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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.

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
To get there: click your avatar in the top-right corner → Billing.

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:
1

Navigate to the Billing & Usage tab

Click your avatar → Billing.
2

Locate the Usage Reports section

Scroll down until you see Usage Reports.
3

Select the report and click Generate Report

The report exports to your downloads folder.

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:

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
In practice: If one flow is consuming a disproportionate share of credits, pull this view, identify the flow, and check how often it’s running and how many steps it has. That’s usually where the answer is.

User report

A per-user breakdown — most useful when you want to understand individual activity: In practice: If the Usage Summary shows one user consuming 40% of your team’s credits, the User Report is the next place to look. Sort by credits and investigate what they’re running and how often.

Flow report

A per-flow breakdown — most useful for identifying high-cost or underused flows: In practice: Before a renewal or plan review, sort the Flow Report by Total Credits. Flows that are consuming a lot but running infrequently might be good optimization candidates. Flows that haven’t run in 90+ days might be candidates for archiving.
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?
Last modified on March 6, 2026