supabase/apps/reference/_supabase_js/generated/auth-getsession.mdx

---
id: auth-getsession
title: 'getSession()'
slug: /auth-getsession
custom_edit_url: https://github.com/supabase/supabase/edit/master/spec/supabase_js_v2_legacy.yml
---

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Returns the session, refreshing it if necessary.
The session returned can be null if the session is not detected which can happen in the event a user is not signed-in or has logged out.

```js
const { data, error } = await supabase.auth.getSession()
```

## Examples

### Get the session data

```js
const { data, error } = await supabase.auth.getSession()
```