User sessions API - User session structure

This page provides descriptions of all possible fields that a user session might include.

The UserSession object

A user session, encompassing multiple user actions and additional information about a user's visit.

ElementTypeDescription
appVersionstring

The version of the application where the user session has been recorded.

This information is provided by another integration, such as OpenKit.

applicationTypestring

The type of the application used in the user session.

  • AMP_APPLICATION
  • CUSTOM_APPLICATION
  • MOBILE_APPLICATION
  • WEB_APPLICATION
bounceboolean

The user session has (true) or doesn't have (false) a bounce.

A bounce means there is only one (or less) user action in the user session.

browserFamilystring

The family of the browser used for the user session.

browserMajorVersionstring

The version of the browser used for the user session.

browserMonitorIdstring

The ID of the Synthetic browser monitor that created the session.

browserMonitorNamestring

The name of the Synthetic browser monitor that created the session.

browserTypestring

The type of browser used for the user session.

carrierstring

The carrier information of the mobile user session.

citystring

The city from which the user session originates (based on the IP address).

clientTimeOffsetinteger

The time offset of the client, in milliseconds

clientTypestring

Additional information about the client.

This field can not be queried via the user session query language. Use the browserType field instead.

connectionTypestring

The serialized connection type of the mobile user session.

  • LAN
  • MOBILE
  • OFFLINE
  • UNKNOWN
  • WIFI
continentstring

The continent from which the user session originates (based on the IP address).

countrystring

The country from which the user session originates (based on the IP address).

crashGroupIdstring

If a mobile session crashed, this is the ID of the group to which the crashed session belongs.

If the session did not crash or the session is not a mobile session, it has the null value.

datePropertiesDateProperty[]

A list of custom properties of the user session with date values.

devicestring

The detected device used for the user session.

displayResolutionstring

The detected screen resolution of the device used for the user session.

  • CGA
  • DCI2K
  • DCI4K
  • DVGA
  • FHD
  • FWVGA
  • FWXGA
  • GHDPlus
  • HD
  • HQVGA
  • HQVGA2
  • HSXGA
  • HUXGA
  • HVGA
  • HXGA
  • NTSC
  • PAL
  • QHD
  • QQVGA
  • QSXGA
  • QUXGA
  • QVGA
  • QWXGA
  • QXGA
  • SVGA
  • SXGA
  • SXGAMinus
  • SXGAPlus
  • UGA
  • UHD16K
  • UHD4K
  • UHD8K
  • UHDPlus
  • UNKNOWN
  • UWQHD
  • UXGA
  • VGA
  • WHSXGA
  • WHUXGA
  • WHXGA
  • WQSXGA
  • WQUXGA
  • WQVGA
  • WQVGA2
  • WQVGA3
  • WQXGA
  • WQXGA2
  • WSVGA
  • WSVGA2
  • WSXGA
  • WSXGAPlus
  • WUXGA
  • WVGA
  • WVGA2
  • WXGA
  • WXGA2
  • WXGA3
  • WXGAPlus
  • XGA
  • XGAPLUS
  • _1280x854
  • nHD
  • qHD
doublePropertiesDoubleProperty[]

A list of custom properties of the user session with floating-point numerical values.

durationinteger

The duration of the user session, in milliseconds.

This is calculated as the amount of time between the start of the first user action and the end of the last user action.

endReasonstring

The reason for the end of the user session.

  • DURATION_LIMIT
  • END_EVENT
  • EXTENDED_TIMEOUT
  • TEST_FAILED
  • TIMEOUT
  • USER_ACTION_LIMIT
endTimeinteger

The timestamp of the last user action in the user session, in UTC milliseconds.

errorsUserSessionErrors[]

A list of errors recorded in the user session.

eventsUserSessionEvents[]

A list of additional events recorded in the user session.

hasCrashboolean

The user session includes (true) or doesn't include (false) a crash.

hasErrorboolean

The user session includes (true) or doesn't include (false) an error.

hasSessionReplayboolean

Session Replay is (true) or is not (false) available for the session.

internalUserIdstring

The unique ID of the user that triggered the user session.

ipstring

The IP address (IPv4 or IPv6) from which the user session originates.

ispstring

The internet service provider from which the user session originates (based on the IP address).

longPropertiesLongProperty[]

A list of custom properties of the user session with integer (short or long) values.

manufacturerstring

The detected manufacturer of the device used for the user session.

matchingConversionGoalsstring[]

A list of conversion goals achieved by the user session.

