I’m using Miro boards to share content like a digital magazine with my team. I need to track how many people visit each board and see usage patterns over time. This would help me understand which boards are popular and when people access them most.
Miro doesn’t seem to have built-in analytics for individual boards. The admin dashboard only shows company-wide stats which isn’t helpful when you have many boards.
I’ve tried a few approaches:
Miro API: The developer documentation doesn’t include visitor tracking endpoints
Analytics tools: Can’t add tracking scripts to Miro boards directly
Admin insights: Only gives total numbers across all boards, not per-board details
Custom apps: Checked the SDK examples but nothing for usage tracking
Has anyone found a way to monitor individual board activity? I’m open to creative solutions or third-party tools that might work.
honestly this is super frustrating limitation of miro. i’ve been asking for board-level analytics for years now. one workaround thats kinda janky but works - create a simple google form embedded as a widget on each board asking users to “sign in” when they view it. not perfect but gives you visit data with timestamps. another trick is using zapier to log board access events if you can trigger them somehow through board updates or comments.
I ran into this exact problem when managing multiple project boards for different clients. What ended up working for me was creating a simple workaround using shared links with UTM parameters. I generate unique trackable links for each board using a URL shortener like Bitly or even Google’s URL builder, then distribute those instead of the direct Miro links. This gives me click-through data and timing information that’s surprisingly detailed. You can see not just how many times each board gets accessed, but also peak usage times and even geographic data if that matters for your use case. It’s not perfect since it only tracks initial visits rather than time spent or return visits to the same session, but it’s been solid enough for understanding which content resonates with my team. The setup takes maybe 10 minutes per board and the data exports easily to spreadsheets for analysis.
After dealing with this same issue across dozens of client boards, I discovered that board permissions actually provide some useful tracking capabilities if you structure them correctly. Instead of making boards publicly accessible, set each one to require explicit access requests or use organization-wide sharing with view permissions only. Then monitor the board sharing history and access logs through your admin panel - while Miro doesn’t show detailed analytics, you can track when users were added to boards and cross-reference this with board activity timestamps from comments or cursor presence data. The key insight I found was leveraging Miro’s collaboration features as proxy metrics. Enable board following for all users and track follower counts over time, plus monitor the frequency of cursor activity during typical work hours. Board followers tend to correlate strongly with regular viewers in my experience. This approach requires more manual data collection but provides surprisingly accurate usage patterns without external tools or API limitations.
We faced similar challenges when managing content distribution across multiple departments. The solution that provided the most actionable data was implementing a hybrid tracking approach through board notifications and user engagement metrics. Configure email notifications for board updates and comments, then analyze the notification delivery logs to understand active viewers. Additionally, embed interactive elements like polls or feedback sticky notes on each board - the participation rates give you a reliable proxy for engagement levels. For timing analysis, schedule regular board updates or announcements and monitor response patterns to identify peak activity windows. This method captures actual user engagement rather than just passive views, which proved more valuable for content optimization decisions. The data collection requires minimal setup time and integrates naturally with existing Miro workflows without disrupting user experience.