---
search:
  tags:
    - Session
    - GET
seo:
  description: >-
    Reads the convex-auth-access-token cookie, verifies the JWT, and checks the…
    Reference for the GET /api/auth/session endpoint in the Convex Auth HTTP
    API.
sidebar:
  label: Resolve the session cookie to a user
  badge: GET
title: Resolve the session cookie to a user
type: openapi-operation
---
Reads the `convex-auth-access-token` cookie, verifies the JWT, and
checks the session row (revocation, expiry). Always 200 — an
unauthenticated request returns `null` fields rather than an error.

`GET /api/auth/session`