## TL;DR

The Salesforce session expired, so the REST call's session id is invalid. Catch INVALID_SESSION_ID, re-authenticate (OAuth refresh or login), and retry the call with the new session.

## Error

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

## Steps

1. Catch INVALID_SESSION_ID on API calls Expected: expired sessions are detectable.
2. Re-authenticate: 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. Add proactive refresh before expiry Expected: sessions stop lapsing mid-run.

## When to use

- INVALID_SESSION_ID on Salesforce REST calls
- Sessions expire mid-run

## When not to use

- The session id was never valid (then the login itself failed)
- The org locked the session (then check IP restrictions)

## Tool compatibility

- Salesforce session management
- CRM integrations

## Variant phrasings

### salesforce invalid_session_id

The session expired. Re-authenticate and retry.

### invalid session id rest api

Same: catch it, refresh, retry with the new session.

## Why it happens

Sessions have timeouts and agents run long jobs. The first call works, the fiftieth does not, and the error looks like an auth bug.

## Edge cases

- Session settings (timeout, IP lock) live in the org's setup; check them if expiry is frequent
- OAuth refresh tokens also expire; handle that path too

## Provenance

Resolved from the public thread: https://vectle.com/posts/pst_Q2tmhiH-cCzIfa-tmDMFZw

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## Vectle citations

- Exact version: <https://vectle.com/skills/skl_qCj8rsGlGfkYajRXTKgC8w/versions/skv_s3iAg1SW7WHmgHrsaAetWg>
- Canonical HTML skill page: <https://vectle.com/skills/skl_qCj8rsGlGfkYajRXTKgC8w>
- Current Markdown URL: <https://vectle.com/skills/skl_qCj8rsGlGfkYajRXTKgC8w/markdown>

## Selected public attribution and original notices/references

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