# Get a Client Session

* [Request Parameters](#request-parameters)
* [Response](#response)
* [Examples](#examples)

Returns a specified [client session](https://docs.seam.co/latest/core-concepts/authentication/client-session-tokens).

{% tabs %}
{% tab title="JavaScript" %}
Returns a specified client session by ID.

**Code:**

```javascript
await seam.clientSessions.get({
  client_session_id: "c2cbd177-1ace-414b-bb1e-9f129e4a05c1",
});
```

**Output:**

```javascript
{
  "client_session_id": "c2cbd177-1ace-414b-bb1e-9f129e4a05c1",
  "connect_webview_ids": ["dafe6400-7484-4fd1-8c17-1c901b444250"],
  "connected_account_ids": ["8062d457-e28e-481f-aecc-509905627511"],
  "created_at": "2025-06-15T16:54:17.946309Z",
  "customer_id": "e387e15f-be27-47ad-881f-4a6fc5460c57",
  "device_count": 1,
  "expires_at": "2025-06-19T15:22:40.000Z",
  "token": "seam_cst1891oqCmD_6dBwV8PJ2Fsoe9dWYVyMfVHq",
  "user_identifier_key": "jane_doe",
  "user_identity_id": "89765fd3-6193-4d63-8605-e77f75356555",
  "workspace_id": "b887bf84-9849-4454-a562-cf84293d9781"
}
```

{% endtab %}

{% tab title="cURL" %}
Returns a specified client session by ID.

**Code:**

```curl
curl --include --request POST "https://connect.getseam.com/client_sessions/get" \
  --header "Authorization: Bearer $SEAM_API_KEY" \
  --json @- <<EOF
{
  "client_session_id": "c2cbd177-1ace-414b-bb1e-9f129e4a05c1"
}
EOF
```

**Output:**

```curl
{
  "client_session": {
    "client_session_id": "c2cbd177-1ace-414b-bb1e-9f129e4a05c1",
    "connect_webview_ids": ["dafe6400-7484-4fd1-8c17-1c901b444250"],
    "connected_account_ids": ["8062d457-e28e-481f-aecc-509905627511"],
    "created_at": "2025-06-15T16:54:17.946309Z",
    "customer_id": "e387e15f-be27-47ad-881f-4a6fc5460c57",
    "device_count": 1,
    "expires_at": "2025-06-19T15:22:40.000Z",
    "token": "seam_cst1891oqCmD_6dBwV8PJ2Fsoe9dWYVyMfVHq",
    "user_identifier_key": "jane_doe",
    "user_identity_id": "89765fd3-6193-4d63-8605-e77f75356555",
    "workspace_id": "b887bf84-9849-4454-a562-cf84293d9781"
  }
}
```

{% endtab %}

{% tab title="Python" %}
Returns a specified client session by ID.

**Code:**

```python
seam.client_sessions.get(client_session_id="c2cbd177-1ace-414b-bb1e-9f129e4a05c1")
```

**Output:**

```python
ClientSession(
    client_session_id="c2cbd177-1ace-414b-bb1e-9f129e4a05c1",
    connect_webview_ids=["dafe6400-7484-4fd1-8c17-1c901b444250"],
    connected_account_ids=["8062d457-e28e-481f-aecc-509905627511"],
    created_at="2025-06-15T16:54:17.946309Z",
    customer_id="e387e15f-be27-47ad-881f-4a6fc5460c57",
    device_count=1,
    expires_at="2025-06-19T15:22:40.000Z",
    token="seam_cst1891oqCmD_6dBwV8PJ2Fsoe9dWYVyMfVHq",
    user_identifier_key="jane_doe",
    user_identity_id="89765fd3-6193-4d63-8605-e77f75356555",
    workspace_id="b887bf84-9849-4454-a562-cf84293d9781",
)
```

{% endtab %}

{% tab title="Ruby" %}
Returns a specified client session by ID.

