Track usage

Monitor platform usage metrics, including queries and activity, on a per-user basis.

Accessing the usage dashboard

  1. Click your name in the upper-right corner of the screen and select Manage Organization.

  2. Click the Usage tab.

Reviewing usage metrics

The Usage tab displays a heat map of activity over the last 12 months, followed by a detailed table of user actions.

Filter user and usage type

To narrow the results, use the filtering menus:

  1. Select a date range.

  2. Use the two dropdown menus to filter the data to a specific user (or all users) within your organization, or activity type, such as:

  • UI Queries

  • API Queries

  • Automated Searches

  • YARA Rules

Activity table

The table below the heat map provides a monthly summary of consumption per user and displays the following columns:

MetricDescription
MonthThe period being measured.
UI QueriesThe number of searches performed directly through the Validin interface.
API QueriesThe number of queries executed programmatically via the Validin API (e.g., through Storm).
Automated SearchesQueries executed by scheduled alerts or triggers.
YARA RulesSearches related to YARA rule execution and monitoring.
TotalThe sum of all query types for that month.
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Tip

Use the Total metric to identify which users or teams are the highest consumers of your organization's API quota.