CDN Analytics for Live, VOD and Web Delivery

See how every byte leaves the edge. Track bandwidth, requests, cache performance and audience across every edge location, then take the raw data into your own tools with scheduled reports, raw logs and syslog streaming.

Summary
Last 30 days
Bandwidth used48.6 TB▲ +12.4% vs previous
Total requests1.92 B▲ +9.7% vs previous
Unique visitors3.41 M▲ +6.1% vs previous
Cache efficiency94.2%▲ +0.8 pts
Cached bandwidthUncached bandwidth
0.0 TB1.25 TB2.5 TBSep 8Sep 15Sep 22Sep 29Oct 7

What is CDN analytics?

CDN analytics shows how your content is delivered from the edge to your audience: how much traffic you serve, how much is served from cache, where requests come from, and where delivery fails.

A single top-line number rarely explains a problem. When bandwidth spikes, cache efficiency drops or errors climb, you need to break the data down by edge location, country, file, status code and network. 5centsCDN analytics gives you those breakdowns in the dashboard, and the raw data behind them whenever you need to dig deeper.

Why CDN analytics matters

Predictable delivery costs

See exactly where your traffic goes, and catch unexpected spikes before they reach your invoice.

Faster delivery, lower origin load

Understand what is served from the edge and what goes back to origin, so you can tune caching where it counts.

Fewer broken experiences

Spot rising 4xx and 5xx responses and find the files and regions behind them.

Smarter growth decisions

Know which countries, devices, browsers and networks your audience uses.

CDN traffic analytics dashboard

Get the full picture in one view:

  • Bandwidth used, with the split between cached and uncached traffic
  • Total requests, with the same cached and uncached split
  • Unique visitors
  • Cache efficiency
  • Trend comparison against the previous period on every headline metric

View analytics for a single zone, a single live stream, or your whole account combined. Every chart lets you choose your own date range, and dashboard data is kept for 3 months.

Cache hit ratio and cache performance analytics

Cache efficiency is the difference between fast, low-cost delivery and constant trips to origin. 5centsCDN breaks down every request by cache status.

When your hit ratio drops, the breakdown shows you why, whether it's a caching rule, a purge, or a new content type that isn't being cached.

Edge location, country, status code and more

Slice your traffic by the dimensions that matter for troubleshooting and planning. Each breakdown can be viewed by bandwidth, requests or unique visitors.

Which edge servers carry your traffic, and how much each one delivers.

Edge locationBandwidth
Frankfurt, DE
8.9 TB
Ashburn, US
8.1 TB
London, UK
6.4 TB
Singapore, SG
5.2 TB
Mumbai, IN
4.6 TB
São Paulo, BR
3.3 TB

Who is on the other end of your delivery

Device type, browser, operating system and unique visitors, overall and per country.

3.41 Munique visitors
Chrome
52%
Safari
24%
Edge
9%
Samsung Internet
8%
Other
7%
Mobile
46%
Desktop
31%
Smart TV
17%
Tablet
6%

Know when your audience shows up

The weekly time distribution heatmap shows your traffic by day of the week and time of day. Use it to schedule live events at peak hours, plan maintenance for quiet windows, and see how demand shifts across the week.

QuietPeak

Scheduled reports, raw logs and log streaming

Scheduled reports, delivered every month

Get your complete CDN analytics delivered automatically every month, straight to your inbox and in your dashboard as tables.

Scheduled reports are never deleted automatically. They stay available for as long as you need them, which is ideal for long-term trends, billing reconciliation and stakeholder reporting.

September 2026 · CDN reportDelivered 1 Oct
Bandwidth
47.9 TB
Requests
1.87 B
Cache efficiency
94.0%

Raw CDN logs and log streaming

When dashboards aren't enough, go to the source. Extended raw logs record every request in full detail, including which edge server handled it.

2026-10-07T14:22:08Z edge=fra-04 HIT 200
GET /vod/s2e1/1080p/seg_00412.ts 1.84MB
country=DE asn=3320 ua="SmartTV/Tizen"

View in the dashboardBrowse raw logs directly in your 5centsCDN account.

Automatic export to storageDeliver logs to 5centsCDN storage or any OpenStack-compatible object storage.

Syslog streamingSend logs into Splunk, the ELK stack or any syslog-compatible platform.

Four ways to access your CDN data

Access methodBest forRetention
Analytics dashboardBest for: Day-to-day monitoring and breakdownsRetention: 3 months
Scheduled reportsBest for: Monthly reporting and long-term trendsRetention: Until you delete them
Raw logsBest for: Per-request investigation and custom analysisRetention: Exported to your storage or stack
API and exportBest for: Custom dashboards and internal toolsRetention: On demand

CDN analytics in action

Costs

The surprise bandwidth bill

Signal

Bandwidth doubles overnight with no new content.

Finding

The Files and Referrer breakdowns show one video embedded on a third-party site that went viral.

Outcome

You set up hotlink protection before the next invoice.

Caching

The cache that stopped caching

Signal

Origin load jumps after a deploy.

Finding

The cache status breakdown shows Bypass requests climbing, and raw logs point to a new query string on every request.

Outcome

One caching rule later, the hit ratio recovers.

Where CDN analytics fits in your pipeline

One analytics view for every type of delivery

Live streaming

Track delivery for every live stream, individually or combined.

Video on demand

See which videos drive your bandwidth and where they are watched.

Web acceleration

Monitor website and file delivery, cache efficiency and error rates.

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