Usage Reference

JWP offers transcoding, storage, and delivery services that scale to support millions of videos and billions of streams monthly. The Current Reported Usage page displays the most vital metrics to provide an overview of properties usage.

View usage metrics

Follow these steps to view monthly aggregates of your usage data or export a CSV file for further review:

On the Current report usage page, use the Property dropdown menu to select the property whose usage details you want to view.
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The Usage Metrics Reference explains each listed metric. The Usage history table reflect the activity for any properties that were active at any point during the given month.
(Optional) Click at the end of a row of to export a CSV file of the data.

Usage Metrics Reference

Metric	Details
Media hosting GBs	Total amount of storage used by the account
Live hours ingested	Total hours of broadcast live streams ingested and transcoded during the month of the usage report
Media & Live GBs delivered	Total GBs of video on-demand and broadcast live streams delivered to viewers during the month of the usage report
Instant minutes ingested	Total minutes of instant live content ingested and transcoded during the month of the usage report
Instant minutes delivered	Total minutes of instant live content delivered to viewers during the month of the usage report
Player video plays	Number of plays of all media within a JWP player for the account during the month of the usage report
Outstream ad impressions	Number of outstream ad impressions delivered for the account during the month of the usage report
DRM licenses served	Number of DRM licenses used for all media for the account during the month of the usage report
SSAI ad insertions	Number of server-side ads inserted into a stream on all media for the account during the month of the usage report

FAQ

How do player settings affect usage?

Learn how player settings contribute to usage with the information in the table below.

Feature	Usage impact
Autostart	Enabling autostart causes the player to download media, regardless of whether the user is watching the content.
Looping or Repeating Content	Enabling looping content can result in the player downloading content repeatedly, even if the content is not being viewed (such as a background tab that has been open continuously).
Preload	Preload settings of `metadata` and `auto` tell the player to begin downloading some media without the user interacting with the video. This can improve the user experience but result in higher streaming usage.

How do player embed styles affect usage?

Learn how embed styles contribute to usage with the information in the table below.

Feature	Usage impact
Adaptive Streaming	Single-line embeds use adaptive streaming technologies to ensure that users only download at applicable quality based on the size of the player. The player downloads videos segment by segment, staying only moderately ahead of the current playback position. If a player is embedded with a link to a single quality level, increased delivery costs are possible.
Syndication Outside of JWP	JSON and MRSS feeds allow for easy syndication. Feeds are consumable by a wide variety of platforms and players. The delivery of content to these players or platforms will be included in the streaming usage calculation. However, since other players do not send analytics information to JWP Platform, these plays will not be reflected in JWP Analytics.
Unprotected Content	Token signing is a mechanism to deter the hot-linking of media to unauthorized sites. This feature allows requiring the signing of requests to JWP Platform and includes an expiration time in generated links.
Page Refresh Behavior	Some websites use hard refreshes to ensure updated content is available to users. This type of behavior can result in additional player loads and subsequent media downloads.