--- title: Get usage stats for a dashboard description: Datadog, the leading service for cloud-scale monitoring. breadcrumbs: Docs > API Reference > Dashboards --- # Get usage stats for a dashboard{% #get-usage-stats-for-a-dashboard %} Copy pageCopied {% tab title="v2" %} **Note**: This endpoint is in preview and is subject to change. If you have any feedback, contact [Datadog support](https://docs.datadoghq.com/help/). | Datadog site | API endpoint | | ----------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------ | | ap1.datadoghq.com | GET https://api.ap1.datadoghq.com/api/v2/dashboards/{dashboard_id}/usage | | ap2.datadoghq.com | GET https://api.ap2.datadoghq.com/api/v2/dashboards/{dashboard_id}/usage | | app.datadoghq.eu | GET https://api.datadoghq.eu/api/v2/dashboards/{dashboard_id}/usage | | app.ddog-gov.com | GET https://api.ddog-gov.com/api/v2/dashboards/{dashboard_id}/usage | | us2.ddog-gov.com | GET https://api.us2.ddog-gov.com/api/v2/dashboards/{dashboard_id}/usage | | app.datadoghq.com | GET https://api.datadoghq.com/api/v2/dashboards/{dashboard_id}/usage | | us3.datadoghq.com | GET https://api.us3.datadoghq.com/api/v2/dashboards/{dashboard_id}/usage | | us5.datadoghq.com | GET https://api.us5.datadoghq.com/api/v2/dashboards/{dashboard_id}/usage | ### Overview Get usage statistics for a single dashboard. The response includes view counts, the most recent view and edit times, widget counts, and the dashboard quality score. View-count fields depend on Real User Monitoring (RUM) and are `null` or `0` in orgs without RUM. This endpoint requires the `dashboards_read` permission. OAuth apps require the `dashboards_read` authorization [scope](https://docs.datadoghq.com/api/latest/scopes.md#dashboards) to access this endpoint. ### Arguments #### Path Parameters | Name | Type | Description | | ------------------------------ | ------ | ------------------------ | | dashboard_id [*required*] | string | The ID of the dashboard. | ### Response {% tab title="200" %} OK {% tab title="Model" %} Response containing usage statistics for a single dashboard. | Parent field | Field | Type | Description | | -------------------- | ---------------------------- | --------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | | | data [*required*] | object | A single dashboard usage record. | | data | attributes [*required*] | object | Usage statistics for a dashboard. The `viewer` field and all view-count fields (`total_views`, `viewed_at`, `total_views_by_type`) are populated only when Real User Monitoring (RUM) is active for the org. | | attributes | author | object | A user referenced from a dashboard usage record (author or viewer). | | author | handle | string | Datadog handle (login) of the user. | | author | id | string | The user ID. | | author | is_disabled | boolean | Whether the user account is disabled. | | author | name | string | Display name of the user. | | attributes | created_at | date-time | When the dashboard was created. | | attributes | dashboard_quality_score | double | The dashboard quality score, or `null` when no score is available. | | attributes | edited_at | date-time | When the dashboard was most recently edited. | | attributes | org_id [*required*] | int64 | The Datadog organization that owns the dashboard. | | attributes | teams | [string] | Teams the dashboard is tagged with. | | attributes | title | string | The dashboard title. | | attributes | total_views | int64 | Total view count for the dashboard. Counts only views captured by Real User Monitoring (RUM); `0` in orgs without RUM. | | attributes | total_views_by_type | object | View counts keyed by view type (`in_app`, `embed`, `public`, `shared`, `api`, `unknown`). Counts only views captured by Real User Monitoring (RUM); empty in orgs without RUM. | | additionalProperties | | int64 | View count for that view type. | | attributes | viewed_at | date-time | When the dashboard was most recently viewed. Populated only when Real User Monitoring (RUM) is active for the org; `null` in orgs without RUM. | | attributes | viewer | object | A user referenced from a dashboard usage record (author or viewer). | | viewer | handle | string | Datadog handle (login) of the user. | | viewer | id | string | The user ID. | | viewer | is_disabled | boolean | Whether the user account is disabled. | | viewer | name | string | Display name of the user. | | attributes | widget_count | int64 | The total number of widgets on the dashboard. | | attributes | widget_count_by_type | object | Widget counts keyed by widget type. The map includes group widgets and widgets without requests. | | additionalProperties | | int64 | Widget count for that widget type. | | data | id [*required*] | string | The dashboard ID. | | data | type [*required*] | enum | The type of the resource. Always `dashboards-usages`. Allowed enum values: `dashboards-usages` | {% /tab %} {% tab title="Example" %} ```json { "data": { "attributes": { "author": { "handle": "jane.doe@example.com", "id": "00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000", "is_disabled": false, "name": "Jane Doe" }, "created_at": "2026-01-15T09:30:00.000Z", "dashboard_quality_score": 0.85, "edited_at": "2026-04-20T11:05:00.000Z", "org_id": 100, "teams": [], "title": "My production overview", "total_views": 42, "total_views_by_type": { "": "integer" }, "viewed_at": "2026-05-01T14:22:10.000Z", "viewer": { "handle": "jane.doe@example.com", "id": "00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000", "is_disabled": false, "name": "Jane Doe" }, "widget_count": 12, "widget_count_by_type": { "": "integer" } }, "id": "q5j-nti-fv6", "type": "dashboards-usages" } } ``` {% /tab %} {% /tab %} {% tab title="400" %} Bad Request {% tab title="Model" %} API error response. | Field | Type | Description | | ------------------------ | -------- | ----------------- | | errors [*required*] | [string] | A list of errors. | {% /tab %} {% tab title="Example" %} ```json { "errors": [ "Bad Request" ] } ``` {% /tab %} {% /tab %} {% tab title="403" %} Forbidden {% tab title="Model" %} API error response. | Field | Type | Description | | ------------------------ | -------- | ----------------- | | errors [*required*] | [string] | A list of errors. | {% /tab %} {% tab title="Example" %} ```json { "errors": [ "Bad Request" ] } ``` {% /tab %} {% /tab %} {% tab title="404" %} Not Found {% tab title="Model" %} API error response. | Field | Type | Description | | ------------------------ | -------- | ----------------- | | errors [*required*] | [string] | A list of errors. | {% /tab %} {% tab title="Example" %} ```json { "errors": [ "Bad Request" ] } ``` {% /tab %} {% /tab %} {% tab title="429" %} Too many requests {% tab title="Model" %} API error response. | Field | Type | Description | | ------------------------ | -------- | ----------------- | | errors [*required*] | [string] | A list of errors. | {% /tab %} {% tab title="Example" %} ```json { "errors": [ "Bad Request" ] } ``` {% /tab %} {% /tab %} ### Code Example ##### \# Path parameters export dashboard_id="q5j-nti-fv6" \# Curl command curl -X GET "https://api.datadoghq.com/api/v2/dashboards/${dashboard_id}/usage" \ -H "Accept: application/json" \ -H "DD-API-KEY: ${DD_API_KEY}" \ -H "DD-APPLICATION-KEY: ${DD_APP_KEY}" {% /tab %}