Dacast Team
With the new Dacast default player, access the analytics of your live streams in real time.
1/ Access to Real Time Analytics
This new feature is available with the following type of Dacast live channels:
- HTML5
- Low Latency.
This new feature is available for every plan !
2/ Where to find the real time analytics?
In your back office, under the analytics section, find the new subsection “Real time” as shown below:
3/ How to use the real time analytics?
First, select the live channel you are streaming on among your list of live channels:
After a few seconds, you will see the first data coming in.
You will see the following data :
a – Concurrent Viewers Per Time : Displays the average number of concurrent playback sessions. This gives you the number of total viewers watching your live stream in real time.
b – New Playback Sessions Per Time : Displays the number of new playback sessions at a specific time. This gives you the number of new viewers starting your live stream in real time.
c – GBytes Per Time : Displays the amount of Gbytes consumed at a specific time. This gives you the amount of your Gbytes consumed in real time.
d – Consumption Per Location : Displays the Data consumption per country. This gives you a global picture of the location of your viewers all over the world in real time.
By default, the real time analytics of your live channel are showing the last 5 minutes of your event and are updated every 5 seconds.
You can change the time period and select up to 2 hours here :
If you want to access data for a period of time superior to 2h then please visit your main analytics section. You can access a walkthrough here.