# Journey Based on Session Cookie

## **Overview**

Configuring a journey based on cookies allows you to personalize user experiences by directing them to different pages depending on their authentication status or browsing history. For example, you might want to:

* Route **logged-in users** to the **Manage My Account** page.
* Redirect **guest users** to a sign-in or promotional page.

Limio supports all cookies starting with the prefixes `lmo_` and `limio-`, making it easy to segment users dynamically. This guide explains how to create a journey and apply cookie-based criteria to control user flow.

*Example: If a user has the `lmo_uid` cookie (indicating they are authenticated), they can be automatically routed to the **Manage My Account** page. Users without this cookie can be directed to a **sign-in page** or **subscription offer**.*

## **Creating a Journey**

1. Select **Journeys** from the left-hand navigation panel.
2. Click the **plus** **+** button and select **Add Journey Group**.
3. Enter a name for the group and click **Save**.
4. Click the **pencil** ✏️ icon next to **Starting Point** to define how users enter the journey:
   * Choose an existing tag or create a new one.
   * (Recommended) Set a **Fallback Tag** to ensure proper routing.
5. Select or deselect **Domains** to determine where the journey applies.

## **Adding Cookie Criteria**

1. Under **Conditions**, open the **Type** dropdown and select **Cookie Exists**.
2. In the **Cookie String** field, enter one or multiple cookie names, separated by commas (e.g `lmo_uid`).
3. Under **Actions**, ensure **Type** is set to **Destination**.
4. Click the **pencil** ✏️ icon next to **Split (%)**, which defaults to **100%**, and specify the endpoint.
   * Click **Add Condition** to include an additional condition for the journey.
   * Click the **plus +** button below an existing condition to add an **AND** criteria within that condition.
5. Finally, click **Save** to put the Journey live.

**Verification Steps**:

1. Open a browser and ensure the cookie is set (e.g `lmo_uid`).
   * Right-click> Inspect
   * Click the Application tab
   * Under the Storage heading > Cookies
2. Access the starting point URL.
3. Confirm that the browser redirects to the specified destination URL.

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📷 *Screenshot: View of the "Cookie Exists" condition in the Journeys tab.*


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