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Telemetry

MetaVox includes optional, anonymous usage reporting to help improve the application. Telemetry is enabled by default and can be disabled by administrators.

What Is Collected

Only aggregate, anonymous statistics are sent — no file names, user names, or file content:

Data Description
Number of team folders Count of groupfolders with MetaVox fields
Number of users Count of active users
Number of fields Total metadata field definitions
Number of metadata values Total stored metadata entries
Nextcloud version Server version for compatibility tracking
MetaVox version App version

Disabling Telemetry

Via Admin Settings

  1. Go to Settings > Administration > MetaVox
  2. Find the Telemetry section
  3. Toggle telemetry off

Via API

curl -X POST "https://your-nextcloud.com/apps/metavox/api/telemetry/settings" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -b "session-cookie" \
  -d '{"telemetry_enabled": false}'

Telemetry API Endpoints

Endpoint Method Description
/apps/metavox/api/telemetry/status GET Check if telemetry is enabled
/apps/metavox/api/telemetry/stats GET View collected statistics locally
/apps/metavox/api/telemetry/send POST Manually trigger a telemetry report
/apps/metavox/api/telemetry/settings POST Enable or disable telemetry

Privacy Notes

  • Telemetry is opt-out (enabled by default, can be disabled)
  • No personally identifiable information is sent
  • No file names, user names, or metadata values are transmitted
  • Only aggregate counts are reported
  • Telemetry can be fully disabled without affecting MetaVox functionality
  • When disabled, no data is sent and no external connections are made

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