You can see how your app is using the Routes Preferred API by
looking at your project's usage reports.

1. Go to the [Google Cloud console](https://console.cloud.google.com).
2. On the top left, select your Routes Preferred API project.
3. Below the **Welcome** title and information message, click the [Dashboard](https://console.cloud.google.com/home/dashboard) link.
4. At the bottom of the **APIs** chart, click **Go to APIs overview** .   

   ![](https://developers.google.com/static/maps/documentation/routes_preferred/images/apis_chart.png)
5. Below the charts, in the list of APIs, find and click **Routes Preferred API**.
6. In the left-hand navigation, click **Metrics**.
7. The **Metrics** reports page opens.
8. To the right of the **Metrics** title, select your API from the drop-down menu.

> [!NOTE]
> **Note:** If you just started using the Routes Preferred API, then your charts won't contain much data. But you can see more detail by reducing the reporting period (which defaults to the last 30 days).