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docs: fix session replay sampling option name and add sessions export…
mintlify[bot] Sep 7, 2026
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docs: point Raw Data Export API link to its reference page
mintlify[bot] Sep 7, 2026
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Clarify export method for Session Start and End events
mbocianski Sep 10, 2026
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6 changes: 6 additions & 0 deletions docs/features/sessions.mdx
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For additional information, I've also included Formula B to show how "Sum per User by Average" works.

### Can I export Session Start and Session End events via API?

No. Session Start and Session End are virtual events. Mixpanel computes them dynamically at query time, so they are not stored in your raw event data and cannot be exported through the [Raw Data Export API](/reference/raw-data-export-api).

To get session data out of Mixpanel, build a report that uses the Session Start or Session End events (for example, an Insights report broken down by session properties) and export the report results as CSV. See [Export Methods](/docs/export-methods) for report export options.

### What Mixpanel API events are by default excluded from session calculations?

- `$identify`
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2 changes: 1 addition & 1 deletion docs/tracking-methods/sdks/javascript/javascript-replay.mdx
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When the SDK initializes, it makes a sampling decision based on your configured sampling rate. A percentage of initializations will trigger session recording accordingly.

To enable Session Replay and set your sampling rate, set the `recording_sessions_percent` when initializing the SDK. This is the only change needed in your existing JavaScript SDK implementation to enable Session Replay.
To enable Session Replay and set your sampling rate, set the `record_sessions_percent` init option when initializing the SDK. This is the only change needed in your existing JavaScript SDK implementation to enable Session Replay. Init options are set in your website's source code where you call `mixpanel.init()`, not in the Mixpanel UI.
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<Note>
To start, we recommend using an 100% sampling rate to ensure replay capture is behaving as expected, then adjust according to your specific analytics needs.
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