Hello everyone,
I recently created a post to validate a plugin and, during the discussion, I realized that I was not interpreting Bubble’s WU consumption correctly.
I was only considering the WU value shown in the workflow log, but one user pointed out that the real consumption needs to be analyzed elsewhere as well.
After checking more carefully, I understood that Bubble separates WU consumption by activity type, and that the value shown in the workflow log does not represent the total cost of the operation when API calls are involved.
Before that, I was only looking at the Bubble logs and assumed that the plugin had created 2,000 records with a cost of 12.62 WU.
However, I was not taking into account the WU consumption by activity type.
After reviewing the data properly — and confirming what a user had already mentioned — I realized that the API WU cost was actually 1,001 WU.
For anyone who, like me, didn’t know where to check this correctly:
Editor → Logs → App Metrics → Workload usage
I was only looking at this information
when in fact I should have been looking at these metrics instead
Based on this, I updated the table and charts on the plugin page to reflect the correct data
For those who want to know more, you can access:
The plugin configuration is very simple — in just a few minutes you can already start testing it
The plugin also includes logs that help with setup and provide useful information during execution
From my experience, I believe that performing uploads using Bubble’s Data API is currently the fastest and most cost-effective approach, and is practically unbeatable for bulk operations.
JSON UPLOADER is a paid plugin, but the idea is very straightforward:
to save real money for users by significantly reducing WU consumption.
For this reason, I also created a private test plugin, where anyone can validate the results for free and compare them with the solutions they are currently using.
I’d like to publicly thank everyone who contributed to the previous post with important insights — you were absolutely right, and those comments helped me find the correct data and better understand how WU measurement works.
If you’re interested in testing the plugin for free, leave a comment and I’ll get in touch to grant access.
Thank you for your attention!