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

# Plausible Analytics source

> Connect Plausible Analytics to Chartcastr for automated privacy-friendly web analytics charts. Track visitors, pageviews, and traffic sources.

## Overview

Use Plausible Analytics as a data source for Chartcastr. Connect your Plausible account with an API key and Chartcastr will pull visitor metrics, pageviews, bounce rates, and traffic breakdowns to generate charts delivered automatically to Slack or email.

Plausible is a privacy-friendly alternative to Google Analytics. Chartcastr connects with read-only access to your site's analytics data.

## Setup

<Steps>
  <Step title="Create a Plausible API Key">
    In Plausible, go to **Account Settings → API Keys** ([direct link](https://plausible.io/settings#api-keys)) and create a new key. Copy the key — you'll need it in the next step.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Find your Site ID">
    Your Site ID is the domain you registered in Plausible (e.g. `example.com`). You can find it on your Plausible dashboard or in **Site Settings**.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Connect in Chartcastr">
    In Chartcastr, go to **New Source** and select **Plausible Analytics**. Enter your API key and Site ID. Click **Test & Connect** to validate the connection.

    <Info>
      **Self-hosted Plausible**: If you run your own Plausible instance, enter your custom host URL (e.g. `https://plausible.yourdomain.com`). Leave blank for Plausible Cloud.
    </Info>
  </Step>

  <Step title="Select a metric">
    Choose which analytics metric to track. Each metric becomes its own source. You can add multiple sources to send different charts on different schedules.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Create a connection">
    Pick or add a destination (Slack channel or email), set the delivery frequency, and optionally enable AI summaries.
  </Step>
</Steps>

## Available Metrics

Chartcastr supports **10 pre-built Plausible metrics** across two categories.

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Traffic" icon="chart-line">
    Visitors, pageviews, sessions, bounce rate, and average visit duration per day.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Breakdowns" icon="chart-pie">
    Top pages, traffic sources, countries, UTM sources, and entry pages.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

<Card title="View all available charts" icon="list" href="/integrations/sources/plausible/available-charts">
  See the full list of Plausible metrics with chart types and descriptions.
</Card>

## Next Steps

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Slack destination" icon="slack" href="/integrations/destinations/slack">
    Deliver Plausible charts to your Slack channels with AI summaries in the thread.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Email destination" icon="envelope" href="/integrations/destinations/email">
    Schedule Plausible analytics reports to any inbox or distribution list.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>