Additionally, you can define conversion goals for a single user action.

matchingConversionGoalsCountinteger

The number of conversion goals achieved by the user session.

networkTechnologystring

The network technology information of the mobile user session.

newUserboolean

The user is a first-time (true) or a returning user (false).

numberOfRageClicksinteger

The number of rage clicks detected in the user session.

numberOfRageTapsinteger

The number of rage taps detected in the user session.

osFamilystring

The type of operating system used for the user session.

osVersionstring

The version of the operating system used for the user session.

partNumberinteger

User sessions can be split into multiple parts for various technical reasons (e.g. after 200 user actions). This partNumber represents the number of each part of the overall user session.

reasonForNoSessionReplaystring

The reason for absence of Session Replay.

  • KILLED_EMERGENCY
  • KILLED_ERROR
  • KILLED_INVALID_RESPONSE
  • KILLED_MIN_JS_AGENT_VERSION
  • KILLED_NO_LICENSE
  • KILLED_WRONG_CONTENT_TYPE
  • MISCONFIGURED_CLUSTER
  • MODULE_DISABLED
  • NO_ACTIVITY
  • OPTED_OUT_SESSION
  • OPT_IN_MODE
  • ROBOT_DETECTED
  • SAMPLED_OUT
  • UNABLE_TO_LOAD_WORKER
  • UNHANDLED_EXCEPTION
  • UNKNOWN
  • UNSUPPORTED_BROWSER
  • VIEW_EXCLUDED
reasonForNoSessionReplayMobilestring

The reason for absence of Session Replay on mobile.

  • COST_CONTROL
  • CRASHES_OPTED_IN
  • DISABLED
  • FULL_STORAGE
  • INVALID_CONFIGURATION
  • NO_AGENT
  • OPTED_OUT
  • RETENTION_TIME
  • UNKNOWN
regionstring

The region from which the user session originates (based on the IP address).

replayEndinteger

The timestamp of the Session Replay end, in UTC milliseconds.

replayStartinteger

The timestamp of the Session Replay start, in UTC milliseconds.

rootedOrJailbrokenboolean

The mobile device is rooted/jailbroken (true) or genuine (false).

Has the value of null if the status is unknown or undefined. Custom applications always report unknown/undefined.

screenHeightinteger

The detected screen height of the device used for the user session.

screenOrientationstring

The detected screen orientation of the device used on the device for the user session.

  • LANDSCAPE
  • PORTRAIT
  • UNDEFINED
screenWidthinteger

The detected screen width of the device used for the user session.

startTimeinteger

The timestamp of the first user action in the user session, in UTC milliseconds.

stringPropertiesStringProperty[]

A list of custom properties of the user session with string values.

syntheticEventsUserSessionSyntheticEvent[]

A list of synthetic events recorded in the user session.

tenantIdstring

The ID of the Dynatrace environment that captured the user session.

This field can not be queried via the User Session Query Language.

totalErrorCountinteger

The number of errors detected in the user session.

totalLicenseCreditCountinteger

Number of resulting billed sessions: Dynatrace classic licensing, Dynatrace Platform Subscription.

userActionCountinteger

The number of user actions in the user session.

userActionsUserSessionUserAction[]

A list of user actions recorded in the user session.

userExperienceScorestring

The user experience score of the user session.

  • FRUSTRATED
  • SATISFIED
  • TOLERATED
  • UNDEFINED
userIdstring

The user ID provided for the user session by session tagging.

userSessionIdstring

The unique ID of the user session.

userTypestring

The type of the user. Indicates either a real human user (REAL_USER) or a robot (ROBOT or SYNTHETIC).

