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  Qualified sessions

All session data generated by log processing is stored to the database, but the default mode for API requests are to use only the "qualified" portion of session data.

The aim is to represent only the real human listening audience as far as possible. Some rules are based on the IAB podcast measurement requirements or other industry standards.

Qualified data excludes:

  • Any stream session with a listening time less than 1 minute,
  • Any podcast session with a listening time less than 1 minute (unless the episode was shorter than a minute),
  • All sessions that was recognised as a bot, based on it's User-Agent string,
  • All sessions that was determined to come from a server, based on it's User-Agent string and IP address.

Using unqualified data

API queries can query against the unqualified dataset by using the optional include_session=all query parameter. Using unqualified data is not recommended for general reporting purposes, but assists in exposing the bounce rate or discovering automated agents accessing content.

Warning

Podcast queries performed against the unqualified data is not IAB compatible.