Paywall Metered Article Count Monthly Tracker
Audit actual caller eligible article reads by explicit civil month, counting repeat reads of one article once; month time-zone resolution, account identity and publisher exemptions remain caller policy, not a universal paywall rule.
Description
A monthly article meter may count distinct eligible articles rather than repeat reads.
A monthly article meter may count distinct eligible articles rather than repeat reads. The caller resolves civil dates and exemptions.1
Enter aligned nonempty article IDs/real civil dates/binary eligibility, exact YYYY-MM month1900–2199 and integer allowance0–1,000,000. Return first-occurrence IDs/count, nonnegative remaining allowance and strict-exceeded flag.
When to use Paywall Metered Article Count Monthly Tracker
Use Paywall Metered Article Count Monthly Tracker when you need to evaluate the supplied records under the calculation and evidence rules below. No identity, time-zone conversion, publisher policy or actual access control is inferred.
Prepare the actual editorial, source, layout, timing or audience records requested. Supply explicit house-policy limits and preserve missing evidence.
How to use Paywall Metered Article Count Monthly Tracker and understand its results
- Prepare the actual editorial, source, layout, timing or audience records requested. Supply explicit house-policy limits and preserve missing evidence.
- Enter articleReadIds, readCivilDates, callerMeterEligibleFlags, callerMeterMonth, callerMonthlyDistinctArticleAllowance using the field table and calculation rules, then run the tool.
- Read distinctMeteredArticleIds, observedDistinctMeteredArticleCount, remainingDistinctArticleAllowance, allowanceAlreadyExceeded. The explanation below defines the units, signs, ordering and any flags or placeholder values.
- If the tool reports an input issue, correct the values and run it again. Apply the stated assumptions when interpreting a successfully returned result.
| Input field | Meaning | Value type; see rules below | Requirement |
|---|---|---|---|
| articleReadIds | Article read ids | list of string | Required |
| readCivilDates | Read civil dates | list of string | Required |
| callerMeterEligibleFlags | Caller meter eligible flags | list of number | Required |
| callerMeterMonth | Caller meter month | string | Required |
| callerMonthlyDistinctArticleAllowance | Caller monthly distinct article allowance | number | Required |
Enter aligned nonempty article IDs/real civil dates/binary eligibility, exact YYYY-MM month1900–2199 and integer allowance0–1,000,000. Return first-occurrence IDs/count, nonnegative remaining allowance and strict-exceeded flag.
metered=unique eligible IDs with date month equal selected month Units, indexing, boundary conditions and exceptional cases are defined in the calculation rules above.
| Output field | Meaning | Value type |
|---|---|---|
| distinctMeteredArticleIds | Distinct metered article ids | list of string |
| observedDistinctMeteredArticleCount | Observed distinct metered article count | number |
| remainingDistinctArticleAllowance | Remaining distinct article allowance | number |
| allowanceAlreadyExceeded | Allowance already exceeded | boolean |
{
"input": {
"articleReadIds": [
"a",
"a",
"b",
"c"
],
"readCivilDates": [
"2025-01-01",
"2025-01-02",
"2025-01-31",
"2025-02-01"
],
"callerMeterEligibleFlags": [
1,
1,
1,
1
],
"callerMeterMonth": "2025-01",
"callerMonthlyDistinctArticleAllowance": 2
},
"output": {
"distinctMeteredArticleIds": [
"a",
"b"
],
"observedDistinctMeteredArticleCount": 2,
"remainingDistinctArticleAllowance": 0,
"allowanceAlreadyExceeded": false
}
}Limitations and assumptions
No identity, time-zone conversion, publisher policy or actual access control is inferred.
Numeric inputs, where present, must be finite. Follow the calculation-specific rules for overflow, underflow and exceptional cases. Numeric lists are limited to 10,000 entries; string lists to 128 strings of at most 128 characters each. The rules above may impose smaller limits. Extremely large text inputs are rejected. Missing required fields, extra fields, wrong value types and violations of the calculation rules are input errors. A successfully returned false flag is an evaluated outcome; its meaning is explained above.
Alternative or Complementary methods
Use Subscription Churn After Price Rise Percent: Cohort churn uses a fixed exposed subscriber set. An observation window needs clear inclusive and exclusive endpoints. For a complementary task, use Byline Count per Week Productivity Calculator: Seven-day publication bins can begin on any caller-selected date. Empty bins and out-of-window records belong in the ledger.
References
Similar or alternative tools
- Subscription Churn After Price Rise Percent
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- Byline Count per Week Productivity Calculator
Seven-day publication bins can begin on any caller-selected date. Empty bins and out-of-window records belong in the ledger.