diff --git a/api/chalicelib/core/sessions.py b/api/chalicelib/core/sessions.py
index 1903cc08b..f2b34dc37 100644
--- a/api/chalicelib/core/sessions.py
+++ b/api/chalicelib/core/sessions.py
@@ -39,7 +39,8 @@ def __group_metadata(session, project_metadata):
     return meta
 
 
-def get_by_id2_pg(project_id, session_id, user_id, full_data=False, include_fav_viewed=False, group_metadata=False):
+def get_by_id2_pg(project_id, session_id, user_id, full_data=False, include_fav_viewed=False, group_metadata=False,
+                  live=True):
     with pg_client.PostgresClient() as cur:
         extra_query = []
         if include_fav_viewed:
@@ -97,9 +98,9 @@ def get_by_id2_pg(project_id, session_id, user_id, full_data=False, include_fav_
 
                 data['metadata'] = __group_metadata(project_metadata=data.pop("projectMetadata"), session=data)
                 data['issues'] = issues.get_by_session_id(session_id=session_id)
-                data['live'] = assist.is_live(project_id=project_id,
-                                              session_id=session_id,
-                                              project_key=data["projectKey"])
+                data['live'] = live and assist.is_live(project_id=project_id,
+                                                       session_id=session_id,
+                                                       project_key=data["projectKey"])
             data["inDB"] = True
             return data
         else:
diff --git a/api/routers/core.py b/api/routers/core.py
index 53fdba667..20864288d 100644
--- a/api/routers/core.py
+++ b/api/routers/core.py
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ from routers.base import get_routers
 public_app, app, app_apikey = get_routers()
 
 
+@app.get('/{projectId}/sessions/{sessionId}', tags=["sessions"])
 @app.get('/{projectId}/sessions2/{sessionId}', tags=["sessions"])
 def get_session2(projectId: int, sessionId: Union[int, str], context: schemas.CurrentContext = Depends(OR_context)):
     if isinstance(sessionId, str):
@@ -36,6 +37,7 @@ def get_session2(projectId: int, sessionId: Union[int, str], context: schemas.Cu
     }
 
 
+@app.get('/{projectId}/sessions/{sessionId}/favorite', tags=["sessions"])
 @app.get('/{projectId}/sessions2/{sessionId}/favorite', tags=["sessions"])
 def add_remove_favorite_session2(projectId: int, sessionId: int,
                                  context: schemas.CurrentContext = Depends(OR_context)):
@@ -44,6 +46,7 @@ def add_remove_favorite_session2(projectId: int, sessionId: int,
                                                           session_id=sessionId)}
 
 
+@app.get('/{projectId}/sessions/{sessionId}/assign', tags=["sessions"])
 @app.get('/{projectId}/sessions2/{sessionId}/assign', tags=["sessions"])
 def assign_session(projectId: int, sessionId, context: schemas.CurrentContext = Depends(OR_context)):
     data = sessions_assignments.get_by_session(project_id=projectId, session_id=sessionId,
@@ -56,6 +59,7 @@ def assign_session(projectId: int, sessionId, context: schemas.CurrentContext =
     }
 
 
+@app.get('/{projectId}/sessions/{sessionId}/errors/{errorId}/sourcemaps', tags=["sessions", "sourcemaps"])
 @app.get('/{projectId}/sessions2/{sessionId}/errors/{errorId}/sourcemaps', tags=["sessions", "sourcemaps"])
 def get_error_trace(projectId: int, sessionId: int, errorId: str,
                     context: schemas.CurrentContext = Depends(OR_context)):
@@ -67,6 +71,7 @@ def get_error_trace(projectId: int, sessionId: int, errorId: str,
     }
 
 
+@app.get('/{projectId}/sessions/{sessionId}/assign/{issueId}', tags=["sessions", "issueTracking"])
 @app.get('/{projectId}/sessions2/{sessionId}/assign/{issueId}', tags=["sessions", "issueTracking"])
 def assign_session(projectId: int, sessionId: int, issueId: str,
                    context: schemas.CurrentContext = Depends(OR_context)):
@@ -79,6 +84,8 @@ def assign_session(projectId: int, sessionId: int, issueId: str,
     }
 
 
+@app.post('/{projectId}/sessions/{sessionId}/assign/{issueId}/comment', tags=["sessions", "issueTracking"])
+@app.put('/{projectId}/sessions/{sessionId}/assign/{issueId}/comment', tags=["sessions", "issueTracking"])
 @app.post('/{projectId}/sessions2/{sessionId}/assign/{issueId}/comment', tags=["sessions", "issueTracking"])
 @app.put('/{projectId}/sessions2/{sessionId}/assign/{issueId}/comment', tags=["sessions", "issueTracking"])
 def comment_assignment(projectId: int, sessionId: int, issueId: str, data: schemas.CommentAssignmentSchema = Body(...),
@@ -825,6 +832,19 @@ def sessions_live(projectId: int, userId: str = None, context: schemas.CurrentCo
     return {'data': data}
 
 
+@app.get('/{projectId}/assist/sessions/{sessionId}', tags=["assist"])
+def get_live_session(projectId: int, sessionId: str, context: schemas.CurrentContext = Depends(OR_context)):
+    data = assist.get_live_session_by_id(project_id=projectId, session_id=sessionId)
+    if data is None:
+        data = sessions.get_by_id2_pg(project_id=projectId, session_id=sessionId, full_data=True,
+                                      user_id=context.user_id, include_fav_viewed=True, group_metadata=True, live=False)
+        if data is None:
+            return {"errors": ["session not found"]}
+        if data.get("inDB"):
+            sessions_favorite_viewed.view_session(project_id=projectId, user_id=context.user_id, session_id=sessionId)
+    return {'data': data}
+
+
 @app.post('/{projectId}/heatmaps/url', tags=["heatmaps"])
 def get_heatmaps_by_url(projectId: int, data: schemas.GetHeatmapPayloadSchema = Body(...),
                         context: schemas.CurrentContext = Depends(OR_context)):