# Eas Update Insights > Check the health of published EAS Updates: crash rates, install/launch counts, unique users, payload size, and the split between embedded and OTA users per channel. Use when the user asks how an update is performing, whether a rollout is healthy, how many users are on the embedded build vs OTA, or wants to gate CI on update health. - Skill: `involvex/eas-update-insights` (Agent Skill, multi-file: 4 files) - Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add involvex/eas-update-insights` - Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/involvex/eas-update-insights/raw - Safety review: pending - Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex - Category: Coding & Dev Tools - License: MIT - Author: involvex (https://skillmd.com/u/involvex) - Updated: 2026-09-17 - Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/involvex/eas-update-insights --- # EAS Update Insights Query the health of published EAS Updates directly from the CLI: launches, failed launches, crash rates, unique users, payload size, the embedded-vs-OTA user split per channel, and the most popular updates per runtime version. The data is the same data that powers the update and channel detail pages on expo.dev; these commands expose it in the terminal in human and JSON form. ## When to use this skill Use this when the user wants to assess the health or adoption of a published EAS Update: crash rates, install counts, unique users, bundle size, or the split between embedded and OTA users on a channel. Example prompts: - "How is the latest update doing?" - "Is the latest update healthy?" - "Is the new release crashing more than the last one?" - "How many users are on the latest update vs the embedded build?" - "Which update is most popular on production right now?" - "How big is our update bundle?" Also fits: post-publish rollout monitoring and regression detection. Don't use when the user needs per-user crash detail or device-level reporting; this skill only exposes aggregate EAS metrics. ## Prerequisites - `eas-cli` installed (`npm install -g eas-cli`). - Logged in: `eas login`. - For `channel:insights`: run from an Expo project directory (the command resolves the project ID from `app.json`). `update:insights` only needs a login. ## Commands at a glance | Command | Purpose | | ------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | `eas update:list` | Discover recent update groups, their `group` IDs, and branch names | | `eas update:insights ` | Per-platform launches, failed launches, crash rate, unique users, payload size, daily breakdown | | `eas update:view --insights` | Update group details + the same metrics appended | | `eas channel:insights --channel --runtime-version ` | Embedded/OTA user counts, most popular updates, cumulative metrics for a channel + runtime | All of these support `--json --non-interactive` for programmatic parsing. ## Discovering IDs Before querying insights for an update group, you need its `group` ID. Use `eas update:list` with either `--branch ` (updates on that branch) or `--all` (updates across all branches). Always pass `--json --non-interactive` when running non-interactively; without a branch/`--all` flag the command will otherwise prompt for a branch selection: ```bash # Latest group id across all branches eas update:list --all --json --non-interactive | jq -r '.currentPage[0].group' # Latest group id on a specific branch eas update:list --branch production --json --non-interactive | jq -r '.currentPage[0].group' ``` The JSON response has a `currentPage` array with one entry per update group (both platforms of the same publish are collapsed into one entry): ```json { "currentPage": [ { "branch": "production", "message": "\"Fix checkout crash\" (1 week ago by someone)", "runtimeVersion": "1.0.6", "group": "03d5dfcf-736c-475a-8730-af039c3f4d06", "platforms": "android, ios", "isRollBackToEmbedded": false } ] } ``` Entries also carry `codeSigningKey` and `rolloutPercentage`, but only when those features are in use for the group (undefined values are omitted from the JSON output). When called with `--branch `, the response also includes `name` (the branch name) and `id` (the branch ID) at the top level. ## `eas update:insights ` Shows launches, failed launches, crash rate, unique users, launch asset count, and average payload size for a single update group, broken down **per platform** (iOS, Android), plus a daily breakdown of launches and failures. ### Basic use ```bash eas update:insights 03d5dfcf-736c-475a-8730-af039c3f4d06 ``` ### Flags | Flag | Description | | ----------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | `--days ` | Look back N days. Default: **7**. Mutually exclusive with `--start`/`--end`. | | `--start ` / `--end ` | Explicit time range, e.g. `--start 2026-04-01 --end 2026-04-15`. | | `--platform ` | Filter to a single platform. Omit to see all platforms in the group. | | `--json` | Machine-readable output. Implies `--non-interactive`. | | `--non-interactive` | Required when scripting. | ### JSON output shape Top level: `groupId`, `timespan` (`start`, `end`, `daysBack`), and `platforms[]` with one entry per platform the group was published to. Each platform entry has `updateId`, `totals` (`uniqueUsers`, `installs`, `failedInstalls`, `crashRatePercent`), `payload` (`launchAssetCount`, `averageUpdatePayloadBytes`), and a `daily[]` time series of `{ date, installs, failedInstalls }`. For the complete schema and field reference, see [references/update-insights-schema.md](./references/update-insights-schema.md). Fields that matter for health assessment: - `platforms[].totals.crashRatePercent`, computed as `failedInstalls / (installs + failedInstalls) * 100`. Zero when there are no installs. - `platforms[].totals.installs` and `uniqueUsers` give the adoption signal. - `platforms[].daily` is a time series, useful for spotting a sudden spike in failures. ### Errors - `Could not find any updates with group ID: ""` — group doesn't exist or you lack access. - `Update group "" has no ios update (available platforms: android)` — `--platform ios` was used but the group wasn't published for iOS. - `EAS Update insights is not supported by this version of eas-cli. Please upgrade ...