# Wowza connection counts total

**URL:** <https://community.wowza.com/t/wowza-connection-counts-total/92175>\
**Category:** Wowza Streaming Engine\
**Created:** [October 20, 2020, 10:42am UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/wowza-connection-counts-total/92175 "2020-10-20T10:42:46Z")\
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**Author:** ![Peter\_Bednar1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Peter\_Bednar1](https://community.wowza.com/u/Peter_Bednar1)\
**Post date:** [October 20, 2020, 10:42am UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/wowza-connection-counts-total/92175/1 "2020-10-20T10:42:47Z")

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Hi

I would like to ask how is generated ConnectionsTotal in connectioncounts.xml

If I parse access log and count connections based on different x-event (crate, play connect) I am unable to get the same number as in connectioncounts.xml.

Thanks

bednar

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**Author:** ![Alok\_Kumar2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3ec8ea/32.png) [@Alok\_Kumar2](https://community.wowza.com/u/Alok_Kumar2)\
**Post date:** [October 20, 2020, 3:09pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/wowza-connection-counts-total/92175/2 "2020-10-20T15:09:45Z")

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> [@Peter\_Bednar1](#):
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> connectioncounts.xml

The code to get the ConncectionCounts can be found [here](https://www.wowza.com/docs/how-to-get-connection-counts-for-server-applications-application-instances-and-streams-with-an-http-provider)