DataDog · rtrieu · Jan 7, 2026 · Jan 7, 2026 · Jan 7, 2026 · Jan 7, 2026
@@ -72,11 +72,17 @@
 
 ### Changing the sampling rate in the Datadog RUM UI
 
-Changing the sampling rate is only supported for server-side sampling, and can be accomplished by [modifying the retention rate][15] from the retention filters page.
+During live outages, incidents, or bug investigations, and for customers that are not yet on [RUM without Limits][2] you can increase client-side (head-based) sampling to collect 100% of your sessions to ensure nothing is missed, or to have more examples of a particular issue.
 
-During live outages, incidents, or bug investigations, you can increase sampling to collect 100% of your sessions to ensure nothing is missed, or to have more examples of a particular issue.
+You can only change the **head-based** sampling rate from the Datadog UI if you use the [**server-side injection method**][17] to add the Browser RUM SDK to your web application. To do this, [modify the sampling rate][15] on the SDK Configuration page.
-You can only change the **head-based** sampling rate from the Datadog UI if you use the [**server-side injection method**][17] to add the Browser RUM SDK to your web application. To do this, [modify the sampling rate][15] on the SDK Configuration page.
+You can only change the **head-based** sampling rate from the Datadog UI if you use the [**server-side injection method**][17] to add the Browser RUM SDK to your web application. To do this, [modify the sampling rate][17] on the SDK Configuration page.
-You can only change the **head-based** sampling rate from the Datadog UI if you use the [**server-side injection method**][17] to add the Browser RUM SDK to your web application. To do this, [modify the sampling rate][15] on the SDK Configuration page.
+You can only change the **head-based** sampling rate from the Datadog UI if you use the [**server-side injection method**][17] to add the Browser RUM SDK to your web application. To do this, [modify the sampling rate][17] on the SDK Configuration page.
 
-**Note**: This behavior only applies to mobile applications using mobile RUM SDKs.
+{{< img src="/real_user_monitoring/browser/browser-change-sampling.png" alt="Session Sampling and Session Replay Sampling sliders visible from the RUM SDK Configuration page." style="width:100%;" >}}
+
+For other instrumentation methods (such as npm or CDN), to modify the **head-based** sampling rate:
+- Deploy a new version of your application with an updated `sessionSampleRate` value
+- Use a feature flag or remote configuration service to dynamically set the rate when the SDK initializes 
+
+To modify the **head-based** sampling rate for mobile SDKs, redeploy your application with an updated `sessionSampleRate` value.
 
 ## Further Reading
 
@@ -97,4 +103,5 @@
 [13]: /real_user_monitoring/rum_without_limits/metrics
 [14]: /real_user_monitoring/guide/retention_filter_best_practices/
 [15]: /real_user_monitoring/rum_without_limits/retention_filters#modifying-filters
-[16]: /real_user_monitoring/platform/generate_metrics
+[16]: /real_user_monitoring/platform/generate_metrics
+[17]: /real_user_monitoring/application_monitoring/browser/setup/server/