> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://docs.flashback.tech/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://docs.flashback.tech/support-reference/platform-api-reference/device-session-management/post__sessions_-id_heartbeat.md). # post\_\_sessions\_-id\_heartbeat `POST /sessions/{id}/heartbeat` *Session Heartbeat* Update session activity and extend the session expiry time. This endpoint is typically called periodically to keep the session alive. #### Parameters | Name | In | Type | Required | Description | | ---- | ---- | ------ | -------- | ------------------ | | id | path | string | true | Session identifier | #### TypeScript Client Library ```typescript // Using the Flashgate TypeScript client import { FlashgateClient } from '@flashgate/client'; const client = new FlashgateClient({ accessToken: 'your-access-token' }); // Send session heartbeat try { const result = await client.sessions.heartbeat('session-id'); console.log('Session updated:', result); } catch (error) { console.error('Failed to update session:', error); } ``` #### Code Samples {% tabs %} {% tab title="Shell" %} ```shell # You can also use wget curl -X POST https://backend.flashback.tech/sessions/{id}/heartbeat \ -H 'Accept: application/json' \ -H 'Authorization: Bearer {access-token}' ``` {% endtab %} {% tab title="HTTP" %} ```http POST https://backend.flashback.tech/sessions/{id}/heartbeat HTTP/1.1 Host: localhost:3000 Accept: application/json ``` {% endtab %} {% tab title="JavaScript" %} ```javascript const headers = { 'Accept':'application/json', 'Authorization':'Bearer {access-token}' }; fetch('https://backend.flashback.tech/sessions/{id}/heartbeat', { method: 'POST', headers: headers }) .then(function(res) { return res.json(); }).then(function(body) { console.log(body); }); ``` {% endtab %} {% tab title="Ruby" %} ```ruby require 'rest-client' require 'json' headers = { 'Accept' => 'application/json', 'Authorization' => 'Bearer {access-token}' } result = RestClient.post 'https://backend.flashback.tech/sessions/{id}/heartbeat', params: { }, headers: headers p JSON.parse(result) ``` {% endtab %} {% tab title="Python" %} ```python import requests headers = { 'Accept': 'application/json', 'Authorization': 'Bearer {access-token}' } r = requests.post('https://backend.flashback.tech/sessions/{id}/heartbeat', headers = headers) print(r.json()) ``` {% endtab %} {% tab title="PHP" %} ```php 'application/json', 'Authorization' => 'Bearer {access-token}', ); $client = new \GuzzleHttp\Client(); // Define array of request body. $request_body = array(); try { $response = $client->request('POST','https://backend.flashback.tech/sessions/{id}/heartbeat', array( 'headers' => $headers, 'json' => $request_body, ) ); print_r($response->getBody()->getContents()); } catch (\GuzzleHttp\Exception\BadResponseException $e) { // handle exception or api errors. print_r($e->getMessage()); } // ... ``` {% endtab %} {% tab title="Java" %} ```java URL obj = new URL("https://backend.flashback.tech/sessions/{id}/heartbeat"); HttpURLConnection con = (HttpURLConnection) obj.openConnection(); con.setRequestMethod("POST"); int responseCode = con.getResponseCode(); BufferedReader in = new BufferedReader( new InputStreamReader(con.getInputStream())); String inputLine; StringBuffer response = new StringBuffer(); while ((inputLine = in.readLine()) != null) { response.append(inputLine); } in.close(); System.out.println(response.toString()); ``` {% endtab %} {% tab title="Go" %} ```go package main import ( "bytes" "net/http" ) func main() { headers := map[string][]string{ "Accept": []string{"application/json"}, "Authorization": []string{"Bearer {access-token}"}, } data := bytes.NewBuffer([]byte{jsonReq}) req, err := http.NewRequest("POST", "https://backend.flashback.tech/sessions/{id}/heartbeat", data) req.Header = headers client := &http.Client{} resp, err := client.Do(req) // ... } ``` {% endtab %} {% endtabs %} > Example responses > 200 Response ```json { "success": true, "message": "Session updated successfully", "newExpiry": "2019-08-24T14:15:22Z" } ``` > 404 Response ```json { "success": false, "error": "Session not found or expired" } ``` > 500 Response ```json { "success": false, "error": "Failed to update session" } ``` #### Responses | Status | Meaning | Description | Schema | | ------ | -------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------- | ------ | | 200 | [OK](https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7231#section-6.3.1) | Session updated successfully | Inline | | 404 | [Not Found](https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7231#section-6.5.4) | Session not found or expired | Inline | | 500 | [Internal Server Error](https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7231#section-6.6.1) | Server error | Inline | #### Response Schema Status Code **200** | Name | Type | Required | Restrictions | Description | | ----------- | ----------------- | -------- | ------------ | ------------------------ | | » success | boolean | false | none | Operation success status | | » message | string | false | none | Success message | | » newExpiry | string(date-time) | false | none | New session expiry time | Status Code **404** | Name | Type | Required | Restrictions | Description | | --------- | ------- | -------- | ------------ | ------------------------ | | » success | boolean | false | none | Operation success status | | » error | string | false | none | Error message | Status Code **500** | Name | Type | Required | Restrictions | Description | | --------- | ------- | -------- | ------------ | ------------------------ | | » success | boolean | false | none | Operation success status | | » error | string | false | none | Error message | To perform this operation, you must be authenticated by means of one of the following methods: BearerAuth --- # Agent Instructions This documentation is published with GitBook. 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