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Automated Budibase Weekly App Usage Review

Every Monday, WebRun opens Budibase, reads active users and record activity across every internal app, messages the app owner a usage summary on WhatsApp, and books a review slot on Google Calendar for any app that's gone quiet, so unused internal tools get noticed before they're forgotten entirely.

Runs on WebRun · Strict Lockdown policy
Every Monday at 9:00 AM WebRunorchestrates each step
1 Budibase read usage across internal apps
2 WhatsApp message the usage summary
3 Google Calendar book a review for quiet apps
In short

How do I track usage across my internal Budibase apps?

WebRun reads active users and record activity across every internal Budibase app each Monday, messages the app owner a usage summary on WhatsApp, and books a Google Calendar review for any app that's gone quiet for two weeks. Internal tools built on Budibase get reviewed on a schedule instead of being forgotten once the initial build excitement fades.

  • Unused internal apps get flagged before they're forgotten
  • App owners get a weekly summary without checking Budibase themselves
  • A review gets booked automatically instead of relying on someone to notice

Built for Internal tools teams · IT operations · ops managers · platform teams

Step by step

What does WebRun do on every run?

The exact actions WebRun takes, in order - in plain language, so you can adjust anything.

  1. WebRun signs in and gets to work

    Opens budibase.com in a real browser with your saved login - no setup, no API keys.

  2. 1
    Budibase - read usage across internal apps
    budibase.com
    WebRun in Budibase: read usage across internal apps
    WebRun reads usage across internal apps in Budibase.
    • Open the workspace and review every published app
    • Read active users and record activity for the past week
    • Flag any app with little or no activity

    Done when Every app has a current usage reading.

  3. 2
    WhatsApp - message the usage summary
    whatsapp.com
    WebRun in WhatsApp: message the usage summary
    WebRun messages the usage summary on WhatsApp.
    • Message the app owner a short usage summary
    • Name active users and any drop from last week
    • Flag apps that look abandoned

    Done when The app owner has this week's usage summary.

  4. 3
    Google Calendar - book a review for quiet apps
    calendar.google.com
    WebRun in Google Calendar: book a review for quiet apps
    WebRun books a review on Google Calendar for quiet apps.
    • Book a 15 minute review slot for any app with no activity in 2 weeks
    • Invite the app owner
    • Add the usage numbers to the event notes

    Done when A review slot exists for every quiet app.

Run settings

How is each run configured?

Starting pageWhere Chrome opens at the start of each run
budibase.com
ScheduleRuns automatically on this cadence
Every Monday at 9:00 AM
DeliveryHow each run's result reaches you
Usage summary · WhatsApp
OutputWhat each run produces - A weekly usage summary messaged on WhatsApp, with a review slot booked on Google Calendar for quiet apps.
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Setup & safety

Secure by default

Connect once, stays signed in

WebRun signs in once and keeps each session in a persistent environment, so every run picks up right where it left off.

Your credentials stay in your own private environment - WebRun never stores your passwords.
Strict Lockdown

Every action is checked against this policy before it runs.

Domains ALLOWLIST
Typed input ALLOW
Shell command BLOCK
File uploads BLOCK
Runs in a contained environment More on policies
Good to know

Questions, answered

Will it delete or archive an unused app?

No. WebRun only reports usage and books a review. Archiving or deleting an app stays a manual decision made by its owner.

What counts as quiet?

An app with no active users or record activity in the past 2 weeks.

Who receives the WhatsApp summary?

Only the internal owner set for each app, never a wider list or anyone outside your organization.

Put this on autopilot.

Turn it on in minutes - or have our team set it up for you.