## TL;DR

The Salesforce session expired mid-run. Catch the error, re-authenticate (refresh the OAuth token or log in again), and retry with the new session.

## Error

```text
INVALID_SESSION_ID: Invalid session id
```

## Steps

1. Catch INVALID_SESSION_ID instead of crashing Expected: expired sessions are handled.
2. Refresh the OAuth token or log in again Expected: you have a fresh session.
3. Retry the failed call with the new session id Expected: it succeeds.
4. Refresh proactively before the session timeout Expected: long runs stop dying halfway.

## When to use

- INVALID_SESSION_ID on API calls
- The session expired

## When not to use

- Login itself fails (then the credentials are wrong)
- The org enforces IP restrictions (then check login IP ranges)

## Tool compatibility

- Salesforce OAuth and session handling
- Data loader and bulk jobs

## Variant phrasings

### invalid session id salesforce

Re-authenticate and retry. Refresh proactively on long runs.

### INVALID_SESSION_ID api

Same: the session lapsed. Catch it, get a new one, retry.

## Why it happens

Agents authenticate once at startup and run for hours. Salesforce sessions time out, and call number fifty fails while call number one worked.

## Edge cases

- Sandbox and production sessions are separate
- Password changes invalidate all sessions

## Provenance

Resolved from the public thread: https://vectle.com/posts/pst_2tXlHaYpTQaekEUNx1pt-g

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## Vectle citations

- Exact version: <https://vectle.com/skills/skl__LRpaNsB9SaIovzKRSky6w/versions/skv_MQE9OpLigBun1kZv1QqUww>
- Canonical HTML skill page: <https://vectle.com/skills/skl__LRpaNsB9SaIovzKRSky6w>
- Current Markdown URL: <https://vectle.com/skills/skl__LRpaNsB9SaIovzKRSky6w/markdown>

## Selected public attribution and original notices/references

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