`getSession()`

Retrieves a single Session by its ID, if the ID is valid.


function getSession: (sessionId: string) => Promise<Session>;

`getSession()` parameters

Name	Type	Description
`sessionId`	`string`	The ID of the session to retrieve.

`getSession()` example


const sessionId = 'sess_2b6M8I4VZ1wMtgXGQeDe3SJD3cG';
 
const response = await clerkClient.sessions.getSession(sessionId);
 
console.log(response);
/*
_Session {
  id: 'sess_2b6M8I4VZ1wMtgXGQeDe3SJD3cG',
  clientId: 'client_2b6J9fCrQt0KRCCtFu7WCIQvSfd',
  userId: 'user_2V7JJKmoA9HqzHhfMqK5cpgLl56',
  status: 'active',
  lastActiveAt: 1705593792894,
  expireAt: 1706135713248,
  abandonAt: 1708122913248,
  createdAt: 1705530913248,
  updatedAt: 1705593792894
}
*/

Backend API (BAPI) endpoint

This method in the SDK is a wrapper around the BAPI endpoint GET/sessions/{session_id}. See the BAPI reference(opens in a new tab) for more details.

Last updated on August 16, 2023

getSession() parameters

getSession() example

Backend API (BAPI) endpoint

`getSession()` parameters

`getSession()` example