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title: View and manage sessions
description: The AM admin UI lets the administrator view and manage active server-side authenticated sessions by realm by going to Realms > realm name > Sessions.
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version: 8.1
page_id: pingam:am-sessions:managing-sessions-console
canonical_url: https://docs.pingidentity.com/pingam/8.1/am-sessions/managing-sessions-console.html
keywords: ["Sessions", "User Interface"]
page_aliases: ["sessions-guide:managing-sessions-console.adoc"]
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# View and manage sessions

The AM admin UI lets the administrator view and manage active server-side authenticated sessions by realm by going to Realms > *realm name* > Sessions.

![The AM administrator can view and invalidate server-side sessions.](_images/session-management.png)Figure 1. Sessions Page

To search for active sessions, enter a username in the search box. AM retrieves the sessions for the user and displays them within a table. If no active server-side session is found, AM displays a session not found message.

You can end any sessions—except the current `amAdmin` user's session—by selecting it and clicking the Invalidate Selected button. As a result, the user has to authenticate again.

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|   | Deleting a user doesn't automatically remove any of the user's server-side sessions. After deleting a user, check for any sessions for the user and remove them on the Sessions page. |

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|   | Use the [REST API](../am-authentication/authn-rest.html) for advanced functionality regarding sessions. |