> For clean Markdown of any page, append .md to the page URL.
> For a complete documentation index, see https://docs.emnify.com/llms.txt.
> For AI client integration (Claude Code, Cursor, etc.), connect to the MCP server at https://docs.emnify.com/_mcp/server.

> The dashboard on the emnify Portal shows a summary of your usage for the current billing cycle

The first page you see in the emnify Portal is the [**Dashboard**](https://portal.emnify.com/).
It summarizes your usage during the current billing cycle and provides a log of recent events.

> **Note**
>
> Any changes are reflected in these charts within a few hours.

## Usage summary

**Current Month Data Volume**

* Uploaded volume
* Downloaded volume

**Data allowance (per billed device)**\
This is the data allowance based on the coverage area you chose for your [coverage policy](/portal/device-policies#coverage-policies).

> **Info**
>
> These statistics are only shown if you've assigned data allowances.
> If you're in a Pay-per-Use model, this section of the Dashboard is empty.

**Prepaid Balance**\
The remaining balance of your prepaid credit.

> **Info**
>
> This section is only shown if you're on [emnify's trial](/quickstart/trial).

**Current Data/SMS Cost**\
The running balance of total costs in your currency.

**Billed devices** (count)

* **SMS** (current usage costs in your currency)
* **SMS fee** (in your currency)

**Device Usage**\
A chart showing the last four hours of upload/download volumes.

**Devices Status**

* **Online** (count)
* **Disabled** (count)
* **Offline** (count)

## Events

The **Dashboard** also shows recent events for all your devices in reverse chronological order, which you can download as a CSV file.

> **Note**
>
> For more detailed information about events, see [emnify system events](/system-events).