diff --git a/linkdrop/controllers/contacts.py b/linkdrop/controllers/contacts.py
index 0392c19..f48e247 100644
--- a/linkdrop/controllers/contacts.py
+++ b/linkdrop/controllers/contacts.py
@@ -85,12 +85,13 @@ Name of the group to return.
         response={'type': 'object', 'doc': 'Portable Contacts Collection'}
     )
     def get(self, domain):
-        username = request.params.get('username')
-        userid = request.params.get('userid')
-        group = request.params.get('group', None)
-        startIndex = int(request.params.get('startindex','0'))
-        maxResults = int(request.params.get('maxresults','25'))
+        username = request.POST.get('username')
+        userid = request.POST.get('userid')
+        group = request.POST.get('group', None)
+        startIndex = int(request.POST.get('startindex','0'))
+        maxResults = int(request.POST.get('maxresults','25'))
         keys = session.get('account_keys', '').split(',')
+        account_data = request.POST.get('account', None)
         if not keys:
             error = {'provider': domain,
                      'message': "no user session exists, auth required",
@@ -101,12 +102,16 @@ Name of the group to return.
 
         # even if we have a session key, we must have an account for that
         # user for the specified domain.
-        acct = None
-        for k in keys:
-            a = session.get(k)
-            if a and a.get('domain') == domain and (not username or a.get('username')==username and not userid or a.get('userid')==userid):
-                acct = a
-                break
+        if account_data:
+            acct = json.loads(account_data)
+        else:
+            # support for old accounts in the session store
+            acct = None
+            for k in keys:
+                a = session.get(k)
+                if a and a.get('domain') == domain and (not username or a.get('username')==username and not userid or a.get('userid')==userid):
+                    acct = a
+                    break
         if not acct:
             error = {'provider': domain,
                      'message': "not logged in or no user account for that domain",
diff --git a/linkdrop/controllers/send.py b/linkdrop/controllers/send.py
index da7e2c8..8ae47f6 100644
--- a/linkdrop/controllers/send.py
+++ b/linkdrop/controllers/send.py
@@ -120,6 +120,7 @@ Site provided description of the shared item, not supported by all services.
         shorturl = request.POST.get('shorturl')
         userid = request.POST.get('userid')
         to = request.POST.get('to')
+        account_data = request.POST.get('account', None)
         if not domain:
             error = {
                 'message': "'domain' is not optional",
@@ -138,12 +139,17 @@ Site provided description of the shared item, not supported by all services.
         provider = get_provider(domain)
         # even if we have a session key, we must have an account for that
         # user for the specified domain.
-        acct = None
-        for k in keys:
-            a = session.get(k)
-            if a and a.get('domain') == domain and (a.get('username')==username or a.get('userid')==userid):
-                acct = a
-                break
+        if account_data:
+            acct = json.loads(account_data)
+        else:
+            raise Exception('foobar')
+            # support for old account data in session store
+            acct = None
+            for k in keys:
+                a = session.get(k)
+                if a and a.get('domain') == domain and (a.get('username')==username or a.get('userid')==userid):
+                    acct = a
+                    break
         if not acct:
             error = {'provider': domain,
                      'message': "not logged in or no user account for that domain",
diff --git a/web/dev/scripts/accounts.js b/web/dev/scripts/accounts.js
index 5f4d96f..4b73695 100644
--- a/web/dev/scripts/accounts.js
+++ b/web/dev/scripts/accounts.js
@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@
  localStorage: false, opener: false, setTimeout: false */
 'use strict';
 
-define([ 'storage', 'dispatch', 'rdapi'],
-function (storage,   dispatch,   rdapi) {
+define([ 'storage', 'dispatch', 'rdapi', 'services'],
+function (storage,   dispatch,   rdapi,   services) {
 
   var store = storage(), impl,
     changeTypes = {
@@ -144,6 +144,11 @@ function (storage,   dispatch,   rdapi) {
             }
             store.accountCache = JSON.stringify(accountCache);
           }
+          
+          // clear the contacts cache
+          var svc = services.domains[domain];
+          svc.clearCache(store);
+          
           impl.changed();
         },
 
