{"id":16839,"date":"2020-03-13T14:02:24","date_gmt":"2020-03-13T19:02:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/?p=16839"},"modified":"2025-05-29T13:53:41","modified_gmt":"2025-05-29T18:53:41","slug":"how-to-find-sessions-in-google-analytics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/blog\/how-to-find-sessions-in-google-analytics\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Find Sessions in Google Analytics 4"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0\">\r\n<article class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0\">\r\n<section class=\"wp-block-group alignfull is-style-beige has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-772205c6 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained is-style-beige--1\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">\r\n<header class=\"wp-block-group c-breadcrumbs aligngrid has-global-padding is-content-justification-left is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-61973aa6 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0\">\r\n<header class=\"wp-block-group aligngrid is-content-justification-left is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-d68226ec wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\" style=\"margin-bottom:5px\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mediavine-dev.d1.moderntribe.qa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/chevron-left2.svg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-542\" style=\"aspect-ratio:9\/16;object-fit:contain;width:auto;height:20px\"\/><\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"is-style-small is-style-small--2\"><a href=\"\/blog\/\">Back to Blog<\/a><\/p>\r\n<\/header>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity aligngrid\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0\"\/>\r\n<\/header>\r\n<\/section>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<section class=\"wp-block-group alignfull is-style-default has-neutral-20-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\"><div class=\"aligncenter aligncenter wp-block-tribe-terms\"><ul class=\"wp-block-tribe-terms__list\"><li class=\"wp-block-tribe-terms__term\"><span class=\"wp-block-tribe-terms__link t-category\">General Blogging<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\r\n\r\n<h1 style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);\" class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-post-title\">How to Find Sessions in Google Analytics 4<\/h1>\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-center is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-9b38c6d9 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);margin-bottom:0;padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0\"><div style=\"margin-bottom:0;margin-top:0;margin-left:0;margin-right:0;\" class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-post-author-name\">The Mediavine Team<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>\u2022<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n<div style=\"padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;padding-right:0;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0;margin-right:0;\" class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-post-date has-10-font-size\"><time datetime=\"2020-03-13T14:02:24-05:00\">March 13, 2020<\/time><\/div><\/div>\r\n<\/section>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<section class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0\">\n<p><strong>Updated December 2023<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Are you struggling to understand sessions, user and pageview metrics in Google Analytics 4?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Don&#8217;t worry, you&#8217;re not alone. Google Analytics 4 (GA4) is the new way to measure your website traffic. It&#8217;s more powerful and flexible than Universal Analytics, and designed to help you understand your users better.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But before you can do that, you need to understand the differences between these two platforms and the terminology they use.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We\u2019re here to help you do just that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>But first, let\u2019s talk a little about what sessions are and why we think they\u2019re the best metric for analyzing website traffic, especially when it comes to joining Mediavine for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/what-is-mediavine-finance-full-service-ad-management-so-much-more\/\"><strong>full-service ad management<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At Mediavine, our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/mediavine-requirements-why-our-application-process-yields-the-best-results\/\"><strong>application requirements<\/strong><\/a> include a traffic threshold of at least 50,000 sessions in the last 30 days, per Google Analytics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>Previously, we used pageviews, but we <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/pageviews-dead-miley-cyrus-killed\/\"><strong>stopped requiring pageviews<\/strong><\/a> as our primary application metric and instead now look at a website\u2019s sessions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Why? Sessions are a more accurate, top-down view of how often users visit your site rather than how many pages they view on your site.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In short, it\u2019s easy to fudge extra pageviews with things like slideshows or paginated posts, which aren\u2019t great for user experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Instead, we\u2019d rather look at your sessions when we <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/mediavine-application-review\/\"><strong>review your application<\/strong><\/a>. (And a whole bunch of other stuff, too \u2014 traffic is just the beginning).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Google Analytics 4 offers several other traffic metrics as well, but for us, sessions are king, no matter <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/mediavine-is-for-big-publishers-and-smaller-blogs-too\/\"><strong>the size of your site<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"735\" height=\"491\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/blogger-tablet-735x491.png\" alt=\"woman in a cafe with a cup of coffee and using a tablet\" class=\"wp-image-8352\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/blogger-tablet-735x491.png 735w, https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/blogger-tablet-441x294.png 441w, https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/blogger-tablet-768x513.png 768w, https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/blogger-tablet-689x460.png 689w, https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/blogger-tablet.png 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 735px) 100vw, 735px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-so-what-are-sessions-in-google-analytics-4\">So what are sessions in Google Analytics 4?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Google defines<a href=\"https:\/\/support.google.com\/analytics\/answer\/12798876?hl=en#\"> sessions<\/a> as \u201ca group of user interactions with your website that takes place within a given time frame.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In GA4, a session initiates when a user either opens your app in the foreground or views a page or screen and no other session is currently active (e.g., their previous session has timed out). Even if the page is open in the background, it\u2019s considered part of the same session.