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amrathhugo
Jul 25, 2024

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I was writing axios interceptors to make api calls from the nextjs application. I am attaching the session stored id to the request headers in the interceptor each time and checking for response, if the request is unauthorized. If i get unauthorized i had to refresh the tokens using refresh token stored in the session.
As these axios interceptors written as server actions we can't able to update the newly fetched tokens in to the session.

Looking up for a discussion on this!
Thanks

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I was writing axios interceptors to make api calls from the nextjs application. I am attaching the session stored id to the request headers in the interceptor each time and checking for response, if the request is unauthorized. If i get unauthorized i had to refresh the tokens using refresh token stored in the session.
As these axios interceptors written as server actions we can't able to update the newly fetched tokens in to the session.

Looking up for a discussion on this!
Thanks
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PAAPII10
Sep 19, 2025

Using unstable_update in NextAuth V5 Beta

You can use the unstable_update helper from NextAuth to update the session server-side.

1. Import unstable_update

export const { handlers, signIn, signOut, auth, unstable_update } = NextAuth({
  // your config
});

2. Create a server function to update the session

Inside a "use server" file, define a helper like this:

"use server";

import { auth, unstable_update } from "@/auth"; // adjust path accordingly
import type { Session } from "next-auth";

export const updateSession = async ({
  data,
}: {
  data: Partial<Session["user"]>;
}) => {
  const session = await auth();
  if (session) {
    await unstable_update({
      ...session,
      user: {
        ...session.user,
        ...data,
      },
    });
  }
};

3. Call updateSession wherever you need to refresh/update session data

For example, after refreshing access tokens:

const newToken = await arvasitAuth.refreshAccessToken({
  token: refreshToken,
});

if (newToken.accessToken) {
  setCookie("accessToken", newToken.accessToken);
  setCookie("refreshToken", newToken.refreshToken);

  await updateSession({
    data: {
      accessToken: newToken.accessToken,
      refreshToken: newToken.refreshToken,
    },
  });
}
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OahMada Sep 21, 2025

this doesn't seem to work
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PAAPII10 Sep 25, 2025

It has been working fine for me for many months. How did you do? @OahMada
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OahMada Sep 29, 2025

All my attempts with this method failed. I eventually used the client update method, the one returned by useSession. Could you share your whole code?
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