# Metrics (Data Points & Messages)

The metrics collected by Connectware help you monitor system performance and plan for scaling:

* **Data points**: Represents the number of active endpoints connected to your Connectware instance. This metric helps you understand your system's reach.
* **Messages**: Measures the volume of MQTT messages flowing through the system, giving insight into overall system load.

Review these metrics regularly to:

* Identify usage patterns and trends
* Plan for infrastructure scaling needs
* Detect abnormal message volumes that might indicate issues
* Monitor the growth of your connected device ecosystem

## Metrics View

The **Metrics View** allows you to monitor certain Connectware metrics that are collected hourly and daily. The tables display the date/time of the metrics snapshot, the number of data points per hour/day, and the number of messages that are transferred by the broker during the hour/day.

* To open the **Metrics View**, select **System** > **System Status**, and click the **Metrics** tab.

The **Metrics View** provides two tables that present data. Click **Message per hour** or **Message per day** to open the corresponding sections.

The collected metrics are computed in two ways.

1. The **Number of data points** are a snapshot at the end of the day
2. The **Messages per day** is the sum of all messages per hour for this specific date

### Hourly Collected Metrics

This table consists of the following columns:

* **Date**/**Time**: Timestamp of the snapshot
* **Number of data points**: Number of connected endpoints
* **Messages per hour**: Number of messages transferred by the CybusMQ broker in the hour between the previous snapshot and the current snapshot

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### Daily Collected Metrics

This table consists of the following columns:

* **Date**: Date of the aggregated metrics
* **Number of data points**: Number of connected endpoints
* **Messages per day**: Number of messages transferred by the CybusMQ broker during the day

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## Metrics via REST API

The system status API allows you to retrieve metrics about your Connectware instance. For more information, see [System Status API](/2-1-2/reference/api-reference/api-definition-3.md).


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