Monitor video data

Learn how to use FastPix to embed analytics in your player and track real-time playback, viewer engagement, and performance metrics effortlessly.

You can integrate the FastPix Player within your platform to provide seamless video delivery and gain insights into viewer engagement – all with minimal setup. Designed specifically for videos hosted on FastPix, the Player offers a pre-configured solution that simplifies video delivery and provides built-in data tracking for informed decision-making.

Key metrics tracked by Video Data

• Buffering time: Gain insights into how often and how long viewers experience buffering. This information helps identify potential bottlenecks in your delivery pipeline and implement targeted optimizations to reduce buffering and ensure smooth playback.
• Video quality of experience: Track the playback quality of experience, experienced by viewers across different devices and network conditions. This allows you to assess the effectiveness of your video encoding strategies and identify areas for improvement to deliver consistently high-quality video experiences.
• Viewer engagement: Understand how viewers interact with your content by analyzing metrics like watch time, completion rates, and engagement patterns. You can use this information to tailor your content strategy to better resonate with your audience and keep them engaged.

For list of all metrics tracked, explore our Video Data guides.

Built-in data tracking for actionable insights

The FastPix Player integrates seamlessly with Video Data, a comprehensive analytics suite that provides an unified view of video performance and user interactions without requiring additional setup.

The player does a mapping of video and user-related attributes for real-time analytics tracking. These attributes help monitor and improve playback behavior, viewer engagement, and other performance metrics.

Enable video data integration

To enable data tracking and analysis, include the metadata-workspace-key attribute in the FastPix Player embed code.

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<fastpix-player
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  playback-id="your-live-playback-id"
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  stream-type="live-stream"
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  metadata-workspace-key="your-metadata-key"  
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  metadata-video-title="video title"
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  metadata-viewer-user-id="user id"
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  metadata-video-id="video-id"
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  >
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</fastpix-player>

Disabling Data Monitoring

If you want to disable data tracking after providing metadata attributes, include the disable-data-monitoring attribute.

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<fastpix-player
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  playback-id="your-live-playback-id"
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  stream-type="live-stream"
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  disable-data-monitoring
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  >
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</fastpix-player>

Debugging data monitoring setup

To facilitate debugging and ensure proper data tracking setup, use the enable-debug attribute.

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<fastpix-player
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  playback-id="your-live-playback-id"
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  stream-type="live-stream"
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  enable-debug
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  >
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</fastpix-player>

Respect ‘Do Not Track’ preferences

To honor users’ privacy settings regarding the ‘Do Not Track’ (DNT) preference, set the respect-do-not-track attribute to true.

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<fastpix-player
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  playback-id="your-live-playback-id"
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  stream-type="live-stream"
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  respect-do-not-track
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  >
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</fastpix-player>

Disable cookies for data monitoring

If you prefer data tracking without using cookies, include the disable-cookies attribute.

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<fastpix-player
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  playback-id="your-live-playback-id"
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  stream-type="live-stream"
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  disable-cookies
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  >
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</fastpix-player>

Attribute mapping breakdown

The following table outlines the key metadata attributes and their corresponding data mappings:

Understanding metadata usage

Workspace and video identification

These attributes (workspace_id, video_id, video_title) help identify the video and its associated workspace, enabling accurate tracking and reporting.

Viewer and session tracking

viewer_id and view_session_id attributes track individual users and session details, helping with personalized analytics and engagement insights.

Video and player details

Attributes such as video_duration, player_name, player_version, and video_language_code provide essential data for optimizing playback experience and diagnosing issues.

Privacy and compliance

FastPix Player respects user privacy by allowing features such as ‘Do Not Track’ compliance and cookie-free data tracking. Developers can configure data tracking settings as per their requirements.

By leveraging these pre-configured settings and customizable metadata attributes, you can enhance viewer engagement, improve analytics, and ensure optimal playback experiences.