Overview
Usage is the analytics dashboard for your CXF resource consumption, measured in CHIPS (Computed and Hosted Information Processed). Every API request and background job consumes CHIPS based on how much compute it uses; the Usage page shows how many you’ve consumed, where they go, and who’s consuming them — so you can understand and optimize your consumption.Where to find it
Settings → Usage.Selecting a period
A date-range selector (for example This month, or a custom range) scopes every metric and chart on the page to the chosen period.Headline metrics
| Metric | What it shows |
|---|---|
| Total CHIPS Consumed | All CHIPS used in the selected period. |
| Avg CHIPS per Request | Average CHIPS per request — a sense of per-call cost. |
| Total Requests | Number of requests in the period. |
Breakdowns
- CHIPS Consumption Over Time — a line chart of CHIPS consumed across the period, to spot spikes and trends.
- Distribution by Scope — the split between the User API and the Contact API.
- Distribution by Context Type — the split between API Requests and Background Jobs.
- Top 10 Routes by Consumption — the API routes that consumed the most CHIPS.
- Top 10 Jobs by Consumption — the background jobs that consumed the most CHIPS.
Top consumers
Two leaderboards rank who consumed the most CHIPS in the period, each with its CHIPS total and request count:How CHIPS are measured
A request or job’s CHIPS are its runtime multiplied by a resource factor that reflects the compute allocated to it:1.0; at 2 vCPU / 1024 MB it’s 4.0.
Low-value infrastructure requests (such as health checks) are not tracked and don’t
count toward your consumption.
Governance & permissions
Only a super admin can view Usage. The Master role has no access to quotas and billing, which includes consumption analytics.Related
Account / Organization
Your license and plan.
API & Developers
The User and Contact APIs whose requests consume CHIPS.