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# Monitor data worker usage

If you are on a capacity-based plan, you can monitor your data worker usage across your organization. To view data worker usage, you need the **organization admin** role.

## Open the usage chart

From the navigation bar, click **Organization settings** > **Usage**.

## How to interpret the chart

The chart shows daily maximum concurrent data worker usage, from all workspaces in a region, over a period of time. Each bar represents one day. The chart stacks all workspaces in that region so you can see which workspace uses the most data workers each day.

![Page showing a region, a period of time, and a bar chart with maximum daily data worker usage within that period of time and region](assets/data-worker-usage.png)

Hover on a day to see more details about it.

## Filter the chart

- To change the region, click the region dropdown in the chart's upper left corner and choose a different region.

- To change the date range, click the date dropdown in the chart's upper right corner and choose a new date range.

## What to do if you hit your data worker limit

An infrequent instance of maximum usage probably isn't a problem. If you're regularly hitting your data worker limit, you have three options.

- Accept that Airbyte may queue or throttle your connections.

- Reschedule some connections so they run at different times of the day, week, or month.

- Buy more data workers to increase capacity.

### Optimize data worker usage

If you can, it's preferable to optimize Airbyte by rescheduling connections outside of busy periods.

- **If your usage has peaks and valleys**, find connections that run on busy days and move them to lower-usage days.

- **If your usage looks consistently high**, examine your scheduling patterns within a day. If a large number of connections start at the same time, data worker usage spikes.

    - Stagger start times over a longer period to allow some connections to finish before others begin.

    - Avoid starting all your syncs at the top of the hour. Starting them at :15, :30, and :45 can more evenly distribute work.

    - If a large number of connections run overnight, data workers might look fully utilized, but sit unused during daylight hours.

- **If sandbox/staging workspaces consume too much capacity**, consider reducing the frequency of syncs in less critical workspaces.

### Buy more data workers

If you've tried to optimize scheduling and still need more data workers, contact your Airbyte representative or [talk to sales](https://www.airbyte.com/talk-to-sales).