> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://emeregpteltd.mintlify.site/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Sessions

> A session is an API controllable virtual browser.

It can be accessed directly through [Live Session](/session-live) or programmatically with popular web automation libraries such as PlayWright, see [Quickstart](/quickstart).

## Start a session

A session can be created through our UI or via the [Sessions API](/api-reference/sessions/create-a-new-session)

<img className="block" src="https://mintcdn.com/emeregpteltd/aClwV_gf9_u4s_M-/images/features/new-session-ui.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=aClwV_gf9_u4s_M-&q=85&s=245b4c4acad66cb148f6ecf7623424db" alt="New Session UI" width="1502" height="542" data-path="images/features/new-session-ui.png" />

## Session timeout

A session will automatically close after the timeout period has elapsed. The default timeout is 30 seconds. You can specify a custom timeout when creating a session.