# Okta Refresh Token Validity Check

**URL:** <https://devforum.okta.com/t/okta-refresh-token-validity-check/13005>\
**Category:** Questions\
**Created:** [February 19, 2021, 8:24pm UTC](https://devforum.okta.com/t/okta-refresh-token-validity-check/13005 "2021-02-19T20:24:16Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![kapple](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/57b2e6/32.png) [@kapple](https://devforum.okta.com/u/kapple)\
**Post date:** [February 19, 2021, 8:24pm UTC](https://devforum.okta.com/t/okta-refresh-token-validity-check/13005/1 "2021-02-19T20:24:16Z")

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Is there a way to check the expiration time / validity of a refresh token without hitting an endpoint?

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**Author:** ![Cale](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/oktadev/user_avatar/devforum.okta.com/cale/32/2496_2.png) [@Cale](https://devforum.okta.com/u/Cale)\
**Post date:** [February 19, 2021, 8:52pm UTC](https://devforum.okta.com/t/okta-refresh-token-validity-check/13005/2 "2021-02-19T20:52:24Z")

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Hi there @kapple . Unfortunately no. Refresh tokens are opaque tokens unlike the JWTs we use for ID and Access tokens which provide some level of flexibility when it comes to local validation.

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**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/oktadev/original/1X/589c4c5f80de422d01f47cee7185a7fb8227835c.png) [@system](https://devforum.okta.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [February 22, 2021, 7:01pm UTC](https://devforum.okta.com/t/okta-refresh-token-validity-check/13005/3 "2021-02-22T19:01:04Z")

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Closed on February 22, 2021, 7:01pm UTC

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