**Code:**

```ruby
seam.client_sessions.get(client_session_id: "c2cbd177-1ace-414b-bb1e-9f129e4a05c1")
```

**Output:**

```ruby
{
  "client_session_id" => "c2cbd177-1ace-414b-bb1e-9f129e4a05c1",
  "connect_webview_ids" => ["dafe6400-7484-4fd1-8c17-1c901b444250"],
  "connected_account_ids" => ["8062d457-e28e-481f-aecc-509905627511"],
  "created_at" => "2025-06-15T16:54:17.946309Z",
  "customer_id" => "e387e15f-be27-47ad-881f-4a6fc5460c57",
  "device_count" => 1,
  "expires_at" => "2025-06-19T15:22:40.000Z",
  "token" => "seam_cst1891oqCmD_6dBwV8PJ2Fsoe9dWYVyMfVHq",
  "user_identifier_key" => "jane_doe",
  "user_identity_id" => "89765fd3-6193-4d63-8605-e77f75356555",
  "workspace_id" => "b887bf84-9849-4454-a562-cf84293d9781",
}
```

{% endtab %}

{% tab title="PHP" %}
Returns a specified client session by ID.

**Code:**

```php
$seam->client_sessions->get(
    client_session_id: "c2cbd177-1ace-414b-bb1e-9f129e4a05c1",
);
```

**Output:**

```php
[
    "client_session_id" => "c2cbd177-1ace-414b-bb1e-9f129e4a05c1",
    "connect_webview_ids" => ["dafe6400-7484-4fd1-8c17-1c901b444250"],
    "connected_account_ids" => ["8062d457-e28e-481f-aecc-509905627511"],
    "created_at" => "2025-06-15T16:54:17.946309Z",
    "customer_id" => "e387e15f-be27-47ad-881f-4a6fc5460c57",
    "device_count" => 1,
    "expires_at" => "2025-06-19T15:22:40.000Z",
    "token" => "seam_cst1891oqCmD_6dBwV8PJ2Fsoe9dWYVyMfVHq",
    "user_identifier_key" => "jane_doe",
    "user_identity_id" => "89765fd3-6193-4d63-8605-e77f75356555",
    "workspace_id" => "b887bf84-9849-4454-a562-cf84293d9781",
];
```

{% endtab %}

{% tab title="Seam CLI" %}
Returns a specified client session by ID.

**Code:**

```seam_cli
seam client-sessions get --client_session_id "c2cbd177-1ace-414b-bb1e-9f129e4a05c1"
```

**Output:**

```seam_cli
{
  "client_session_id": "c2cbd177-1ace-414b-bb1e-9f129e4a05c1",
  "connect_webview_ids": ["dafe6400-7484-4fd1-8c17-1c901b444250"],
  "connected_account_ids": ["8062d457-e28e-481f-aecc-509905627511"],
  "created_at": "2025-06-15T16:54:17.946309Z",
  "customer_id": "e387e15f-be27-47ad-881f-4a6fc5460c57",
  "device_count": 1,
  "expires_at": "2025-06-19T15:22:40.000Z",
  "token": "seam_cst1891oqCmD_6dBwV8PJ2Fsoe9dWYVyMfVHq",
  "user_identifier_key": "jane_doe",
  "user_identity_id": "89765fd3-6193-4d63-8605-e77f75356555",
  "workspace_id": "b887bf84-9849-4454-a562-cf84293d9781"
}
```

{% endtab %}
{% endtabs %}

<details>

<summary>Authentication Methods</summary>

* API key
* Client session token
* Personal access token\
  Must also include the `seam-workspace` header in the request.

To learn more, see [Authentication](https://docs.seam.co/latest/api/authentication).

</details>

## Request Parameters

**`client_session_id`** *String*

ID of the client session that you want to get.

***

**`user_identifier_key`** *String*

User identifier key associated with the client session that you want to get.