` — the server deprecated a field the CLI relies on. Run `npm install -g eas-cli@latest`. ## `eas update:view --insights` Extends the standard `update:view` output with the same per-platform insights, inline. ```bash # Human-readable eas update:view 03d5dfcf-... --insights eas update:view 03d5dfcf-... --insights --days 30 # JSON: wrapped as { updates: [...], insights: {...} } eas update:view 03d5dfcf-... --json --insights ``` Without `--insights`, `update:view` behaves exactly as before — no JSON shape change for existing consumers. The `--days` / `--start` / `--end` flags only apply when `--insights` is set; passing them alone errors. ## `eas channel:insights --channel --runtime-version ` Shows, per channel, how many users are on the embedded build vs over-the-air updates and which updates are pulling the most traffic. Must be run from an Expo project directory. ### Basic use ```bash eas channel:insights --channel production --runtime-version 1.0.6 ``` ### Flags | Flag | Description | | ------------------------------ | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | `--channel ` | **Required.** The channel name (e.g. `production`, `staging`). | | `--runtime-version ` | **Required.** Match exactly what was published. Check `runtimeVersion` values in `update:list`. | | `--days ` | Look back N days. Default: **7**. | | `--start` / `--end` | Explicit time range, like `update:insights`. | | `--json` / `--non-interactive` | Machine-readable output. | ### JSON output shape Top level: `channel`, `runtimeVersion`, `timespan`, `embeddedUpdateTotalUniqueUsers`, `otaTotalUniqueUsers`, `mostPopularUpdates[]` (each with `rank`, `groupId`, `message`, `platform`, `totalUniqueUsers`), `cumulativeMetricsAtLastTimestamp[]`, plus chart-shaped `uniqueUsersOverTime` and `cumulativeMetricsOverTime` objects with `labels` and `datasets`. For the complete schema and field reference, see [references/channel-insights-schema.md](./references/channel-insights-schema.md). Fields that matter: - `embeddedUpdateTotalUniqueUsers` is the count of users running the embedded (binary-bundled) build. - `mostPopularUpdates[]` is updates ranked by `totalUniqueUsers`. **Caveat**: this is the top-N the server returns; `otaTotalUniqueUsers` is a sum of that list and may undercount total OTA reach if more than top-N updates are active. - `uniqueUsersOverTime` and `cumulativeMetricsOverTime` are daily data series for charting. ### Errors - `Could not find channel with the name ` — typo or wrong account. - "No update launches recorded" in the table / empty `mostPopularUpdates` in JSON — no OTA update has been launched for that channel + runtime yet. Usually means the channel is still serving the embedded build only. ## Common workflows ### Verify the update I just published is healthy ```bash # 1. Grab the latest publish on production GROUP_ID=$(eas update:list --branch production --json --non-interactive \ | jq -r '.currentPage[0].group') # 2. Give it some adoption time (minutes to hours), then check crash rate eas update:insights "$GROUP_ID" --json --non-interactive \ | jq '.platforms[] | {platform, installs: .totals.installs, crashRate: .totals.crashRatePercent}' ``` Compare the `crashRate` across platforms and against previous releases; sudden spikes or asymmetric behaviour (iOS spiking while Android is flat, or vice versa) is the signal to investigate. ### Compare adoption between two channels ```bash for channel in production staging; do echo "--- $channel ---" eas channel:insights --channel "$channel" --runtime-version 1.0.6 --json --non-interactive \ | jq '{ channel, embedded: .embeddedUpdateTotalUniqueUsers, ota: .otaTotalUniqueUsers, topUpdate: .mostPopularUpdates[0] }' done ``` ### Detect a rollout regression in the last 24 hours ```bash eas update:insights "$GROUP_ID" --days 1 --json --non-interactive \ | jq '.platforms[] | select(.totals.crashRatePercent > 1)' ``` ### Summarize group metrics for release notes ```bash eas update:view "$GROUP_ID" --insights --days 30 ``` Human-readable group details plus 30 days of launches/failures per platform — suitable for pasting into a changelog or incident review. ## Output tips - Pipe JSON through `jq`; payloads are structured for easy filtering. - `--json` implies `--non-interactive`, but passing both is explicit and scripting-friendly. - Dates in `daily[].date` are UTC ISO timestamps; the human-readable table renders them as `YYYY-MM-DD` (UTC). - The CLI table labels say "Launches" / "Crashes" while JSON uses `installs` / `failedInstalls`. Same field, different display name. ## Limitations - **Unique users across platforms** may double-count users who run the same publish on both iOS and Android. The same caveat applies to `otaTotalUniqueUsers` in channel insights, which is a sum over `mostPopularUpdates`. - **Fresh publishes** may show zeros for a short period while the metrics pipeline catches up. - **Installs are downloads, not launches**: the `installs` / "Launches" field counts users who downloaded the manifest and launch asset. A confirmed run only registers on the user's _next_ update check (typically up to 24h later, depending on the app's update policy). So metrics lag the real-world state slightly. - **Crashes are self-reported**: `failedInstalls` / "Crashes" counts updates that errored during install/launch and were reported on the next update check. Crashes that don't trigger an update request (e.g. process kill before recovery) won't appear.