When your management team asks “how are we using Parabola?” or “are we getting value out of this?”, usage reporting is where you go to answer them. This lesson walks through what’s available and, more importantly, what to do with it.Documentation Index
Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://parabola.io/docs/llms.txt
Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.
Billing & Usage tab
Every admin can access the Billing & Usage tab, which shows:- Total credits consumed vs. available for the current billing period
- Invoice history and payment details
- A breakdown of any pay-per-credit charges
Invoices, receipts & current charges
The Billing & Usage page is also where you manage and review your billing information:- Invoices and receipts — all invoices and receipts are available directly on the Billing page. You can view and download past invoices for any billing period without needing to contact support.
- Current billing period charges — if your account has entered pay-per-credit billing, the charges accumulating for the current period are visible here in real time, so you always know where you stand before the period closes.
- Payment method — you can update your stored payment method at any time by clicking the Edit link next to the Subscription panel.
If your account has a past due invoice, admins will see a banner at the top of the app directing them to the Billing page to pay any outstanding invoices.
Generating reports
From the Billing & Usage tab, admins can generate detailed reports under the Usage Reports section. There are five reports available:| Report | What it shows |
|---|---|
| User Report | All users in your organization and their activity |
| Flow Report | All flows and their metadata |
| Flow Permission Report | Which users have view or edit access to each flow |
| Credential Permission Report | Which users have access to each integration credential |
| Credential Usage Report | Which credentials are being used in which flows |
Embedded analytics dashboard
Some plans include an embedded analytics dashboard directly on the Billing page. All data updates once per day — the previous day’s data reflects at approximately 3am EST. Everything in the dashboard is downloadable as a PDF, CSV, Excel, or JSON file.Summary
A quick snapshot of account-wide activity — useful for a monthly check-in or a leadership slide:| Metric | What it shows and why it matters |
|---|---|
| Total flows | Count of all flows in the account, regardless of last run date. Useful for understanding scale. |
| Flows created last 30 days | Indicator of how actively your team is building new automations |
| Users added last 30 days | Tracks org growth (counts unverified invites too) |
| Total credits last 30 days | Team-wide consumption — independent of the current billing period, so it reflects a rolling 30 days regardless of where you are in the billing cycle |
Usage summary
The Usage Summary shows credit trends over time. You can adjust the date range with the Starting Date and Ending Date fields. Includes:- Total credits by day — spot spikes and identify when high-consumption flows ran
- Top credit-using users (by percentage) — quickly see if consumption is concentrated with a few people
- Total credits by flow — find the most expensive flows in your stack
User report
A per-user breakdown — most useful when you want to understand individual activity:| Field | What it tells you |
|---|---|
| Total flows owned | How many flows this person is responsible for |
| Total flows owned with AI | Flows that used AI steps in their last run — relevant since AI steps consume credits proportionally |
| Created flows last 30 days | Measures how actively someone is building |
| Unique flows run last 30 days | Distinct flows they triggered — gives a sense of daily activity |
| Total flow runs last 30 days | Total runs including repeats of the same flow |
| Total credits last 30 days | Their share of overall consumption |
Flow report
A per-flow breakdown — most useful for identifying high-cost or underused flows:| Field | What it tells you |
|---|---|
| Unique flow ID | The flow’s internal identifier |
| Flow name / owner email | Who’s responsible for it |
| Includes AI | Whether the last run used AI steps — a signal for higher credit consumption |
| Total runs last 30 days | How frequently the flow is running |
| Total credits last 30 days | Its share of overall consumption |
All data reflects the most recent date with activity — updated as of yesterday at midnight UTC. User names and emails reflect the current state of the account; historical name changes won’t appear in past data.
What’s next
With reporting covered, the next lesson looks at how integrations work — and how to set up authentication in a way that’s scalable and secure for your whole team.Building challenge
Open your Billing & Usage page and explore what’s available.
- Which flows have consumed the most credits in the past 30 days?
- Is consumption spread evenly across your team, or concentrated with a few users?
- Are there any flows that look like they’re running more frequently than expected?