# Channels (/docs/sources/channels)

The Channels tab drills one level deeper than Platforms. It shows activity broken down by individual channels - specific Discord servers, Facebook pages, Discourse communities, optionally tracked Slack channels - across all your connected platforms at once.

## At a glance [#at-a-glance]

| | |
| --- | --- |
| Per-channel activity across all platforms at once | ✅ |
| Metric cards: Total Channels, Active Channels, Total Messages, Avg Sentiment | ✅ |
| Top Channels by Activity as clickable cards | ✅ |
| Top Channels Activity Over Time chart | ✅ |
| Channel Performance and Channels by Platform charts | ✅ |
| Channel Sentiment Distribution | ✅ |

## What you're looking at [#what-youre-looking-at]

Metric cards at the top summarize the big picture:

- **Total Channels**: every channel across all platforms.
- **Active Channels**: channels with recent activity, as a percentage of the total.
- **Total Messages**: message volume, with a count of action items generated.
- **Avg Sentiment**: sentiment weighted by analyzed messages.

Below the metrics, a **Top Channels by Activity** section highlights your most active channels as clickable cards, each showing the platform logo, channel name, and message count.

## Charts [#charts]

The chart view provides four visualizations:

- **Top Channels Activity Over Time**: an area chart of daily message volume for the top 5 most active channels.
- **Channel Performance**: a ranked bar list of top channels by message volume and analysis metrics.
- **Channels by Platform**: a distribution chart showing how channels are spread across your connected platforms.
- **Channel Sentiment Distribution**: a breakdown of sentiment (Positive, Neutral, Negative) across all channel messages.


## Related [#related]

<Cards>
  <Card href="/docs/sources/platforms" title="Platforms" />
  <Card href="/docs/sources/role-distribution" title="Role Distribution" />
  <Card href="/docs/integrations" title="Integrations (connect a platform)" />
</Cards>