Create Session (from v4 Token)

Use this method to create a v3 session ID if you already have a valid v4 access token. The v4 token needs to be authenticated by the user. Your standard “read token” will not validate to create a session ID.

This would replace step 3 from the How do I generate a session id? guide.

POST /3/authentication/session/convert/4

Try it

Create Session (from v4 Token)

cURL

curl --request POST \
  --url https://api.themoviedb.org/3/authentication/session/convert/4 \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data '
{
  "access_token": "eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJhdWQiOiIzMjZkYmU5NGY0NGY0NzMyOWQ1M2VlOGIwYzhhNjMxYiIsIm5iZiI6MTczNTkzNzY4Ni44OTY3NTYsImp0aSI6IjY3Nzg0Y2FkY2Y2OWJjMWE4NTRkNDFhYSIsInN1YiI6IjY3NzMxOTU4Y2ZlNjI2NDRkZjEzNDE4MSIsInNjb3BlcyI6WyJhcGlfcmVhZCIsImFwaV93cml0ZSJdLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjoyfQ.Ow2wYAsbNQu4PZrrqqw47qae-DhU6Trz_88xzUuvgzY"
}
'

200

{
  "session_id": "863358a316b848fb93a532cc74eb6b7b296258a9",
  "success": true
}

Body

application/json

access_token · string

Example:

"eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJhdWQiOiIzMjZkYmU5NGY0NGY0NzMyOWQ1M2VlOGIwYzhhNjMxYiIsIm5iZiI6MTczNTkzNzY4Ni44OTY3NTYsImp0aSI6IjY3Nzg0Y2FkY2Y2OWJjMWE4NTRkNDFhYSIsInN1YiI6IjY3NzMxOTU4Y2ZlNjI2NDRkZjEzNDE4MSIsInNjb3BlcyI6WyJhcGlfcmVhZCIsImFwaV93cml0ZSJdLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjoyfQ.Ow2wYAsbNQu4PZrrqqw47qae-DhU6Trz_88xzUuvgzY"

Response

200 - application/json

with v4 Token

session_id · string

Example:

"863358a316b848fb93a532cc74eb6b7b296258a9"

success · boolean

Example:

true