***

## Response

{% hint style="success" %}
Returns: [**client\_session**](/latest/api/client_sessions.md)
{% endhint %}

{% tabs %}
{% tab title="JSON" %}

```json
{
  "client_session_id": "c2cbd177-1ace-414b-bb1e-9f129e4a05c1",
  "connect_webview_ids": ["550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000"],
  "connected_account_ids": ["f47ac10b-58cc-4372-a567-0e02b2c3d479"],
  "created_at": "2025-06-15T16:54:17.946309Z",
  "customer_id": "77eccc4e-c8bc-4c7d-b83c-cb853ed3bade",
  "device_count": 1,
  "expires_at": "2025-06-17T16:54:17.946309Z",
  "token": "seam_cst1891oqCmB_6dBwV8PJ2Fsoe9dWYVyMfVHq",
  "user_identifier_key": "user_id_1",
  "user_identity_id": "a6e93f84-565e-47d7-8908-1ca71ada373c",
  "user_identity_ids": ["a6e93f84-565e-47d7-8908-1ca71ada373c"],
  "workspace_id": "b887bf84-9849-4454-a562-cf84293d9781"
}
```

{% endtab %}
{% endtabs %}

***

## Examples

### Get a client session for a user identifier key

Returns a specified client session, using a user identifier key.

{% tabs %}
{% tab title="JavaScript" %}
**Code:**

```javascript
await seam.clientSessions.get({ user_identifier_key: "jane_doe" });
```

**Output:**

```javascript
{
  "client_session_id": "c2cbd177-1ace-414b-bb1e-9f129e4a05c1",
  "connect_webview_ids": ["dafe6400-7484-4fd1-8c17-1c901b444250"],
  "connected_account_ids": ["8062d457-e28e-481f-aecc-509905627511"],
  "created_at": "2025-06-15T16:54:17.946309Z",
  "customer_id": "e387e15f-be27-47ad-881f-4a6fc5460c57",
  "device_count": 1,
  "expires_at": "2025-06-19T15:22:40.000Z",
  "token": "seam_cst1891oqCmD_6dBwV8PJ2Fsoe9dWYVyMfVHq",
  "user_identifier_key": "jane_doe",
  "user_identity_id": "89765fd3-6193-4d63-8605-e77f75356555",
  "workspace_id": "b887bf84-9849-4454-a562-cf84293d9781"
}
```

{% endtab %}

{% tab title="cURL" %}
**Code:**

```curl
curl --include --request POST "https://connect.getseam.com/client_sessions/get" \
  --header "Authorization: Bearer $SEAM_API_KEY" \
  --json @- <<EOF
{
  "user_identifier_key": "jane_doe"
}
EOF
```

**Output:**

```curl
{
  "client_session": {
    "client_session_id": "c2cbd177-1ace-414b-bb1e-9f129e4a05c1",
    "connect_webview_ids": ["dafe6400-7484-4fd1-8c17-1c901b444250"],
    "connected_account_ids": ["8062d457-e28e-481f-aecc-509905627511"],
    "created_at": "2025-06-15T16:54:17.946309Z",
    "customer_id": "e387e15f-be27-47ad-881f-4a6fc5460c57",
    "device_count": 1,
    "expires_at": "2025-06-19T15:22:40.000Z",
    "token": "seam_cst1891oqCmD_6dBwV8PJ2Fsoe9dWYVyMfVHq",
    "user_identifier_key": "jane_doe",
    "user_identity_id": "89765fd3-6193-4d63-8605-e77f75356555",
    "workspace_id": "b887bf84-9849-4454-a562-cf84293d9781"
  }
}
```

{% endtab %}

{% tab title="Python" %}
**Code:**

```python
seam.client_sessions.get(user_identifier_key="jane_doe")
```

