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Session data available from VTEX apps

Below you can see all data from VTEX apps that is made available in Session Manager

Store (vtex.store-session)

RunOnCreatetrue
Inputspublic: cultureInfo, sc, locale
profile: email, isAuthenticated
Outputsstore: channel, countryCode, cultureInfo, currencyCode, currencySymbol

This app is responsible for processing the current user on the session (by email, if available) and requesting the corresponding trade policy and related information.

It is also sensitive to the sc input parameter, which is interpreted as a trade policy request. In other words, if it is present, the app checks if the requested trade policy is within the active options for that user and selects it, if possible. Otherwise, the user gets a 401 status code error if he is not authenticated or 403 if he is.

The locale and cultureInfo input parameters are used to overwrite the cultureInfo output parameter to ensure the session language can be set according to the user’s preference.

Authentication (vtex.authentication-session)

RunOnCreatefalse
Inputscookie: VtexIdclientAutCookie, VtexIdclientAutCookie_.*
Outputsauthentication: adminUserId, adminUserEmail, storeUserId, storeUserEmail

This app is our primary authentication method, taking the VTEXID cookie from the request, validating it, and extracting the user or admin IDs.

Profile (vtex.profile-session)

RunOnCreatefalse
Inputspublic: storeUserEmail
authentication: storeUserId
impersonate: storeUserId
Outputsprofile: id, email, firstName, lastName, phone, document, priceTables, isAuthenticated

This app ensures the user information corresponds to the data loaded into the session.

If the input parameter storeUserEmail is defined in the public namespace, it assumes there is no authentication cookie. As such, the output parameter isAuthenticated is set to false, and only the priceTables output parameter is loaded. On the other hand, if the input parameter storeUserId is defined in the authentication or impersonate namespace, all relevant information is loaded from Master Data.

Rates and Benefits (vtex.rnb-session)

RunOnCreatefalse
Inputsprofile: email
public: utm_source, utm_campaign, postalCode
Outputsrnb: campaigns

This app integrates with our Rates and benefits system, identifying which campaigns the user is eligible for.

Checkout (vtex.checkout-session)

RunOnCreatefalse
Inputspublic: regionId, country, postalCode, geoCoordinates
Outputscheckout: regionId, cartId

The checkout app deals with the user's purchasing experience. Currently, it looks the user’s location up (to be a valid input the location must include the country and either postalCode or geoCoordinates). The output also contains the ID of the cart used during the checkout process.

Impersonate (vtex.impersonate-session)

RunOnCreatefalse
Inputspublic: vtex-impersonated-customer-email
cookie: vtex-impersonated-customer-email
authentication: adminUserEmail
Outputsimpersonate: storeUserId, storeUserEmail, canImpersonate, account

The impersonate app is the only app on session’s framework that does not come as part of the default bundle and must be manually installed on each store. It enables the feature of customer impersonation, which is particularly useful for telephone centers that must make purchases on the client’s behalf. It receives the vtex-impersonated-customer-email parameter, either through direct POST or cookie, and attempts to impersonate that user using the admin credentials in the session. If such a pair has permission for impersonation, then the impersonated user’s ID and email will be loaded into the session.

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