Session Storage

A feature in a web browser that allows certain values to be saved in the browser for only one session duration. Similar to local storage, data storage is limited to 5 MB and can only contain strings.

A feature in a web browser that allows certain values to be saved in the browser for only one session duration. It can be useful for storing small amounts of session-specific information.

A unique page session gets created and assigned to the current tab of the browser. When the browser tab is closed, the data held here is lost because the session is terminated.

The retention of the personal data stored on session storage will depend on the session duration.

We can add the following sample code snippet as an auto-save feature in our SaaS product to ensure that the text entered in the text field is not lost when the browser is refreshed.

if (sessionStorage.getItem("autosave")
 {
  field.value = sessionStorage.getItem("autosave");
}
field.addEventListener("change", function() 
{
  sessionStorage.setItem("autosave", field.value);
});
)

Similar to local storage, data storage is limited to 5 MB and can only contain strings.