Analytics & usage
Which lectures are working, which lose students halfway, and whether you are close to your plan limits.
Per-video analytics
Open any video and look for Watch analytics. It appears once at least one person has watched.
| Metric | What it tells you |
|---|---|
| Unique viewers | How many different students watched, not how many plays. |
| Average % watched | How far through a typical student got. |
| Total watch hours | Combined time across everyone. |
Rewatching does not inflate the percentage
Percent watched counts how much of the lecture a student has seen, not how long they had it open. Watching the same five minutes three times counts once. Repeated viewing shows up in the heatmap instead, where it is more useful.
The timeline heatmap
A bar chart across the length of the lecture showing how many plays each moment received. It is the most actionable thing on the page once you know how to read it.
- A tall peak — students rewatched this repeatedly. Usually a hard concept worth explaining again, or splitting into its own short video.
- A sharp cliff — students left here. Check what happens at that timestamp; a long tangent or a dead patch is the usual cause.
- An early cliff — often a production problem rather than a teaching one. Bad audio in the first minute costs you the whole lecture.
Individual students
The top viewers table lists students with how much they watched, how many sessions they took, and when they last watched. Useful for spotting who has fallen behind before an exam, and for confirming attendance where you need it.
When a video has language versions, the table also shows which version each student watched — worth knowing before you commission more dubs.
Storage and bandwidth
Usage in the top nav shows both against your plan limits, with a per-video breakdown sorted by size.
| What | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Source files | The original uploads, kept so you can re-process later. |
| HLS variants | The encrypted quality levels students actually stream. |
| Bandwidth | Data delivered to students. Resets each billing period. |
Meters change colour before you hit the limit
Amber at 80%, red at 90%. You will also get an email as you approach your limit, so a course launch does not stall unnoticed at midnight.
If you are running out of space
- Use Find duplicates to spot re-uploaded lectures.
- Delete old batches you no longer sell — check they are not embedded anywhere first.
- Buy a storage add-on pack for a temporary spike.
- Move to a larger plan if you are consistently near the limit.
Getting the data out
The same figures are available through the API if you want them in your own dashboard — see /api/v1/videos/:id/analytics and /api/v1/tenant/usage in the API reference.