Hi there, how can I get ga_session_id and ga_session_number

[andrewcmc]

What feature would you like to see?

I want to get ga_session_id and ga_session_number for each event in Android/iOS client. How can I get these values?

How would you use it?

We are trying to align the number of user sessions between Segment and Google Analytics.
Google Analytics is calculating session using ga_session_id and ga_session_number parameter
having these parameters helps DE align the number of user sessions
it should be retrievable from firebase SDK.

So we will add ga_session_id and ga_session_number we track any event, and send it both to analytics, segment...
After that, we can easily analyze.

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[andrewcmc]

Hi @aguatno , do you have any idea regards this feature?

[argzdev]

Hi @andrewcmc, thanks for reporting. Since this is a feature request, we'll just leave this ticket open until sometime this is worked on. I can't provide any specific timeline as to when this will be prioritized, but you may keep an eye out on our release notes and official blog from time to time to check out the latest features.

[giovaniortolani]

It would be an extremely useful resource for us to use Measurement Protocol V2 (https://developers.google.com/analytics/devguides/collection/protocol/ga4) in its full capabilities.

Missing session_id and session_number makes using Measurement Protocol V2 useless for apps.

Exposing the session_id and session_number would be a way to tie in and maintain session continuity.

Another use case is apps that navigate to the web version in the browser. Currently we are unable to tie the user session (app -> web).

If there was the possibility of recovering session_id and session_number, it would be possible to perform this binding.

Please give this a special attention.

[marcoscgfilho]

It would be an extremely useful resource for us to use Measurement Protocol V2 (https://developers.google.com/analytics/devguides/collection/protocol/ga4) in its full capabilities.

Missing session_id makes using Measurement Protocol V2 useless for apps.

Exposing the session_id would be a way to tie in and maintain session continuity.

Please give this a special attention.

+1

Well put. This is absolutely crucial!

[lcrespilho]

+1

Please, don't forget ga_session_number.

[argzdev]

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[giovaniortolani]

Hi all, instead of commenting a "+1", kindly leave a thumbs up emoji on the main post. This will allow our engineers to prioritize adding this to the roadmap based on popularity and demand. Thanks!

@lcrespilho @marcoscgfilho @BiancaSeolin

[BiancaSeolin]

+1

Please, don't forget ga_session_number.

[giovaniortolani]

Hello folks.

I was checking the Firebase documentation and saw that ga_session_id getter was implemented sometime in mid-October.

ga_session_number getter is still missing.

See:
https://firebase.google.com/docs/reference/android/com/google/firebase/analytics/FirebaseAnalytics#getSessionId()