  • REAL_USER
  • ROBOT
  • SYNTHETIC

The DateProperty object

A custom property of the user-action with a date value.

ElementTypeDescription
keystring

The custom key of the property.

valuestring

The date value of the property.

The DoubleProperty object

A custom property of the user action with a Double value.

ElementTypeDescription
keystring

The custom key of the property.

valuenumber

The floating-point numeric value of the property.

The UserSessionErrors object

The error of a user session.

ElementTypeDescription
applicationstring

The name of the application, based on the configured detection rules.

domainstring

The DNS domain where the error has been recorded.

internalApplicationIdstring

The Dynatrace entity ID of the application.

This information is useful when calling various REST APIs, for example, as a key for time series queries.

namestring

The name of the error.

startTimeinteger

The timestamp of the error, in UTC milliseconds.

typestring

The type of error.

  • Behavioral
  • Crash
  • Error
  • PageChange
  • RageClick
  • RageTap
  • UserTag
  • UserTagFromMetaData
  • VisitTag

The UserSessionEvents object

The external event of a user session.

ElementTypeDescription
applicationstring

The name of the application, based on the configured detection rules.

domainstring

The DNS domain where the event has been recorded.

internalApplicationIdstring

The Dynatrace entity ID of the application.

This information is useful when calling various REST APIs, for example, as a key for time series queries.

metadatastring

The metadata attached to the event.

namestring

The name of the event.

pagestring

The name of the page the user navigated to during a page change event.

pageGroupstring

The page group is automatically derived from the page.

pageReferrerstring

The name of the previous page from which the user navigated from during a page change event.

pageReferrerGroupstring

The page referrer group is automatically derived from the page referrer.

startTimeinteger

The timestamp of the event, in UTC milliseconds.

typestring

The type of event.

  • Behavioral
  • Crash
  • Error
  • PageChange
  • RageClick
  • RageTap
  • UserTag
  • UserTagFromMetaData
  • VisitTag

The LongProperty object

A custom property of the user action with a Long value.

ElementTypeDescription
keystring

The custom key of the property.

valueinteger

The Long value of the property.

The StringProperty object

A custom property of the user action with a string value.

ElementTypeDescription
keystring

The custom key of the property.

valuestring

The string value of the property.

The UserSessionSyntheticEvent object

A synthetic event of a user session.

ElementTypeDescription
errorCodeinteger

The error code of the error that occurred during this event.

errorNamestring

Description of the error that occurred during this event.

namestring

The name of the synthetic event.

sequenceNumberinteger

The sequence number of the synthetic event in scope of the complete browser monitor.

syntheticEventIdstring

The Dynatrace entity ID for the synthetic event.

timestampinteger

The timestamp when the synthetic event was simulated, in UTC milliseconds.

typestring

The type of the synthetic event. For example click or keystroke.

The UserSessionUserAction object

A user action.

A user action is a single action performed by the user as part of a user session, for example a mouse click.

ElementTypeDescription
apdexCategorystring

The user experience index of the user action.

  • FRUSTRATED
  • SATISFIED
  • TOLERATING
  • UNKNOWN
applicationstring

The name of the application where the user action has been recorded.

cdnBusyTimeinteger

The time spent waiting for CDN resources for the user action, in milliseconds.

cdnResourcesinteger

The number of resources fetched from a CDN for the user action.

cumulativeLayoutShiftnumber

The cumulative layout shift (CLS) is the total amount of all individual scores for every unexpected layout shift that occurs during the entire lifespan of the page.

The CLS is an important user-centric metric for measuring visual stability. It quantifies how often users experience unexpected layout shifts. A low CLS indicates that the page is delightful.

customErrorCountinteger

The total number of custom errors during the user action.

datePropertiesDateProperty[]

A list of custom properties of the user session with date values.

documentInteractiveTimeinteger

The amount of time spent until the document for the user action became interactive, in milliseconds.

domCompleteTimeinteger

The amount of time until the DOM tree is completed, in milliseconds.

domContentLoadedTimeinteger

The amount of time until the DOM tree is loaded, in milliseconds.

domainstring

The DNS domain where the user action has been recorded.

doublePropertiesDoubleProperty[]

A list of custom properties of the user session with floating-point numerical values.

durationinteger

The duration of the user action, in milliseconds.

