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Product usage analytics manifest

This manifest lists all data points collected when the product analytics feature is enabled. We use this data to understand which features are most critical to our users.

 

Privacy Note

The data we collect does not contain personally identifying information (PII).

  • We collect: General usage data and configuration metrics (e.g., counts of hosts, folders, plug-ins, MKPs, and services).
  • We do NOT collect: User behavior data or sensitive identifiers (e.g., hostnames, file paths, or service names).

Important Note on Custom Plug-ins: The names/IDs of custom check plug-ins, whether developed internally or installed via the Checkmk Exchange will be collected.

 

Checkmk Environment

These metrics help us understand the scale of Checkmk environments and which versions are in use.

Metric Name Type Description Example
count_hosts Integer Total number of hosts monitored on the site. 200
count_services Integer Total number of services monitored on the site. 4500
count_folders Integer The number of folders on the site. Note: Names and paths are never collected. 15
edition String The specific Checkmk edition in use. "cloud"
cmk_version String The version of Checkmk running on the site. This includes the specific build identifier. "2.5.0-2026.01.06"

 

Usage Metrics: Checks & Plug-ins

These metrics help us understand which features and plug-ins are most valuable to our users.

We collect counts for each plug-in used by the site. The Identifier used is the technical name/ID of the check command.

Metric Name Type Description Example
count Integer The number of services created by the specific check plug-in across all hosts. 400
count_hosts Integer The number of unique hosts on which the plug-in is active. 56
count_disabled Integer The number of services created by the plug-in that have been disabled via "Disabled services" rules.
Rules can be found in:
Setup > Services > Service discovery rules > Disabled services
 
15

 

Grafana Integration

This field captures technical details regarding the Grafana plug-in connection.

If the site is not connected to the Grafana plug-in, this field returns null. If connected, the following fields are generated:

  • is_used (Boolean): true if Grafana is currently making active requests to the site.
  • version (String): The version of Grafana detected via connection headers.
  • is_grafana_cloud (Boolean): true if the request originates from a Grafana Cloud instance.