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# View downloads over time

Select a date range and read downloads as a chart or table in hourly to monthly steps.

Use this task to follow the downloads and streams of a podcast or an episode over a date range that you choose. You can read them as a chart or as a table.

## Before you start

* Open the podcast or the episode in Analytics.
* Know the period that you want to examine. Your plan decides how far back the data is available. See [Understand analytics history by plan](/documentation/grow-and-monetize/analytics/understand-analytics-history-by-plan.md).

{% tabs %}
{% tab title="Classic view" %}

### Complete the task

1. Open the date range picker above the chart.
2. Select a shortcut: **Last 7 days**, **Last 30 days**, **This month**, or **Last month**. On an episode page, **Since published** selects the period from the publication date until today.
3. To use a custom period, select a start date and an end date. The picker does not offer dates before your analytics history starts.
4. Read the note **Data is currently displayed by daily granularity.** The step size follows the length of the period.
5. Switch to the table to read the exact values in the columns **Date** and **# Downloads & Streams**.

| Length of the period | Step size shown |
| -------------------- | --------------- |
| Up to 24 hours       | **hourly**      |
| Up to 32 days        | **daily**       |
| Up to 94 days        | **weekly**      |
| Longer               | **monthly**     |

Hourly steps are available on Grow and above, or an older plan that includes it. On Launch and Starter, a period of 24 hours or less shows daily values, and the notice **Missing the chart? Hourly download data and richer analytics are available on our current plans.** appears.

![Downloads & Streams section of a podcast in the classic view with the date range picker, the notice Missing the chart, the table columns Date and Downloads & Streams, and the 7 days of analytics history notice](https://2032417310-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FbqUKO6lljHGzkEAzliPI%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-32a67d59f4f135a71f18997fe908e88cb6d6dfd3%2Fdoc-analytics-004-classic-date-range.png?alt=media)

On Launch, the date range picker and the table sit below the notice that hourly data needs a current plan.

### Expected result

The chart shows one point per step, and the table shows one row per step. Days without downloads show zero. The step size note matches the length of your period.

### If you cannot complete the task

* If a shortcut is missing, the period lies outside your analytics history. Select a shorter period.
* If the chart stays empty, the podcast or episode has no downloads in the period. Select a longer period or check that the episode is published.
* If the page shows **Podcast or Episode not found.**, open the podcast from the Analytics dashboard again.
  {% endtab %}

{% tab title="Podigee workspace" %}

1. Open the podcast or the episode in **Analytics**.
2. In the timeframe bar, select **7 days**, **30 days**, **This month**, or **Last month**. On an episode page, **Since published** selects the period from the publication date until today.
3. For a custom period, select **Custom**. Enter the dates in **From** and **To**, or select them in the two month calendars, and select **Apply**. Select **Cancel** to keep the current period.
4. Read the note that starts with **Data is currently displayed by**. It names the step size of the chart.
5. On the downloads card, select **Table** to read the columns **Date** and **Downloads**. Select **Chart** to return to the chart.

![Timeframe bar on a show analytics page in the Podigee workspace with the shortcuts 7 days, 30 days, This month, Last month, Since published, and Custom.](https://2032417310-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FbqUKO6lljHGzkEAzliPI%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-cf8211ccda7bebb75ca362b06a491e052585cd1c%2Fdoc-analytics-002-show-overview.png?alt=media)

The timeframe bar sits above the overview numbers and applies to the whole page.

What is different:

* The shortcuts are **7 days** and **30 days** instead of Last 7 days and Last 30 days.
* The custom period uses the fields **From** and **To** with **Apply**. The popover does not offer dates outside your analytics history, and its footer names the history that your plan includes.
* The table column is **Downloads** instead of # Downloads & Streams.
* On a plan without hourly steps, the note says that the range is shown in daily steps and names the plan that includes hourly resolution. **Chart** and **Table** appear only when the period has downloads.
  {% endtab %}
  {% endtabs %}

## Next step

[See where and how listeners download](/documentation/grow-and-monetize/analytics/see-where-and-how-listeners-download.md) breaks the same period down by source, platform, app, and country. To save the table, see [Export analytics as CSV](/documentation/grow-and-monetize/analytics/export-analytics-as-csv.md).


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