--- title: Session slug: p74c4194 canonical_url: https://docs.coveo.com/en/p74c4194/ collection: glossary source_format: adoc --- # Session A [Coveo Platform](https://docs.coveo.com/en/186/) {doctitle} is the period of time during which a user is logged in to the [Coveo Platform](https://docs.coveo.com/en/186/). By default, a session is valid for four hours. [Coveo Platform](https://docs.coveo.com/en/186/) sessions don't expire due to inactivity.