Title: WP_Session_Tokens::get_session
Published: September 4, 2014
Last modified: May 20, 2026

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# WP_Session_Tokens::get_session( string $verifier ): array|null

## In this article

 * [Parameters](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_session_tokens/get_session/?output_format=md#parameters)
 * [Return](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_session_tokens/get_session/?output_format=md#return)
 * [Source](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_session_tokens/get_session/?output_format=md#source)
 * [Related](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_session_tokens/get_session/?output_format=md#related)
 * [Changelog](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_session_tokens/get_session/?output_format=md#changelog)

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Retrieves a session based on its verifier (token hash).

## 󠀁[Parameters](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_session_tokens/get_session/?output_format=md#parameters)󠁿

 `$verifier`stringrequired

Verifier for the session to retrieve.

## 󠀁[Return](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_session_tokens/get_session/?output_format=md#return)󠁿

 array|null The session, or null if it does not exist.

## 󠀁[Source](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_session_tokens/get_session/?output_format=md#source)󠁿

    ```php
    abstract protected function get_session( $verifier );
    ```

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## 󠀁[Related](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_session_tokens/get_session/?output_format=md#related)󠁿

| Used by | Description | 
| [WP_Session_Tokens::get()](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_session_tokens/get/)`wp-includes/class-wp-session-tokens.php` |

Retrieves a user’s session for the given token.

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| [WP_Session_Tokens::verify()](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_session_tokens/verify/)`wp-includes/class-wp-session-tokens.php` |

Validates the given session token for authenticity and validity.

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| [WP_Session_Tokens::destroy_others()](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_session_tokens/destroy_others/)`wp-includes/class-wp-session-tokens.php` |

Destroys all sessions for this user except the one with the given token (presumably the one in use).

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## 󠀁[Changelog](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_session_tokens/get_session/?output_format=md#changelog)󠁿

| Version | Description | 
| [4.0.0](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/since/4.0.0/) | Introduced. |

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