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>By default, a session ends (times out) after 30 minutes of user inactivity; the metric then resets and views a user\u2019s return to your site as a new session.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Typically, the 30-minute default session length works great. However, there\u2019s no limit to how long a session can last, and while there are some cases where it could be helpful to adjust your session timeout period, we don\u2019t recommend it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If your site automatically signs a user out after being inactive for a certain amount of time or if you have content that takes a long time for a reader to engage with, these could be reasons to adjust your session period.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/not-just-food-blogs-how-mediavine-publishers-excel-in-every-niche\/\"><strong>kinds of sites Mediavine works with<\/strong><\/a>, we don\u2019t see a good reason to change your session duration. Half an hour is perfect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Why?&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>If you change your session timeout period in Google Analytics 4 from the default 30-minute period, you\u2019ll alter how GA4 calculates the other standard metrics you rely on, such as sessions, goal conversions, bounce rate and more.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So, changing your session timeout period is probably not a good idea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>How is the number of sessions calculated?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Whenever a user visits your website, GA4 records a new session ID (<strong>ga_session_id<\/strong>), and the session count (<strong>ga_session_number<\/strong>) for that user increases. Sessions are calculated based on unique Client IDs (website) or Instance IDs (apps).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Where can I find sessions in Google Analytics 4?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>GA4 estimates <a href=\"https:\/\/support.google.com\/analytics\/answer\/9143382#session-metrics\">session metrics<\/a><em> <\/em>such as sessions, engaged sessions and engaged sessions per user, which give you data about the number of sessions started on your website or app.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can view these metrics in the following reports:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Acquisition Overview<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>User Acquisition<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Engagement Overview<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Pro Tip: In Explorations, located on the dashboard sidebar, you can find reports such as funnel and path explorations and many other handy customizable templates, which can also contain session metrics.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>How to view how many sessions your site earned over a given time period:<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Go to <strong>Reports<\/strong> in the sidebar menu of the dashboard<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Select the <strong>Acquisition<\/strong> tab<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click <strong>Traffic Acquisition<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>This provides session data for the last 28 days by default, but you can use the date range selector in the upper right to filter for whatever time period you want.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>But wait, what about pageviews in Google Analytics 4?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/how-many-pageviews-do-i-need-for-mediavine\/\"><strong>Pageviews<\/strong><\/a> look at the number of pages users view on your site. A \u201cpage\u201d can mean your homepage, a blog post or a category page \u2014 basically, any unique URL on your site is considered a page according to this metric.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Google Analytics 4 <a href=\"https:\/\/developers.google.com\/analytics\/devguides\/collection\/ga4\/views?client_type=gtag\">records a pageview<\/a> whenever a user loads a page of your website or their browser history is changed by an active site. Google calls this event a <strong>page_view<\/strong>, which is automatically sent from your website to Google Analytics 4.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Each time a user visits a new URL on your site, Google Analytics 4 registers the event as one pageview.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Pro Tip: If you want to <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/developers.google.com\/analytics\/devguides\/collection\/ga4\/views?client_type=gtag\"><em>manually control how pageviews are sent<\/em><\/a><em> (e.g., single-page applications or infinite scrolling), you can disable pageviews and manually send them from your website.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>So what are users in Google Analytics 4?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The switch to Google Analytics 4 from Universal Analytics altered how users are calculated in Universal Analytics compared to how they\u2019re now calculated in Google Analytics 4.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What are the main differences?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For one, in GA4, <em>active users<\/em> are the prime focus, whereas UA was focused on <em>total users.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>An <em>active user <\/em>in GA4 is a user with an engaged session, or when GA4 collects the <strong>first_visit<\/strong> from a website or <strong>first_open<\/strong> event from an app. Every new user and non-bouncing returning user is considered \u201cactive.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This marks a change from UA, which counted <em>total users<\/em>, which was a total count of all users to a website or app, regardless of their engagement or whether they were first-time visitors or not.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can probably see that the new way to tally users in GA4 is more accurate than in UA because GA4 collects more granular behavioral data than the more general data collected in UA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Another difference?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Universal Analytics had two User metrics:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Total users<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>New users<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>In Google Analytics 4, there are three User metrics:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Total users<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>New users<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Active users<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>You should be aware that Universal Analytics highlights <em>total users<\/em> (shown as <em>users<\/em>) in most reports, whereas GA4 focuses on <em>active users<\/em> (also shown as <em>users<\/em>).&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So, while the term <em>users<\/em> appears the same, the <strong>calculation for this metric<\/strong> differs between UA and GA4: <strong>UA uses <em>total users<\/em> <\/strong>and<strong> GA4 uses <em>active users<\/em><\/strong>. Confusing, we know, but it\u2019s a critical distinction to understand how your user metrics are reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Depending on how frequently your users return to your website, the <em>total users<\/em> metric in UA and the <em>active users<\/em> metric in GA4 may or may not be similar.