> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.loopdesk.ai/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Channel Insights

> Track views, watch time, subscribers and engagement for your connected YouTube channel.

**Analytics** shows how your connected YouTube channel is performing. To open it, select **Analytics** in the main sidebar.

## Before you begin

Analytics needs a connected account. Until you connect one, Analytics asks you to connect a social account. See [Connect a YouTube channel](/social-accounts/connect-youtube.md).

## The Channel Insights dashboard

Once your YouTube channel is connected, Analytics shows the **Channel Insights** dashboard for that channel.

### Metrics

| Metric | What it measures |
| - | - |
| Views | How many times your videos were viewed. |
| Watch time | The total time viewers spent watching your videos. |
| Average duration | The average length of time viewers watched. |
| Average view percentage | The average share of a video that viewers watched. |
| Subscribers | Your channel's subscriber count. |
| Subscribers gained and lost | How many people subscribed and unsubscribed. |
| Premium views | Views from YouTube Premium members. |
| Likes, comments and shares | How viewers interacted with your videos. |
| Engagement | Overall viewer engagement with your videos. |

### Charts

The dashboard charts these metrics over time:

* views
* watch time
* average view percentage
* subscribers

### Date range

Choose **7**, **30** or **90** days to set the period the dashboard covers.

> [!TIP]
>
> If your channel has had little recent activity, many metrics may show zero. Try a longer date range.

## Reports

The dashboard also has a **Generate Report** option.


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