**Output:**

```python
ClientSession(
    client_session_id="c2cbd177-1ace-414b-bb1e-9f129e4a05c1",
    connect_webview_ids=["dafe6400-7484-4fd1-8c17-1c901b444250"],
    connected_account_ids=["8062d457-e28e-481f-aecc-509905627511"],
    created_at="2025-06-15T16:54:17.946309Z",
    customer_id="e387e15f-be27-47ad-881f-4a6fc5460c57",
    device_count=1,
    expires_at="2025-06-19T15:22:40.000Z",
    token="seam_cst1891oqCmD_6dBwV8PJ2Fsoe9dWYVyMfVHq",
    user_identifier_key="jane_doe",
    user_identity_id="89765fd3-6193-4d63-8605-e77f75356555",
    workspace_id="b887bf84-9849-4454-a562-cf84293d9781",
)
```

{% endtab %}

{% tab title="Ruby" %}
**Code:**

```ruby
seam.client_sessions.get(user_identifier_key: "jane_doe")
```

**Output:**

```ruby
{
  "client_session_id" => "c2cbd177-1ace-414b-bb1e-9f129e4a05c1",
  "connect_webview_ids" => ["dafe6400-7484-4fd1-8c17-1c901b444250"],
  "connected_account_ids" => ["8062d457-e28e-481f-aecc-509905627511"],
  "created_at" => "2025-06-15T16:54:17.946309Z",
  "customer_id" => "e387e15f-be27-47ad-881f-4a6fc5460c57",
  "device_count" => 1,
  "expires_at" => "2025-06-19T15:22:40.000Z",
  "token" => "seam_cst1891oqCmD_6dBwV8PJ2Fsoe9dWYVyMfVHq",
  "user_identifier_key" => "jane_doe",
  "user_identity_id" => "89765fd3-6193-4d63-8605-e77f75356555",
  "workspace_id" => "b887bf84-9849-4454-a562-cf84293d9781",
}
```

{% endtab %}

{% tab title="PHP" %}
**Code:**

```php
$seam->client_sessions->get(user_identifier_key: "jane_doe");
```

**Output:**

```php
[
    "client_session_id" => "c2cbd177-1ace-414b-bb1e-9f129e4a05c1",
    "connect_webview_ids" => ["dafe6400-7484-4fd1-8c17-1c901b444250"],
    "connected_account_ids" => ["8062d457-e28e-481f-aecc-509905627511"],
    "created_at" => "2025-06-15T16:54:17.946309Z",
    "customer_id" => "e387e15f-be27-47ad-881f-4a6fc5460c57",
    "device_count" => 1,
    "expires_at" => "2025-06-19T15:22:40.000Z",
    "token" => "seam_cst1891oqCmD_6dBwV8PJ2Fsoe9dWYVyMfVHq",
    "user_identifier_key" => "jane_doe",
    "user_identity_id" => "89765fd3-6193-4d63-8605-e77f75356555",
    "workspace_id" => "b887bf84-9849-4454-a562-cf84293d9781",
];
```

{% endtab %}

{% tab title="Seam CLI" %}
**Code:**

```seam_cli
seam client-sessions get --user_identifier_key "jane_doe"
```

**Output:**

```seam_cli
{
  "client_session_id": "c2cbd177-1ace-414b-bb1e-9f129e4a05c1",
  "connect_webview_ids": ["dafe6400-7484-4fd1-8c17-1c901b444250"],
  "connected_account_ids": ["8062d457-e28e-481f-aecc-509905627511"],
  "created_at": "2025-06-15T16:54:17.946309Z",
  "customer_id": "e387e15f-be27-47ad-881f-4a6fc5460c57",
  "device_count": 1,
  "expires_at": "2025-06-19T15:22:40.000Z",
  "token": "seam_cst1891oqCmD_6dBwV8PJ2Fsoe9dWYVyMfVHq",
  "user_identifier_key": "jane_doe",
  "user_identity_id": "89765fd3-6193-4d63-8605-e77f75356555",
  "workspace_id": "b887bf84-9849-4454-a562-cf84293d9781"
}
```

{% endtab %}
{% endtabs %}


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