chore: better session.load changeset (#13541)

* chore: better session.load changeset

* Apply suggestions from code review

Co-authored-by: Sarah Rainsberger <5098874+sarah11918@users.noreply.github.com>

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Co-authored-by: Sarah Rainsberger <5098874+sarah11918@users.noreply.github.com>

1 files changed, 21 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/.changeset/famous-areas-peel.md b/.changeset/famous-areas-peel.md
index 958f1c0be..64083df7e 100644
--- a/.changeset/famous-areas-peel.md
+++ b/.changeset/famous-areas-peel.md
@@ -2,6 +2,25 @@
 'astro': patch
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-Adds support for loading a session by ID
+Adds a new `session.load()` method to the experimental session API that allows you to load a session by ID.
 
-Adds a new `session.load()` method to the experimental session API that allows you to load a session by ID. In normal use a session is loaded automatically from the session cookie. This method allows a session to be loaded manually instead. This is useful for cases where the session ID has been persisted somewhere other than the browser cookie. For example, a session ID might be stored in a user database. This would allow that user's session to be loaded when logging-in on another device or in a different browser. It would also allow a session to be loaded in an API when cookies can't be set, such as when loading across domains.
+When using [the experimental sessions API](https://docs.astro.build/en/reference/experimental-flags/sessions/), you don't normally need to worry about managing the session ID and cookies: Astro automatically reads the user's cookies and loads the correct session when needed. However, sometimes you need more control over which session to load. 
+
+The new `load()` method allows you to manually load a session by ID. This is useful if you are handling the session ID yourself, or if you want to keep track of a session without using cookies. For example, you might want to restore a session from a logged-in user on another device, or work with an API endpoint that doesn't use cookies.
+
+```ts
+// src/pages/api/cart.ts
+import type { APIRoute } from 'astro';
+
+export const GET: APIRoute = async ({ session, request }) => {
+  // Load the session from a header instead of cookies
+  const sessionId = request.headers.get('x-session-id');
+  await session.load(sessionId);
+  const cart = await session.get('cart');
+  return Response.json({ cart });
+};
+```
+
+If a session with that ID doesn't exist, a new one will be created. This allows you to generate a session ID in the client if needed. 
+
+For more information, see the [experimental sessions docs](https://docs.astro.build/en/reference/experimental-flags/sessions/).