@@ -161,7 +166,7 @@ function (storage,   dispatch,   rdapi) {
           }
           return null;
         },
-
+        
         changed: function () {
           store.accountChanged = (new Date()).getTime();
           //Force the onchange events to occur. Sometimes the storage
@@ -246,7 +251,7 @@ function (storage,   dispatch,   rdapi) {
    * @param {string} account username
    */
   accounts.getService = function (account, userid, username) {
-    impl.remove(account, userid, username);
+    return impl.getService(account, userid, username);
   };
 
   /**
diff --git a/web/dev/share/index.js b/web/dev/share/index.js
index 076c285..88c81e1 100644
--- a/web/dev/share/index.js
+++ b/web/dev/share/index.js
@@ -215,6 +215,9 @@ function (require,   $,        fn,         rdapi,   oauth,   jig,         url,
       return;
     }
 
+    var svcData = accounts.getService(data.domain, data.userid, data.username);
+    sendData.account = JSON.stringify(svcData);
+
     rdapi('send', {
       type: 'POST',
       data: sendData,
@@ -297,13 +300,15 @@ function (require,   $,        fn,         rdapi,   oauth,   jig,         url,
         svc = services.domains[svcAccount.domain],
         contacts = svc.getContacts(store);
     if (!contacts) {
+      var svcData = accounts.getService(svcAccount.domain, svcAccount.userid, svcAccount.username);
       rdapi('contacts/' + svcAccount.domain, {
         type: 'POST',
         data: {
           username: svcAccount.username,
           userid: svcAccount.userid,
           startindex: 0,
-          maxresults: 500
+          maxresults: 500,
+          account: JSON.stringify(svcData)
         },
         success: function (json) {
           //Transform data to a form usable by autocomplete.
diff --git a/web/dev/share/panel/index.js b/web/dev/share/panel/index.js
index 363546f..f651f0d 100644
--- a/web/dev/share/panel/index.js
+++ b/web/dev/share/panel/index.js
@@ -138,6 +138,8 @@ function (require,   $,        fn,         rdapi,   oauth,   jig,         url,
     showStatus('statusSharing');
 
     sendData = data;
+    var svcData = accounts.getService(data.domain, data.userid, data.username);
+    sendData.account = JSON.stringify(svcData);
 
     rdapi('send', {
       type: 'POST',
diff --git a/web/dev/share/panel/scripts/widgets/AccountPanel.js b/web/dev/share/panel/scripts/widgets/AccountPanel.js
index 983e92a..dbb615b 100644
--- a/web/dev/share/panel/scripts/widgets/AccountPanel.js
+++ b/web/dev/share/panel/scripts/widgets/AccountPanel.js
@@ -26,10 +26,10 @@
 "use strict";
 
 define([ 'blade/object', 'blade/Widget', 'jquery', 'text!./AccountPanel.html',
-         'TextCounter', 'storage', 'module', 'placeholder', 'dispatch',
+         'TextCounter', 'storage', 'module', 'placeholder', 'dispatch', 'accounts',
          'AutoComplete', 'rdapi', 'blade/fn', './jigFuncs', 'jquery.textOverflow'],
 function (object,         Widget,         $,        template,
-          TextCounter,   storage,   module,   placeholder,   dispatch,
+          TextCounter,   storage,   module,   placeholder,   dispatch,   accounts,
           AutoComplete,   rdapi,   fn,         jigFuncs) {
 
   var store = storage(),
@@ -405,13 +405,15 @@ function (object,         Widget,         $,        template,
       storeContacts: function () {
         var contacts = this.svc.getContacts(store);
         if (!contacts) {
+          var svcData = accounts.getService(this.svcAccount.domain, this.svcAccount.userid, this.svcAccount.username);
           rdapi('contacts/' + this.svcAccount.domain, {
             type: 'POST',
             data: {
               username: this.svcAccount.username,
               userid: this.svcAccount.userid,
               startindex: 0,
-              maxresults: 500
+              maxresults: 500,
+              account: JSON.stringify(svcData)
             },
             success: fn.bind(this, function (json) {
               //Transform data to a form usable by autocomplete.
@@ -420,7 +422,6 @@ function (object,         Widget,         $,        template,
                     data = [];
 
                 data = this.svc.getFormattedContacts(entries);
-
                 this.svc.setContacts(store, data);
                 this.updateAutoComplete(this.svcAccount.domain);
               }