Title: Reports guide
Author: joshua
Published: July 21, 2022
Last modified: September 18, 2025

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 1. [User handbook](https://docs.parse.ly/user-handbook/)
 2. [Measuring and reporting performance](https://docs.parse.ly/user-handbook/measuring-reporting-performance/)
 3. Reports guide

#  Reports guide

Parse.ly offers metrics reports that you can generate once or on a recurring basis.
To start, navigate to [the Reports tab](https://docs.parse.ly/dashboard/reports-tab/)
of the [Parse.ly Dashboard](https://docs.parse.ly/dashboard/).

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The Reports tab of the Parse.ly Dashboard

From Reports, you can [create a new report](https://docs.parse.ly/measuring-reporting-performance/reports-guide/create-new/)
and [rerun, edit, or delete reports](https://docs.parse.ly/measuring-reporting-performance/reports-guide/rerun-edit-delete/).

## Available report types and exports

Parse.ly offers site-level reports for every aspect of the Dashboard, available 
in HTML or PDF format. Exports are also available as [Microsoft Excel (XLSX) or CSV files](https://docs.parse.ly/measuring-reporting-performance/reports-guide/html-pdf-csv-xlsx/).

### Reports

| [Top Performers](https://docs.parse.ly/measuring-reporting-performance/reports-guide/top-performers/) | [Evergreen Content](https://docs.parse.ly/measuring-reporting-performance/reports-guide/evergreen-content/) | 
| [Bottom Performers](https://docs.parse.ly/measuring-reporting-performance/reports-guide/bottom-performers/) | [Audience Overview](https://docs.parse.ly/measuring-reporting-performance/reports-guide/audience-overview/) | 
| [Details](https://docs.parse.ly/measuring-reporting-performance/reports-guide/details/) | [Author and Section Comparisons](https://docs.parse.ly/measuring-reporting-performance/reports-guide/author-section-comparisons/) | 
| [Stats Over Time](https://docs.parse.ly/measuring-reporting-performance/reports-guide/stats-over-time/) | [Compare Over Time](https://docs.parse.ly/measuring-reporting-performance/reports-guide/compare-over-time/) |

The Details report is created using the [custom report builder](https://docs.parse.ly/measuring-reporting-performance/reports-guide/details/custom-builder/).

### Exports

| [Top Performers Export](https://docs.parse.ly/measuring-reporting-performance/reports-guide/top-performers-export/) | [Stats Over Time Export](https://docs.parse.ly/measuring-reporting-performance/reports-guide/stats-over-time-export/) |

Exports contain more data, making them perfect for ad hoc analysis. CSV files are
commonly used for data exchange between platforms, providing “raw” data able to 
be processed by different applications. Excel files (XLSX) allow sorting, combining,
and formatting of data in Microsoft Excel.

Last updated: September 18, 2025