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here\u2019s a breakdown of how users are calculated in GA4 versus UA:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Total Users<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Universal Analytics: Total number of users<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>GA4: Total number of unique users who logged an event<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>New Users<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Universal Analytics: Number of users who interacted with your site for the first time<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>GA4: Number of users who interacted with your site or launched your app for the first time. The metric is measured by the number of new unique user IDs that logged the first_open or first_visit event.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Active Users<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Universal Analytics: N\/A<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>GA4: Primary user metric in GA4: Number of distinct users who visited your website or application. An active user is any user who has an <a href=\"https:\/\/support.google.com\/analytics\/answer\/9143382#engaged-sessions\">engaged session<\/a> or when Analytics collects:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>the <a href=\"https:\/\/support.google.com\/analytics\/answer\/9234069#first_visit\">first_visit<\/a> event or <a href=\"https:\/\/support.google.com\/analytics\/answer\/9234069\">engagement_time_msec<\/a> parameter from a website<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>the <a href=\"https:\/\/support.google.com\/analytics\/answer\/9234069#first-open\">first_open<\/a> event or <a href=\"https:\/\/support.google.com\/analytics\/answer\/9234069\">engagement_time_msec<\/a> parameter from an Android app<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>the <a href=\"https:\/\/support.google.com\/analytics\/answer\/9234069#first-open\">first_open<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/support.google.com\/analytics\/answer\/9234069#user_engagement\">user_engagement<\/a> event from an iOS app<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>How does Google Analytics 4 record data?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Google Analytics 4 uses a special identity called a Device ID to track every user or device that interacts with your website or app. This allows GA4 to distinguish between multiple users and sessions while monitoring behavior across various devices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With websites, the Device ID is a first-party cookie called <strong>_ga<\/strong> that\u2019s placed on a user\u2019s browser and contains a Client ID. The Client ID is then provided to GA4 with each succeeding hit, enabling it to monitor a user\u2019s behavior over time for that browser.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It works the same way with apps; however, GA4 calls it an Instance ID instead of a Device ID.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The user metric records the number of new and returning visitors coming to your site, but sometimes a returning reader might still be marked as a \u201cnew user.\u201d That would happen if a reader \u2014 who typically accesses your site from their smartphone \u2014 decides to visit from their work computer or another device for the first time. They\u2019d be tracked as a new user and counted as starting a new session, too!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And that\u2019s how to find sessions, define users and understand the difference between how pageviews are calculated in Google Analytics 4!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Want to know more about GA4?<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=gTgMNHYRvt8\"><\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image tribe-embed is--youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"\n\tdata-id=\"gTgMNHYRvt8\">\n\t<div class=\"tribe-embed__inner\">\n\t\t\t<button class=\"play-button\" aria-label=\"Play Video\"><\/button>\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=1280 height=720\t\tclass=\"tribe-embed__thumbnail\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/gTgMNHYRvt8\/maxresdefault.jpg\"\n\t\tsrcset=\"https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/gTgMNHYRvt8\/mqdefault.jpg 320w,https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/gTgMNHYRvt8\/hqdefault.jpg 480w,https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/gTgMNHYRvt8\/sddefault.jpg 640w,https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/gTgMNHYRvt8\/maxresdefault.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw,1280px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n\t\t<template id=tribe-embed-embed-html-gTgMNHYRvt8\">\n\t\t\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"cmplazyload\" data-cmp-vendor=\"s30\" data-cmp-purpose=\"c51\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/gTgMNHYRvt8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n<\/template>\n\t\t\n\n\n<p>Watch <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=gTgMNHYRvt8\">Make GA4 Work For You with Sherry Smothermon-Short<\/a> in our Teal Talk where we break down how to leverage this powerful analytics tool.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br>Or, check out this 1-Minute Tip from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@PainlessBlogAnalytics\">Painless Blog Analytics<\/a> about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ID6T84TRnu8\">Making the Switch to GA4<\/a>.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ID6T84TRnu8\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image tribe-embed is--youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"\n\tdata-id=\"ID6T84TRnu8\">\n\t<div class=\"tribe-embed__inner\">\n\t\t\t<button class=\"play-button\" aria-label=\"Play Video\"><\/button>\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=640 height=480\t\tclass=\"tribe-embed__thumbnail\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/ID6T84TRnu8\/sddefault.jpg\"\n\t\tsrcset=\"https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/ID6T84TRnu8\/mqdefault.jpg 320w,https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/ID6T84TRnu8\/hqdefault.jpg 480w,https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/ID6T84TRnu8\/sddefault.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw,640px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n\t\t<template id=tribe-embed-embed-html-ID6T84TRnu8\">\n\t\t\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"cmplazyload\" data-cmp-vendor=\"s30\" data-cmp-purpose=\"c51\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ID6T84TRnu8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n<\/template>\n\t\t\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>How much traffic do you need to join Mediavine?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>If you\u2019re waiting to apply to Mediavine, you\u2019ll need to keep an eye on your sessions in Google Analytics. Once you hit 50,000 sessions, you can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/publishers\/\"><strong>apply for Mediavine<\/strong><\/a>!\u00a0Or you can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.journeymv.com\/?utm_source=mv-blog&amp;utm_medium=blog&amp;utm_campaign=journey\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">apply for Journey<\/a> by Mediavine if you&#8217;re under 50,000 sessions. 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