--- reference: js: - key: authenticate id: authenticate url: /reference/authkit/session-helpers title: session.authenticate() returns: - key: anonymous type: object unwrap: true properties: - key: authenticated type: boolean description: (authentication.authenticated) - key: accessToken type: string description: The access token for the session. - key: sessionId type: string description: The ID of the session. - key: user type: User description: (user.self) - key: organizationId type: string optional: true description: The ID of the organization. - key: role type: string optional: true description: (access_token.role) - key: roles type: array optional: true description: (access_token.roles) - key: permissions optional: true type: array description: The permissions of the user. - key: entitlements optional: true type: array description: The entitlements of the user. - key: featureFlags optional: true type: array description: The feature flags of the user. - key: impersonator type: object optional: true properties: - key: email type: string description: (authentication.impersonator.email) - key: reason type: string optional: true description: (authentication.impersonator.reason) - key: reason type: >- "invalid_jwt" | "invalid_session_cookie" | "no_session_cookie_provided" optional: true description: >- The reason authentication failed. Only present if `authenticated = false`. ruby: - key: authenticate id: authenticate url: /reference/authkit/session-helpers title: session.authenticate() returns: - key: anonymous type: object unwrap: true properties: - key: authenticated type: boolean description: (authentication.authenticated) - key: session_id type: string description: The ID of the session. - key: user type: User description: (user.self) - key: organization_id type: string optional: true description: The ID of the organization. - key: role type: string optional: true description: The role of the user. - key: permissions optional: true type: array description: The permissions of the user. - key: feature_flags optional: true type: array description: The feature flags of the user. - key: impersonator type: object optional: true properties: - key: email type: string description: (authentication.impersonator.email) - key: reason type: string optional: true description: (authentication.impersonator.reason) - key: reason type: >- "invalid_jwt" | "invalid_session_cookie" | "no_session_cookie_provided" optional: true description: >- The reason authentication failed. Only present if `authenticated = false`. python: - key: authenticate id: authenticate url: /reference/authkit/session-helpers title: session.authenticate() returns: - key: anonymous type: object unwrap: true properties: - key: authenticated type: boolean description: (authentication.authenticated) - key: session_id type: string description: The ID of the session. - key: user type: User description: (user.self) - key: organization_id type: string optional: true description: The ID of the organization. - key: role type: string optional: true description: (access_token.role) - key: roles type: array optional: true description: (access_token.roles) - key: permissions optional: true type: array description: The permissions of the user. - key: entitlements optional: true type: array description: The entitlements of the user. - key: impersonator type: object optional: true properties: - key: email type: string description: (authentication.impersonator.email) - key: reason type: string optional: true description: (authentication.impersonator.reason) - key: reason type: >- "invalid_jwt" | "invalid_session_cookie" | "no_session_cookie_provided" optional: true description: >- The reason authentication failed. Only present if `authenticated = false`. originalPath: >- .tmp-workos-clone/packages/docs/content/reference/authkit/session-helpers/authenticate.mdx --- ## Authenticate Unseals the session data and checks if the session is still valid.