---
title: "Get session states for virtual desktops"
method: GET
path: "/api/dcv/virtual_desktops/session_state"
tags: ["Virtual Desktops"]
---

# Get session states for virtual desktops

`GET /api/dcv/virtual_desktops/session_state`

Retrieves the current state of one or more DCV virtual desktop sessions

## Query parameters

- `session_uuid` string, required

## Headers

- `X-EDH-USER` string, required
- `X-EDH-TOKEN` string, required

## Response `200`

Session states retrieved successfully

- object
  - `success` boolean, required
  - `message` object, required — Dictionary mapping session UUIDs to their state objects

## Other responses

- `400` — Missing required parameters
- `401` — Authentication failed

## Changes

- **2026-08-15** (v1) `058396b8f0f1` — 1 breaking, 12 info
  - the `message/additionalProperties/` response's property type/format changed from `string`/`` to `object`/`` for status `200`
  - the endpoint scheme security `socaAuth AND socaToken` was added to the API
  - the endpoint scheme security `edhAuth AND edhToken` was removed from the API
  - added the optional property `message/additionalProperties/instance_id` to the response with the `200` status
  - …9 more
- **2026-04-21** (v1) `6db97cead8df` — 2 info
  - the endpoint scheme security `edhAuth AND edhToken` was added to the API
  - the endpoint scheme security `socaAuth AND socaToken` was removed from the API
- **2026-04-16** (v1) `50051f4491c5` — 2 breaking, 2 warning
  - added the new required `header` request parameter `X-EDH-TOKEN`
  - added the new required `header` request parameter `X-EDH-USER`
  - deleted the `header` request parameter `X-SOCA-TOKEN`
  - deleted the `header` request parameter `X-SOCA-USER`
- **2025-11-17** (v1) `0f78e4dd8dcc` — 1 info
  - endpoint added
- **2025-08-05** (v1) `55c07c16d2e1` — 1 breaking
  - api path removed without deprecation

[Change history](https://skmtc.dev/aws-samples/apis/engineering-development-hub-edh-api/changes/api/dcv/virtual_desktops/session_state/get.md)

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