# Open hanging session : cannot delete sessions

**URL:** <https://community.livekit.io/t/open-hanging-session-cannot-delete-sessions/1374>\
**Category:** Getting Started\
**Created:** [June 8, 2026, 8:40am UTC](https://community.livekit.io/t/open-hanging-session-cannot-delete-sessions/1374 "2026-06-08T08:40:24Z")\
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Can you run `lk room list` and see if the rooms are present there?

If you are seeing these rooms on the dashboard, but not in the response to the above command, then this FAQ would be applicable:

> [@Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)](https://community.livekit.io/t/frequently-asked-questions-faq/46/18):
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> Why does my session still show as ACTIVE on my dashboard, even though the session is over? The data displayed on the dashboard is not real-time and there will be a delay between your session closing, and the session showing as closed on the dashboard. For an accurate picture of which sessions are currently active, you can use the [LiveKit CLI](https://docs.livekit.io/intro/basics/cli/), lk room list , which will return a list of active sessions. If your room shows in this list, the session is still active but can be closed by [deleting th…](https://docs.livekit.io/intro/basics/rooms-participants-tracks/rooms/#delete-a-room)

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