Analytics Documentation

Learn how to use OUTSOOR's powerful analytics features to gain insights from your streams.

Analytics Overview

OUTSOOR provides comprehensive analytics for your streams, allowing you to track viewer engagement, performance metrics, and audience demographics in real-time and historically.

Our analytics platform helps you understand your audience better, optimize your content, and make data-driven decisions to grow your streaming business.

Key Features

  • Real-time viewer counts and engagement metrics
  • Historical data analysis with customizable date ranges
  • Audience demographics and geographic distribution
  • Performance metrics including bandwidth usage and quality statistics
  • Custom event tracking for specific user interactions
  • Exportable reports in multiple formats
  • API access for integration with your own analytics tools

Getting Started

Analytics are automatically enabled for all streams on your account. You can access your analytics dashboard from the main dashboard by navigating to the Analytics section.

For programmatic access to analytics data, use our Analytics API endpoints documented in the API Reference tab.

Best Practices

Data Retention

Analytics data is retained for different periods based on your plan:

  • Basic plan: 30 days
  • Pro plan: 90 days
  • Enterprise plan: 1 year

Export important data regularly if you need to retain it for longer periods.

Performance Considerations

When querying large date ranges, consider the following:

  • Use appropriate time grouping (hour, day, week)
  • Limit queries to specific streams when possible
  • Implement pagination for large result sets
  • Cache frequently accessed analytics data

Need Help?

If you have questions about using our analytics features or need assistance interpreting your data, our support team is here to help.