Creating a new session
First, create a new Opal Token with your desired configuration. This will create a new session.Resuming an existing session
To resume an existing session, create a new token by passing thesession_id from a previous session
curl https://production.methodfi.com/opal/token \
-X POST \
-H "Authorization: Bearer sk_WyZEWVfTcH7GqmPzUPk65Vjc" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{
"mode": "card_connect",
"entity_id": "ent_fc92i43kc34",
"card_connect": {
"selection_type": "single"
}
}'
{
"success": true,
"data": {
"token": "otkn_THpBacqVBBrDkfqUf9htjm4QWAEJLY9a",
"valid_until": "2025-05-08T22:21:40.312Z",
"session_id": "osess_zde3mW34pEHqV"
},
"message": null
}
Opal
Sessions
Maintain state and user data across Opal interactions.
curl https://production.methodfi.com/opal/token \
-X POST \
-H "Authorization: Bearer sk_WyZEWVfTcH7GqmPzUPk65Vjc" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{
"mode": "card_connect",
"entity_id": "ent_fc92i43kc34",
"card_connect": {
"selection_type": "single"
}
}'
{
"success": true,
"data": {
"token": "otkn_THpBacqVBBrDkfqUf9htjm4QWAEJLY9a",
"valid_until": "2025-05-08T22:21:40.312Z",
"session_id": "osess_zde3mW34pEHqV"
},
"message": null
}
Opal Sessions are long-lived stateful connections between your app and Opal.
They allow you to store user data, resume user sessions, and retrieve data later.
Sessions are created when you create an Opal Token, and when passed into Opal,
they are automatically resumed.