Source: https://dev-docs.nebula-graph.io/v5.3.2/database-gql-reference/data-admin/kill/kill-session/
Documentation version: v5.3.2

# KILL SESSION command

The KILL SESSION command terminates a session that is running in the Graph service and then returns the ID of the terminated session.

Your current session cannot be terminated with this command.

## Syntax

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 kill_session_command  

````
kill_session_command ::=
    'KILL' 'SESSION' session_id

````

## Parameters

### `session_id`

The ID of the session to be terminated. Only a single session ID can be specified at a time. You can use [SHOW CURRENT_SESSION](https://dev-docs.nebula-graph.io/v5.3.2/database-gql-reference/data-admin/show/show-current-session/) to obtain the current session ID or [SHOW SESSIONS](https://dev-docs.nebula-graph.io/v5.3.2/database-gql-reference/data-admin/show/show-sessions/) to obtain the IDs of all the sessions in the current Graph service.

## Examples

### Kill a session

````
KILL SESSION 1228399980662537 

````

`1228399980662537` is the ID of the session to be terminated.

Return:

````
+------------------+
| session_id       |
+------------------+
| 1228399980662537 |
+------------------+

````

### Kill all sessions except for the current session

Your current session cannot be terminated with `KILL SESSION`. To kill all other sessions, execute:

````
'''
CALL show_sessions() RETURN id
NEXT
CALL kill_session(id, false) FINISH
'''

````