--- title: Firebase Analytics Quick Tip: The 'value' Parameter description: Firebase Analytics events support an optional 'value' parameter (a float or integer) that lets you track averages over time, such as average workout duration,... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/firebase-analytics-quick-tip-the-value-parameter-sfio3tlfo twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Firebase Analytics Quick Tip: The 'value' Parameter | daily.dev og:description: Firebase Analytics events support an optional 'value' parameter (a float or integer) that lets you track averages over time, such as average workout duration,... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/firebase-analytics-quick-tip-the-value-parameter-sfio3tlfo og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/sfiO3tlfO.png og:image:alt: Firebase Analytics Quick Tip: The 'value' Parameter og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Firebase Analytics Quick Tip: The 'value' Parameter **[Firebase](https://daily.dev/sources/firebase-blog)** · 3 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Firebase Analytics events support an optional 'value' parameter (a float or integer) that lets you track averages over time, such as average workout duration, without needing BigQuery. The post walks through logging a workout_complete event with and without the value parameter, showing how adding kFIRParameterValue exposes a 'Value' graph alongside the event count graph in the Firebase console. This works per-event, so different events can track different value semantics (workout time, friends invited, calories consumed), though comparing values across event sub-types still requires BigQuery. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### How do I track the average value of a custom Firebase Analytics event, like workout duration? Add a 'value' parameter (kFIRParameterValue) to the event, set to a float or integer, such as workout duration in seconds. Firebase Analytics then displays a 'Value' graph alongside the event count graph, showing the total and implied average over time, for example about 1.5 million seconds across 1400 workouts equals roughly 17 minutes per workout. _daily.dev surfaces practical Firebase Analytics tips like this for developers instrumenting app events._ ### Can Firebase Analytics compare average values across different sub-types of the same event without BigQuery? No, the value parameter only shows an aggregate average for an entire event name, such as workout_complete overall. To compare averages between sub-types, like interval workouts versus yoga workouts, exporting data to BigQuery for custom analysis is required. _Developers weighing Firebase Analytics against BigQuery for deeper reporting can track these tradeoffs on daily.dev._ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [First-party analytics with SQLite](https://daily.dev/posts/first-party-analytics-with-sqlite-p5rk4jwpz) · Flavio Copes · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [Cloudflare Analytics Engine: store and query metrics](https://daily.dev/posts/cloudflare-analytics-engine-store-and-query-metrics-rynbqur3d) · Flavio Copes · 0 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#ios](https://daily.dev/tags/ios), [#firebase](https://daily.dev/tags/firebase) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/firebase-analytics-quick-tip-the-value-parameter-sfio3tlfo) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"Firebase Analytics Quick Tip: The 'value' Parameter","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/firebase-analytics-quick-tip-the-value-parameter-sfio3tlfo","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/firebase-analytics-quick-tip-the-value-parameter-sfio3tlfo"},"datePublished":"2026-08-23T12:21:13.410Z","dateModified":"2026-08-23T12:36:16.974Z","description":"Firebase Analytics events support an optional 'value' parameter (a float or integer) that lets you track averages over time, such as average workout duration,...","image":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/7ed721de96163685d26ab7e314be3ebc?_a=AQAEuop","thumbnailUrl":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/7ed721de96163685d26ab7e314be3ebc?_a=AQAEuop","isAccessibleForFree":true,"articleSection":"Firebase","inLanguage":"en","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180}},"author":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Firebase","logo":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/s--i395oqZH--/f_auto,q_auto/v1787487448/logos/firebase-blog?_a=BAMAMicg0","url":"https://daily.dev/sources/firebase-blog"},"commentCount":0,"discussionUrl":"https://daily.dev/posts/firebase-analytics-quick-tip-the-value-parameter-sfio3tlfo","interactionStatistic":[{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":0},{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"CommentAction"},"userInteractionCount":0}],"keywords":"ios,firebase","timeRequired":"PT3M"} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://daily.dev"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Firebase","item":"https://daily.dev/sources/firebase-blog"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Firebase Analytics Quick Tip: The 'value' Parameter"}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"FAQPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/firebase-analytics-quick-tip-the-value-parameter-sfio3tlfo#faq","mainEntity":[{"@type":"Question","name":"How do I track the average value of a custom Firebase Analytics event, like workout duration?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"Add a 'value' parameter (kFIRParameterValue) to the event, set to a float or integer, such as workout duration in seconds. 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