# Check if a pageID is actually active

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/check-if-a-pageid-is-actually-active/71964>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Tags:** perspective, scripting\
**Created:** [April 3, 2023, 11:54am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/check-if-a-pageid-is-actually-active/71964 "2023-04-03T11:54:45Z")\
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> [@bruno.nunes](#):
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> browser user opens 2 tabs and then closes 1, seems like the session info keeps the 2 pageIDs as active until a refresh is performed

No, there's a timeout. Browsers are not required to notify a server of tab closures, and generally don't. I think you are going to have missed notifications if you have to target only one page.

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