Extend cookieless embed session

[flotor]

Once a cookieless embed session is acquired, is it possible to extend the length of the session afterwards?

For example, if you provided 300 seconds for the session_length parameter,  then after 300 seconds (5 minutes) has elapsed, is it possible to extend the session for another 5 minutes?

[JulesC]

Hi, a refresh token message will be sent to the embedded client.  Check the information here: 

https://cloud.google.com/looker/docs/cookieless-embed#generating_new_tokens

[flotor]

I tested that endpoint (PUT /embed/cookieless_session/generate_tokens), it doesn't refresh the session_token_reference's TTL. It only re-generates the navigation_token and the api_token.

[JulesC · Accepted solution]

Hi again, sorry about the delay, I was on a holiday 😉

Ah, I misread your original question.  You can't extend the session so after 5 minutes you'll be required to do the login dance again.

However, there's no requirement on our end to use short lived sessions, you could set session_length to hours or days even.  The max value by default is 30 days although your Looker Admin can control that.

[flotor]

Got it, thanks for clarifying that.

[imakrandb]

Hi @flotor , I'm having some issues with https://cloud.google.com/looker/docs/cookieless-embed#generating_new_tokens api. Im unable to generate new token even if my session ref ttl is set to 8 hrs.
Are you able to complete this cookieless embedding flow?