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

# Node usage

> View a per-node, per-day breakdown of your Chainstack usage — compute hours, storage, and request units — filter it by period, protocol, network, and node, and export it to CSV.

The **Usage details** table gives you a self-service, per-node breakdown of your organization's usage for a selected period, separate from your invoice. Use it to understand your metered charges, check a single node's consumption, and share the detail internally — without asking the Chainstack team.

<Info>
  For an organization-wide view of request unit consumption over time, see [Statistics](/docs/see-statistics). To pull the same usage data programmatically, see [List node usage](/reference/chainstack-platform-api-v2-list-node-usage) in the Platform API reference.
</Info>

## Where to find it

You can view the usage breakdown in two places:

* **Organization-wide** — go to [Billing](https://console.chainstack.com/user/settings/billing) and open the **Usage details** section. This shows every node in your organization.
* **Per node** — open a node's detail page and select the **Usage** tab. This shows the breakdown for that node only.

The **Usage details** section is available to users with the [Admin role](/docs/manage-your-organization#users-and-their-roles).

## Read the usage table

Each row is one node's usage for one date in the selected period:

| Column        | Description                                                                                                     |
| ------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Node ID       | The ID of the node, for example `ND-123-456-789`.                                                               |
| Date          | The day the usage was recorded.                                                                                 |
| Node type     | Whether the row is for a Dedicated Node or a Global Node. The CSV export and API use `dedicated` and `elastic`. |
| Protocol      | The node's protocol, for example Ethereum.                                                                      |
| Network       | The node's network, for example Ethereum Mainnet.                                                               |
| Compute hours | Compute hours consumed by the node that day. Applies to Dedicated Nodes.                                        |
| GB/hour       | Storage consumed by the node that day, in GB-hours. Applies to Dedicated Nodes.                                 |
| Request units | Request units (RUs) consumed by the node that day. Applies to Global Nodes.                                     |

<Note>
  Metrics apply per node type. Dedicated Nodes report compute hours and storage; Global Nodes report request units. When a metric doesn't apply to a node — or the data isn't available — the cell shows `-`.
</Note>

## Filter the table

Narrow the breakdown with the following filters:

* **Period** — defaults to your organization's current metered billing period. Select a custom range to look further back.
* **Protocol** — show only the selected protocols.
* **Network** — show only the selected networks.
* **Node ID** — show only a specific node.
* **Node type** — show only Dedicated Nodes or only Global Nodes.

## Data retention

Usage data is retained for two months. You can view the current and the previous calendar month; the start of your selected period cannot be earlier than the first day of the previous calendar month.

## Export to CSV

To download the breakdown for the selected period and filters, click **Export**. The export includes every matching row for the current filters and saves as `node-usage-report.csv`.

## Pull usage data with the API

The table is backed by the Platform API v2, so you can retrieve the same data programmatically — for example, to build your own reports or automate reconciliation:

* [List node usage](/reference/chainstack-platform-api-v2-list-node-usage) — paginated per-node usage metrics for your organization.
* [Export node usage to CSV](/reference/chainstack-platform-api-v2-export-node-usage) — the full report as a CSV file.

Both endpoints accept the same filters as the table and default to your current metered billing period when no dates are provided.