Sessions

Track user sessions to understand user journeys and behavior.

Overview

A session represents a continuous user visit to your application. Sessions help you:

• Understand user flows
• See errors in context
• Replay user actions
• Track engagement metrics

Session Data

Session Properties

Property	Description
Session ID	Unique identifier
Duration	How long the session lasted
Pages	Number of pages viewed
Events	Number of tracked events
Errors	Errors during session
User	Identified user (if any)

Session Timeline

10:00:00  Session started
10:00:00  Page: /
10:00:15  Click: "Products" link
10:00:16  Page: /products
10:00:45  Click: "Add to Cart" button
10:00:46  HTTP: POST /api/cart - 200
10:01:20  Click: "Checkout" button
10:01:21  Page: /checkout
10:01:35  Error: PaymentError
10:02:00  Session ended

Session List

View all sessions with filters:

Filtering

• Time range - Last hour, day, week
• Has errors - Sessions with errors
• User - Specific user's sessions
• Duration - Minimum/maximum duration
• Page count - Engagement level

Sorting

• Most recent
• Longest duration
• Most pages
• Most errors

Session Details

Overview

Property	Value
Session	abc123
Duration	4m 32s
Pages	5
Errors	1
User	[email protected]
Device	Desktop / Chrome 120 / Windows 10
Location	San Francisco, US

Event Timeline

Full timeline of session events:

• Page views
• User clicks
• Form submissions
• API requests
• Errors
• Web Vitals

Errors in Session

When an error occurs, see it in context:

1. What happened before
2. What the user was doing
3. What happened after

Session Replay

If enabled, watch the session:

1. Click View Replay
2. Watch user actions
3. Pause at error moment
4. Inspect DOM state

User Journey Analysis

Common Paths

See popular user flows:

/                → /products      → /cart          → /checkout
     45%              30%              75%

Drop-off Points

Identify where users leave:

/checkout
├── 60% - Completed purchase
├── 25% - Abandoned at payment
└── 15% - Left before entering details

Error Impact

See how errors affect journeys:

• Sessions ending after error
• Retry attempts
• Alternative paths taken

Session Metrics

Engagement

Metric	Description
Avg Duration	Average session length
Avg Pages	Average pages per session
Bounce Rate	Single-page sessions
Return Rate	Returning users

Performance

Metric	Description
Avg Load Time	Average page load
Interaction Time	Time to first interaction
Error Rate	% of sessions with errors

Segmentation

By User Type

User Type        Sessions    Avg Duration    Errors
────────────────────────────────────────────────────
Logged in        12,345      5m 23s          2.1%
Anonymous        45,678      1m 12s          3.4%

By Device

Device           Sessions    Avg Duration
──────────────────────────────────────────
Desktop          23,456      4m 15s
Mobile           34,567      2m 30s
Tablet           5,678       3m 45s

By Geography

Country          Sessions    Avg Duration
──────────────────────────────────────────
United States    12,345      3m 45s
United Kingdom   8,901       4m 12s
Germany          5,678       3m 58s

Session Search

Find specific sessions:

# User's sessions
user:[email protected]

# Sessions with errors
has:errors

# Sessions on specific page
page:/checkout

# Long sessions
duration:>5m

# Combine filters
user:[email protected] AND has:errors

Privacy

Data Collection

Control what's captured:

• Disable session replay
• Mask user inputs
• Anonymize user data

Retention

Configure how long sessions are stored:

• 7 days
• 30 days
• 90 days
• Custom

Next Steps

• Performance - Page performance
• Web Vitals - Core Web Vitals