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> The Daily Usage report shows day-by-day data consumption and SMS activity across your device fleet, including upload, download, and SMS counts

The **Daily Usage** report shows day-by-day data consumption and SMS activity across your device fleet.
Use this report to identify usage trends, spot anomalies, and compare consumption across time periods.

> **Note**
>
> Daily usage data is updated every few hours.
> For real-time data, use the [Live usage](/portal/reports/live-usage) report.

## Questions this report answers

* How much data did my devices use each day this month?
* Are there any unexpected spikes or drops in daily data usage?
* How does this month's daily usage compare to last month?
* What is the daily breakdown of upload versus download volume?
* How many SMS messages were sent or received each day?

## Navigate to this report

Log in to your [emnify account](https://portal.emnify.com/sign).

Navigate to [**Reports**](https://portal.emnify.com/reports).
The **Daily Usage** report is selected by default.

## Columns

| Column     | Description                                    |
| :--------- | :--------------------------------------------- |
| Date (UTC) | Calendar date of the usage record              |
| Upload     | Data uploaded on that day (MB or GB)           |
| Download   | Data downloaded on that day (MB or GB)         |
| Total      | Combined upload and download volume (MB or GB) |
| SMS MT     | Number of mobile-terminated SMS received       |
| SMS MO     | Number of mobile-originated SMS sent           |
| SMS Total  | Combined SMS MT and SMS MO count               |

A **Total** row at the bottom shows the sum across all days in the selected period.

## How usage is counted

Reports can show different data-usage totals for the same period.
This is expected: each report counts usage along two dimensions.

* *Paid vs zero-rated data*: Some data is zero-rated (free) and isn't charged. This is most commonly traffic from SIMs in [factory test mode (FTM)](/services/factory-test-mode). Some reports show paid volume only, while others show paid volume plus zero-rated volume.
* *Which SIMs are included*: Some reports count only SIMs that were *activated* at least once during the month. Others also include SIMs that stayed in factory test mode for the entire month.

Because of this, the same month can produce three different totals, from lowest to highest:

* Paid volume from activated SIMs only.
* Paid volume plus zero-rated (FTM) volume from activated SIMs.
* Paid volume plus zero-rated (FTM) volume from activated SIMs, plus zero-rated volume from SIMs that stayed in factory test mode all month.

The [Daily Usage](/portal/reports/daily-usage) report reflects total consumption (all data across all SIMs), so its total is the most inclusive (the highest preceding figure).
Reports such as [Data usage per device policy](/portal/reports/data-usage-per-device-policy) separate paid volume from total volume and count activated SIMs only, so their totals are typically lower.

> **Note**
>
> Invoices reflect paid volume only. Zero-rated data, including factory test mode traffic, is always excluded before billing.
> A report's total volume isn't an invoice figure and shouldn't be expected to match one.

## Filters

| Filter     | Value      | Default                | Description                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| :--------- | :--------- | :--------------------- | :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| Date range | Predefined | Current month          | Select a predefined time period: **This week**, **Last week**, **Current month**, **Last month**, or **Last two months**.                                                                                     |
| Workspaces | Predefined | Your current Workspace | Lists all Workspaces you have access to with a checkbox next to each name. Use **Select all** to include all Workspaces, then click **Apply**. Only available with [multiple Workspaces](/portal/workspaces). |

### Filter by date range

Click the date range dropdown (shows **Current month** by default).

Select the desired time period: **This week**, **Last week**, **Current month**, **Last month**, or **Last two months**.
The table updates automatically.

### Filter by Workspace

Click the **Workspaces** filter.
Your current Workspace is selected by default.

Select the checkboxes next to the Workspaces you want to include in the report.
To include all Workspaces, click **Select all**.

Click **Apply**.
The filter shows the number of selected Workspaces (for example, **Workspaces (1)**).

To remove the Workspace filter, click the **X** next to the Workspaces filter.