# ESS timeout after 5 minutes

**URL:** <https://forum.solidproject.org/t/ess-timeout-after-5-minutes/6444>\
**Category:** General Discussion\
**Created:** [March 27, 2023, 8:33pm UTC](https://forum.solidproject.org/t/ess-timeout-after-5-minutes/6444 "2023-03-27T20:33:24Z")\
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**Post date:** [March 27, 2023, 9:18pm UTC](https://forum.solidproject.org/t/ess-timeout-after-5-minutes/6444/2 "2023-03-27T21:18:08Z")

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Hey Gaz

Yes, I guess the access token has an expiry of 5 minutes. You can check it by inspecting the access token, eg putting it in [jwt.io](http://jwt.io). Do you use any library for authentication, if yes which and how? If you build it yourself, you likely need to use the refresh token to obtain a new access token (see eg the TokenRefresher.ts class in [solid-client-authn-js](https://github.com/inrupt/solid-client-authn-js). This is related to the [answer](https://forum.solidproject.org/t/clarity-on-refresh-token-vs-access-token-in-nodejs/6421/2) from @zwifi in the other thread.

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