The Absolute Expiration of a session is defined upon session creation. You can adjust the Absolute Expiration by configuring session settings using the or the .

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Dashboard

  1. Go to Dashboard > Tenant Settings and select the Advanced view.
  2. Scroll to the Session Expiration section, locate Idle Session Lifetime and Maximum Session Lifetime, enter the desired settings, and select Save.
    Dashboard Tenant Settings Advanced Login Session Management
SettingDescription
Idle Session LifetimeTimeframe (in minutes) after which a user’s session will expire if they haven’t interacted with the Authorization Server. Will be superseded by system limits if over 4,320 minutes (3 days) for Essential or Professional or 144,000 minutes (100 days) for enterprise plans.
Maximum Session LifetimeTimeframe (in minutes) after which a user will be required to log in again, regardless of their activity. Will be superseded by system limits if over 43,200 minutes (30 days) for Essential or Professional or 525,600 minutes (365 days) for enterprise plans.

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Management API

Make a PATCH call to the Tenant Settings endpoint. Be sure to replace MGMT_API_ACCESS_TOKEN, SESSION_LIFETIME, and IDLE_SESSION_LIFETIME placeholder values with your Management API , session lifetime value, and idle session lifetime value, respectively. 
curl --request PATCH \
  --url 'https://{yourDomain}/api/v2/tenants/settings' \
  --header 'authorization: Bearer MGMT_API_ACCESS_TOKEN' \
  --header 'cache-control: no-cache' \
  --header 'content-type: application/json' \
  --data '{ "session_lifetime": SESSION_LIFETIME_VALUE, "idle_session_lifetime": IDLE_SESSION_LIFETIME_VALUE }'
ValueDescription
MGMT_API_ACCESS_TOKENAccess Token for the Management API with the scope update:tenant_settings.
IDLE_SESSION_LIFETIME_VALUETimeframe (in hours) after which a user’s session will expire if they haven’t interacted with the Authorization Server. Will be superseded by system limits if over 72 hours (3 days) for Essential or Professional or 2,400 hours (100 days) for enterprise plans.
SESSION_LIFETIME_VALUETimeframe (in hours) after which a user will be required to log in again, regardless of their activity. Will be superseded by system limits if over 720 hours (30 days) for Essential or Professional or 8,760 hours (365 days) for enterprise plans.
For troubleshooting help, review Check API Calls.

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