Storage inventory
Cookies and browser storage in use
The following table reflects the live storage inventory used by the public site and customer-facing account flows.
Strictly necessary
Required to keep sign-in, OAuth checks, session continuity, and directly requested account features functioning correctly.
northstar_session
Cookie
Category
Strictly necessaryPurpose
Keeps the signed-in session active across the customer console and account flows.
Retention
Up to 7 days
northstar_oauth_state
Cookie
Category
Strictly necessaryPurpose
Protects OAuth login and account-binding flows against invalid or mismatched state.
Retention
Up to 10 minutes
northstar_2fa_pending
Cookie
Category
Strictly necessaryPurpose
Temporarily carries state while a user completes two-factor verification.
Retention
Up to 5 minutes
northstar_cookie_preferences
localStorage
Category
Strictly necessaryPurpose
Remembers the user's storage-preference choice so the site can keep respecting necessary-only or functional-enabled mode.
Retention
Until cleared or overwritten
xvapi.image-studio.gallery.<account>
localStorage
Category
Strictly necessaryPurpose
Stores the current browser-only image studio gallery for the signed-in account so generated images can survive refresh in the requested workspace.
Retention
Until cleared or overwritten
xvapi.image-studio.api-key.<account>
localStorage
Category
Strictly necessaryPurpose
Stores the user-supplied image-studio API key in this browser so the requested workspace can reconnect after refresh.
Retention
Until cleared or overwritten
xvapi.image-studio.key-name.<account>
localStorage
Category
Strictly necessaryPurpose
Stores the browser-local display name for the currently connected image-studio key so the requested workspace can reconnect after refresh.
Retention
Until cleared or overwritten
Functional
Used for interface preferences, notice state, and local continuity features that improve product usability.
northstar.console.sidebar
localStorage
Category
FunctionalPurpose
Remembers the customer console sidebar preference.
Retention
Until cleared or overwritten
northstar_notice_read_signature
localStorage
Category
FunctionalPurpose
Remembers that the current public notice has already been dismissed or read.
Retention
Until cleared or a newer notice replaces it
xvapi.image-studio.pending-batch.<account>
localStorage
Category
FunctionalPurpose
Temporarily stores an interrupted multi-image generation so the browser can offer recovery after refresh.
Retention
Until recovery completes, is cleared, or functional storage is turned off
How storage is classified on this site
XVAPI separates storage into strictly necessary items and functional items. Strictly necessary items are required to keep authentication, account protection, and directly requested product workflows running correctly.
Functional items are used for convenience features such as remembering interface state, dismissed notices, and browser-local continuity for user-requested workspaces.
What is not currently enabled
The current site does not describe active analytics pixels, behavioral replay tools, advertising storage, or marketing-only browser identifiers as part of the live public storage inventory.
If that storage posture materially changes, this page and the related consent behavior should be updated before those categories are treated as active public functionality.
User controls and operational consequences
Users can clear cookies and local storage through browser settings at any time. Clearing necessary items may sign the user out or interrupt verification and account-recovery flows.
Clearing functional storage may reset sidebar preferences, notice state, and browser-local workspace continuity, including local image-studio recovery data where that feature is enabled.