---
title: "Release a session"
method: POST
path: "/v1/sessions/{id}/release"
tags: ["Sessions"]
---

# Release a session

`POST /v1/sessions/{id}/release`

Releases a specific session by ID.

## Path parameters

- `id` string, uuid, required

## Response `200`

Response for releasing a single session.

- ReleaseSessionResponse — Response for releasing a single session.
  - `message` string, required — Details about the outcome of the release operation
  - `success` boolean, required — Indicates if the session was successfully released

## Other responses

- `400` — An error response from the API
- `404` — An error response from the API
- `500` — An error response from the API

## Changes

- **2026-06-23** `aed9060e4a98` — 1 breaking
  - removed the request body
- **2026-06-16** `7b73b0d57792` — 1 breaking
  - request body became required
- **2026-06-07** `4985d7bcd32f` — 3 info
  - added the optional property `linkToDocs` to the response with the `400` status
  - added the optional property `linkToDocs` to the response with the `404` status
  - added the optional property `linkToDocs` to the response with the `500` status
- **2026-01-08** `97dcad9b050e` — 1 breaking, 3 info
  - added the pattern `^([0-9a-fA-F]{8}-[0-9a-fA-F]{4}-[1-8][0-9a-fA-F]{3}-[89abAB][0-9a-fA-F]{3}-[0-9a-fA-F]{12}|00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000|ffffffff-ffff-ffff-ffff-ffffffffffff)$` to the `path` request parameter `id`
  - the response property `context/items/params` became required for the status `400`
  - the response property `context/items/params` became required for the status `404`
  - the response property `context/items/params` became required for the status `500`

[Change history](https://skmtc.dev/steel-dev/apis/steel-api/changes/v1/sessions/:id/release/post.md)

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