# expire-session

##### Definition

- This operation allows to close a session created by either validate-credentials or parse-saml-response. If you want to get real global logout, this method invocation is not enough. You should also use the generate-saml-logout-request method.

##### URL

- <console-domain>/webservice/federation/rest/expire-session

##### Method

- POST

##### Headers

- Accept = “application/json”
- Content-Type = “application/json”

##### *Authentication*

- Use an account with **[federation:serviceProvider](http://federationserviceprovider/)** permission

##### Request (body JSON)

- sessionId → session id obtained from prior parse-saml-response or validate-credentials invocation

##### Response (JSON)

- sessionId → id of closed session

```
{
    "sessionId" : "_8164940b408c1508dfd84525a3ef568475f317085cf36e7d:rvJgZnMfsWUbQWlXdhTcVGgI3mC2qXJC..."
}
```