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

# PayRequest Page Visitor Analytics

> See how many people visit your PayRequest Page every day — a Premium plan feature

# PayRequest Page Visitor Analytics

The **Analytics** tab on your PayRequest Page shows how many people visited your page each day, so you can see whether traffic from a social post, README badge, or QR code actually reached your page.

<Info>
  Visitor analytics is a **Premium plan** feature (and included in Business too). Free plan accounts see the chart blurred with an **Upgrade to Premium** button — see [PayRequest Plans](/business-settings/payrequest-plans) for details.
</Info>

## What It Shows

* **Daily visitor chart** — a line chart of unique visitors for the last 16 days
* **Total visitors** — the sum across that window, shown above the chart
* **Per-day tooltip** — hover any point on the chart to see the exact date and visitor count

## How Visits Are Counted

* Each visitor is counted **once per day** per PayRequest Page, even if they reload the page or come back multiple times that day
* Visits are identified using a hashed combination of IP address and browser — PayRequest never stores your visitors' raw IP addresses
* **You don't count as a visitor** when you view your own PayRequest Page while logged into your dashboard, so your own testing/previewing doesn't inflate the numbers
* Automated bots and crawlers are filtered out of the count

<Tip>
  Because counting is per-day, refreshing your own page 10 times in a browser where you're signed in won't add 10 visitors — and a real visitor who checks your page twice in one day still only counts once.
</Tip>

## Accessing Visitor Analytics

<Steps>
  <Step title="Open your PayRequest Page">
    Go to **PayRequest Page** from the main menu.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Click the Analytics tab">
    It sits between **Overview** and **Styling**.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Review your visitor trend">
    The chart shows the last 16 days. Hover any point for the exact count on that day.
  </Step>
</Steps>

## Free Plan Accounts

If you're on the Free plan, the Analytics tab is still visible — the chart is shown blurred behind an **Upgrade to Premium** button so you know the feature exists and what upgrading unlocks. Visitor data is still being collected in the background, so once you upgrade your existing history is already there.

## Frequently Asked Questions

<AccordionGroup>
  <Accordion title="Why did the chart show 0 visitors for a day I know had traffic?">
    Only visits to your actual public PayRequest Page count. Visits to a Smart Link, a direct invoice link, or your dashboard don't count toward PayRequest Page visitor numbers.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Does this track individual visitor identities?">
    No. PayRequest only stores a one-way hash used to deduplicate the same visitor within the same day — never raw IP addresses or any personally identifying information.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Can I see more than 16 days of history?">
    Not currently — the chart is fixed to the most recent 16 days.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Do Business plan customers get this too?">
    Yes. Visitor analytics is available on Premium and Business — Free is the only tier without access.
  </Accordion>
</AccordionGroup>

## Next Steps

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="PayRequest Plans" icon="credit-card" href="/business-settings/payrequest-plans">
    Compare Free, Premium, and Business plans
  </Card>

  <Card title="PayRequest Page Styling" icon="palette" href="/shop-and-checkout/sales-page-styling">
    Customize your page's look and feel
  </Card>

  <Card title="README Badge" icon="code" href="/shop-and-checkout/readme-badge">
    Drive traffic to your PayRequest Page from GitHub and beyond
  </Card>

  <Card title="Business Insights Dashboard" icon="chart-simple" href="/analytics-and-reporting/insights-dashboard">
    Revenue, subscriptions, and activity in one place
  </Card>
</CardGroup>