Session Token

[spacebiscuit]

Hi,

How can I implement my script without the need to update my session token manually when it expires. I have already created and uploaded a self-sign cert.

Thanks,

David.

[Merlin]

Hi spacebiscuit,
you should probably use the keep alive call.
cheers
Merlin

[r4ge]

This doesn't keep the session alive at all.

From what I have seen, this is just a check to see if the session token is OK. I have been calling this all day, but still got the session expired message on another call.

[Merlin]

I'm only going by what's in the documentation, where it clearly states that keepAlive extends the session. I only stay logged in during UK horseracing hours, so I've never personally had a session time out - I will test this immediately, but obviously it's going to take a day to get any result. One thing that occurred to me was that the session may be extended with a different session token, as it was in the old v6 API.

Merlin

[Lopiner]

I think in the new API the only way is to trap the error and login again.

[Merlin]

Hi r4ge,

I've just run 'keepAlive' on the same session for 24 hours at 20 minute intervals - the session was still alive at the end and returning the same session token that was returned at login - How long were you logged in for before you were getting the 'INVALID_SESSION_INFORMATION' error?

Merlin

[r4ge]

Timed out at exactly 12 hours.

I had to put a 10 hour timer in my code and perform the login method again.