This is calculated as the of time between the start and the end timestamps of the user action.

endTimeinteger

The end timestamp of the user action, in UTC milliseconds.

firstInputDelayinteger

The first input delay (FID) is the time (in milliseconds) that the browser took to respond to the first user input.

The FID is an important user-centric metric for measuring load responsiveness. It quantifies the user experience when trying to interact with unresponsive pages. A low FID indicates that the page is usable.

firstPartyBusyTimeinteger

The time spent waiting for resources from the originating server for the user action, in milliseconds.

firstPartyResourcesinteger

The number of resources fetched from the originating server for the user action.

frontendTimeinteger

The amount of time spent on the frontend rendering for the user action, in milliseconds.

hasCrashboolean

The user action has (true) or doesn't have (false) a crash.

internalApplicationIdstring

The Dynatrace entity ID of the application where the user action has been recorded.

This information is useful when calling various REST APIs, for example as a key for time series queries.

internalKeyUserActionIdstring

The Dynatrace entity ID of the key user action.

javascriptErrorCountinteger

The total number of Javascript errors during the user action.

keyUserActionboolean

The action is (true) or is not (false) a key action.

largestContentfulPaintinteger

The largest contentful paint (LCP) is the time (in milliseconds) that the largest element on the page took to render.

The LCP is an important user-centric metric for measuring load speed. It marks the point when the page's main content is likely loaded. A low LCP indicates that the page loads quickly.

loadEventEndinteger

The amount of time until the load event ended, in milliseconds.

loadEventStartinteger

The amount of time until the load event started, in milliseconds.

longPropertiesLongProperty[]

A list of custom properties of the user session with integer (short or long) values.

matchingConversionGoalsstring[]

A list of conversion goals achieved by the user action.

Additionally, you can define conversion goals for a user session as a whole.

namestring

The name of the user action.

Typically, this is the name of the page that is loaded as part of a user action or a textual description of the action, such as a mouse click.

navigationStartinteger

The timestamp of the navigation start, in UTC milliseconds.

networkTimeinteger

The amount of time spent on the data transfer for the user action, in milliseconds.

requestErrorCountinteger

The total number of request errors during the user action.

requestStartinteger

The amount of time until the request started, in milliseconds.

responseEndinteger

The amount of time until the response ended, in milliseconds.

responseStartinteger

The amount of time until the response started, in milliseconds.

serverTimeinteger

The amount of time spent on the server-side processing for the user action, in milliseconds.

speedIndexinteger

The speed index of the user action, in milliseconds.

This is calculated as average time it takes for all visible parts of a page to display.

startTimeinteger

The start timestamp of the user action, in UTC milliseconds.

stringPropertiesStringProperty[]

A list of custom properties of the user session with string values.

syntheticEventstring

The name of the Synthetic event that triggered the user action.

syntheticEventIdstring

The ID of the Synthetic event that triggered the user action.

targetUrlstring

The target URL of the user action.

thirdPartyBusyTimeinteger

The time spent waiting for third party resources for the user action, in milliseconds.

thirdPartyResourcesinteger

The number of third party resources loaded for the user action.

totalBlockingTimeinteger

DEPRECATED

The total blocking time is the total time (in milliseconds) between the first contentful paint and the time to interactive, during which the browser has been blocked long enough to prevent input responsiveness.

typestring

The type of the user action.

  • Custom
  • EndVisit
  • Error
  • Load
  • RageClick
  • SyntheticHiddenAction
  • UserSessionProperties
  • VisitTag
  • Xhr
userActionPropertyCountinteger

The total number of properties in the user action.

visuallyCompleteTimeinteger

The amount of time until the page is visually complete, in milliseconds.