Real-time Analytics

Overview

Real-time analytics show you exactly what's happening on your website right now. See visitors as they browse, pages as they're viewed, and events as they occur.

Real-time Dashboard

Access real-time data from the sidebar:

1. Select your site from the site switcher
2. Click "Realtime" in the navigation
3. View live data as it updates

Current Visitors

The main metric shows how many visitors are currently active on your site:

• A visitor is considered "active" for 5 minutes after their last pageview
• The count updates every 5 seconds automatically
• Trend indicator shows if traffic is increasing or decreasing

Active Pages

See which pages visitors are viewing right now:

• Pages ranked by current viewer count
• Updates in real-time as visitors navigate
• Click on a page to see more details

Recent Pageviews

A live feed showing the last 30 pageviews:

• Page URL and title
• Visitor's country/location
• Device and browser info
• Time of the pageview

Real-time Data Features

Geographic Distribution

See where your current visitors are located:

• Interactive map showing visitor locations
• Country breakdown with visitor counts
• City-level data when available

Device Breakdown

Understand how visitors are accessing your site:

• Desktop vs mobile vs tablet
• Operating system distribution
• Browser types

Traffic Sources

See where current visitors came from:

• Referrer URLs
• UTM campaign parameters
• Direct vs referred traffic

Use Cases

Campaign Launches

Monitor traffic spikes when launching marketing campaigns:

• Watch for incoming traffic from campaign sources
• Verify UTM parameters are tracking correctly
• See immediate impact of social media posts

Content Publishing

Track engagement when publishing new content:

• See readers arrive on new blog posts
• Monitor which pages they navigate to next
• Identify viral sharing in real-time

Sales Events

Monitor activity during promotions:

• Track visitors on sale pages
• Watch conversion events in real-time
• Identify and respond to traffic issues quickly

Technical Details

Update Frequency

• Dashboard refreshes every 5 seconds
• Data is processed and available within seconds of the pageview
• No manual refresh required

Active Visitor Window

• Visitors are "active" for 5 minutes after last pageview
• After 5 minutes of inactivity, they're removed from real-time count
• This provides an accurate picture of current site activity

API Access

Access real-time data programmatically:

• GET /sites/{site_id}/analytics/realtime - Current visitors and pages
• GET /sites/{site_id}/analytics/realtime/pageviews - Recent pageview feed