# Can't get sessionid

**URL:** <https://forums.collective2.com/t/cant-get-sessionid/1674>\
**Category:** C2\
**Created:** [November 15, 2011, 10:06am UTC](https://forums.collective2.com/t/cant-get-sessionid/1674 "2011-11-15T10:06:46Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![ChengminYang](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/838e76/32.png) [@ChengminYang](https://forums.collective2.com/u/ChengminYang)\
**Post date:** [November 15, 2011, 10:06am UTC](https://forums.collective2.com/t/cant-get-sessionid/1674/1 "2011-11-15T10:06:46Z")

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Hi Guys  
  
  
  
I am new here, I am going through the API document now and trying to get sessionid by typing this url in my IE-  
  
  
  
[http://data.collective2.com/cgiperl/xml.mpl?cmd=getsessionid&userlogin=ycm119@gmail.com&pw=iam119&clientid=myclientXXX](http://data.collective2.com/cgiperl/xml.mpl?cmd=getsessionid&userlogin=ycm119@gmail.com&pw=iam119&clientid=myclientXXX)  
  
  
  
but I always get an error message - Well, ain’t this the damnedest thing.  
  
There has been an unexpected software error.  
  
  
  
nothing else I can get. my DS password (XXXXX) is different from my login password, I can’t figure out what’s going on with this limited error message.  
  
  
  
Could you please indicate where I am wrong and help out?  
  
  
  
Thanks so much in advance

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**Author:** ![MatthewKlein](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/user_avatar/forums.collective2.com/matthewklein/32/21382_2.png) [@MatthewKlein](https://forums.collective2.com/u/MatthewKlein)\
**Post date:** [November 15, 2011, 10:12am UTC](https://forums.collective2.com/t/cant-get-sessionid/1674/2 "2011-11-15T10:12:00Z")

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Simple typo. You are missing a dash.  
  
  
  
URL should use "cgi-perl" (you are missing the - character)

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**Author:** ![ChengminYang](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/838e76/32.png) [@ChengminYang](https://forums.collective2.com/u/ChengminYang)\
**Post date:** [November 15, 2011, 10:42am UTC](https://forums.collective2.com/t/cant-get-sessionid/1674/3 "2011-11-15T10:42:38Z")

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it’s working! Thanks so much man!

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**Author:** ![MatthewKlein](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/user_avatar/forums.collective2.com/matthewklein/32/21382_2.png) [@MatthewKlein](https://forums.collective2.com/u/MatthewKlein)\
**Post date:** [November 15, 2011, 10:44am UTC](https://forums.collective2.com/t/cant-get-sessionid/1674/4 "2011-11-15T10:44:03Z")

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I noticed you posted on this public forum your data services password. Please change it ASAP!

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**Author:** ![ChengminYang](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/838e76/32.png) [@ChengminYang](https://forums.collective2.com/u/ChengminYang)\
**Post date:** [November 15, 2011, 11:09am UTC](https://forums.collective2.com/t/cant-get-sessionid/1674/5 "2011-11-15T11:09:42Z")

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I have changed, thanks for reminding!