GitHub Copilot App Usage Metrics Expanded in API
GitHub has enhanced its Copilot usage metrics API to provide detailed insights into Copilot app activity, now attributing usage to individual users and breaking it down by feature, model, and language. This expansion allows organizations to better understand adoption and the impact of the Copilot app, comparing it against other Copilot surfaces. The new metrics are available in enterprise and organization reports, are backward compatible, and require specific permissions to access.
- →Detailed Copilot App Usage Metrics Added
- →Copilot App Activity Integrated into Feature Rollups
- →Code Activity Metrics Now Include Copilot App
- →Expanded Metrics Improve Understanding of Copilot App Impact
- →Access and Compatibility of New Metrics
Features (2) ›
- Detailed Copilot App Usage Metrics Added
New metrics `used_copilot_app` and `totals_by_copilot_app` are now available, reporting session count, request count, prompt count, and token usage breakdown for individual users within enterprise and organization reports. This enables granular tracking of Copilot app activity.
- Copilot App Activity Integrated into Feature Rollups
Copilot app coding activity is now included in `totals_by_feature`, `totals_by_model_feature`, `totals_by_language_feature`, and `totals_by_language_model` rollups. This allows for analysis of Copilot app usage across different models and languages.
Enhancements (1) ›
- Code Activity Metrics Now Include Copilot App
Top-level metrics for code generation, acceptance, lines added, and lines deleted now incorporate activity from the Copilot app. Additionally, `daily_active_users` now counts users active solely within the Copilot app.
Notes (2) ›
- Expanded Metrics Improve Understanding of Copilot App Impact
Previously, Copilot app usage was only visible at an aggregated enterprise or organization level. The new individual user attribution and integration into existing breakdowns allow for better identification of adopters and measurement of generated code.
- Access and Compatibility of New Metrics
The new user-level metrics are available in 1-day and 28-day reports, with broader feature rollups applying to enterprise, organization, and user reports. These changes are backward compatible, and access is granted to specific roles with 'View Copilot Metrics' permission, provided the Copilot usage metrics policy is enabled.
https://github.blog/changelog/2026-07-28-github-copilot-app-usage-metrics-now-expand-across-report-rollups
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