts
index 8e319bf..4048a71 100644
--- a/index.d.ts
+++ b/index.d.ts
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ export namespace sql {
     export { sqlDeleteGenerator };
     export { trimSql as trim };
 }
+import parseCookies = require("./package-shared/utils/backend/parseCookies");
 import uploadImage = require("./utils/upload-image");
 import uploadFile = require("./utils/upload-file");
 import deleteFile = require("./utils/delete-file");
@@ -51,7 +52,7 @@ import sqlInsertGenerator = require("./package-shared/functions/dsql/sql/sql-ins
 import sqlDeleteGenerator = require("./package-shared/functions/dsql/sql/sql-delete-generator");
 import trimSql = require("./package-shared/utils/trim-sql");
 export declare namespace utils {
-    namespace crypto {
+    export namespace crypto {
         let encrypt: ({ data, encryptionKey, encryptionSalt }: {
             data: string;
             encryptionKey?: string;
@@ -67,5 +68,6 @@ export declare namespace utils {
             encryptionKey?: string;
         }) => string;
     }
+    export { parseCookies };
 }
 export { get, post, getSchema, datasquirelClient as client };
diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index ed75dde..a23709a 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -31,11 +31,7 @@ const sqlGenerator = require("./package-shared/functions/dsql/sql/sql-generator"
 const sqlInsertGenerator = require("./package-shared/functions/dsql/sql/sql-insert-generator");
 const sqlDeleteGenerator = require("./package-shared/functions/dsql/sql/sql-delete-generator");
 const trimSql = require("./package-shared/utils/trim-sql");
-const serializeQuery = require("./package-shared/utils/serialize-query");
-const serializeCookies = require("./package-shared/utils/serialize-cookies");
-const EJSON = require("./package-shared/utils/ejson");
-const numberfy = require("./package-shared/utils/numberfy");
-const slugify = require("./package-shared/utils/slugify");
+const parseCookies = require("./package-shared/utils/backend/parseCookies");
 
 ////////////////////////////////////////
 ////////////////////////////////////////
@@ -99,6 +95,7 @@ const datasquirel = {
             decrypt: require("./package-shared/functions/dsql/decrypt"),
             hash: require("./package-shared/functions/dsql/hashPassword"),
         },
+        parseCookies,
     },
 };
 
diff --git a/package-shared/utils/backend/parseCookies.d.ts b/package-shared/utils/backend/parseCookies.d.ts
index 221c6b3..ab0e658 100644
--- a/package-shared/utils/backend/parseCookies.d.ts
+++ b/package-shared/utils/backend/parseCookies.d.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
-declare function _exports({ request }: {
+declare function _exports({ request, cookieString }: {
     request?: http.IncomingMessage & {
         [x: string]: any;
     };
+    cookieString?: string;
 }): {
-    [x: string]: any;
+    [x: string]: string;
 };
 export = _exports;
 import http = require("http");
diff --git a/package-shared/utils/backend/parseCookies.js b/package-shared/utils/backend/parseCookies.js
index 6a66e1e..86d28dc 100644
--- a/package-shared/utils/backend/parseCookies.js
+++ b/package-shared/utils/backend/parseCookies.js
@@ -1,56 +1,58 @@
 // @ts-check
 
-/**
- * ==============================================================================
- * Imports
- * ==============================================================================
- */
 const http = require("http");
 
 /**
  * Parse request cookies
- * ==============================================================================
+ * ===================================================
  *
- * @description This function takes in a request object and returns the cookies as a JS object
+ * @description This function takes in a request object and
+ * returns the cookies as a JS object
  *
  * @async
  *
  * @param {object} params - main params object
  * @param {http.IncomingMessage & Object<string, any>} [params.request] - HTTPS request object
+ * @param {string} [params.cookieString]
  *
- * @returns {Object<string, any>}
+ * @returns {Object<string, string>}
  */
-module.exports = function ({ request }) {
-    if (!request) return {};
+module.exports = function ({ request, cookieString }) {
+    try {
+        /** @type {string | undefined} */
+        const cookieStr = request
+            ? request.headers.cookie
+            : cookieString
+            ? cookieString
+            : undefined;
 
-    /** @type {string | undefined} */
-    const cookieString = request.headers.cookie;
+        if (!cookieStr) return {};
+
+        if (!cookieStr || typeof cookieStr !== "string") {
+            return {};
+        }
+
+        /** @type {string[]} */
+        const cookieSplitArray = cookieStr.split(";");
+
+        /** @type {Object<string, string>} */
+        let cookieObject = {};
+
+        cookieSplitArray.forEach((keyValueString) => {
+            const [key, value] = keyValueString.split("=");
+            if (key && typeof key == "string") {
+                const parsedKey = key.replace(/^ +| +$/, "");
+                cookieObject[parsedKey] =
+                    value && typeof value == "string"
+                        ? value.replace(/^ +| +$/, "")
+                        : "";
+            }
+        });
+
+        return cookieObject;
+    } catch (/** @type {any} */ error) {
+        console.log(`ERROR parsing cookies: ${error.message}`);
 
-    if (!cookieString || typeof cookieString !== "string") {
         return {};
     }
-
-    /** @type {string[]} */
-    const cookieSplitArray = cookieString.split(";");
-
-    /** @type {*} */
-    let cookieObject = {};
-
-    cookieSplitArray.forEach((keyValueString) => {
-        const [key, value] = keyValueString.split("=");
-        if (key && typeof key == "string") {
-            cookieObject[key.replace(/^ +| +$/, "")] =
-                value && typeof value == "string"
-                    ? value.replace(/^ +| +$/, "")
-                    : null;
-        }
-    });
-
-    /**
-     * Make https request
-     *
-     * @description make a request to datasquirel.com
-     */
-
-    return cookieObject;
 };
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 5751917..2935f2d 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
     "name": "@moduletrace/datasquirel",
-    "version": "3.0.9",
+    "version": "3.1.0",
     "description": "Cloud-based SQL data management tool",
     "main": "index.js",
     "bin": {