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title: "Session handling in TYPO3"
manual: "TYPO3 Explained"
version: "main"
permalink: "https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/t3coreapi:sessions@main"
source: "ApiOverview/Authentication/Sessions/Index.rst"
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# Session handling in TYPO3 {#sessions}

The session API in TYPO3 consists of two parts:

-   [Session Data](https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/t3coreapi:session-data-1@main)
-   [Session Manager](https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/t3coreapi:user-session-management@main)
-   [Session Storage](https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/t3coreapi:session-storage-framework@main)