Get data

Endpoint to run a data source query.

GET|POST https://api.supermetrics.com/enterprise/v2/query/data/json

Please read more about how to make requests.

Parameters

  • api_key string
    Conditional. API key when not using an authorization header. See authentication for more.
  • schedule_id string
    Optional. Schedule ID for this query request. If not provided, one will be generated from the other query parameters. Only one schedule ID is allowed to be run at the same time. See async queries for more.
  • ds_id string
    Required. Target data source ID. See data sources for more.
  • ds_accounts string | string[] | object
    Conditional. List of data source accounts the query should target, or a filter for them. Not required for some data sources. Account selection can be limited by license restrictions. See accounts for more.
  • ds_segments string | string[]
    Optional. List of data source segment IDs the query should target.
  • ds_user string
    Optional. Shorthand parameter to provide one value for ds_users.
  • ds_users string | string[]
    Optional. List of data source login usernames we should limit to when searching for a suitable authentication for the query.
  • date_range_type string
    Conditional. Type of date range the query should use. Automatically set to custom if start_date and end_date are used. See date range type for more.
  • start_date string
    Conditional. Fixed or relative start date for your query. See date strings for more.
  • end_date string
    Conditional. Fixed or relative end date for your query. Future dates are allowed. See date strings for more.
  • compare_type string
    Conditional. Date range comparison type. Defaults to none. See date comparison for more.
  • compare_show string
    Optional. When compare_type is custom, display type for comparison values. Defaults to perc_change. See supported types.
  • compare_start_date string
    Conditional. When compare_type is custom, fixed or relative start date for your comparison date range. See date strings for more.
  • compare_end_date string
    Conditional. When compare_type is custom, fixed or relative end date for your comparison date range. See date strings for more.
  • fields string | string[] | object[]
    Conditional. Target data source fields the query should return. Not required for some data sources. Please check data source specific field documentation for accepted ID values. See fields for more.
  • settings object
    Conditional. Settings that should be applied when performing the query in key-value pairs. Some data sources require additional settings. See settings for more.
  • filter string
    Optional. Filter string that should be applied to the results before returning them. See filters for more.
  • order_columns string
    Optional. Order instruction for fields that are split by column. Defaults to met_desc. See order columns for more.
  • order_rows string | string[]
    Optional. List of order fields and sort directions for result rows. Limited to two items. See order rows for more.
  • max_columns int
    Optional. Maximum number of columns the query results should contain when fields that are split by column are used. Defaults to 20. Default and maximum values are subject to license restrictions.
  • max_rows int
    Optional. Maximum number of rows the query results should contain. Defaults to 100. Default and maximum values are subject to license restrictions.
  • offset_start int
    Optional. Starting row index for paginated response. Defaults to 0.
  • offset_end int
    Optional. Ending row index for paginated response. Defaults to none for all data.
  • cache_minutes int
    Optional. Maximum allowed age of query results cache in minutes. Defaults to dynamic caching based on query properties. When provided, license specific or default value range between 60 minutes and 1440 minutes is enforced. Please note that this parameter does not guarantee fully uncached results.
  • sync_timeout int
    Optional. Number of seconds the API should wait for query to finish before returning a response. Defaults to 1800 seconds (30 minutes). Default and maximum values are subject to license restrictions. See async queries for more.

Request

GET /enterprise/v2/query/data/json?json={
    "api_key": "<api key>",
    "ds_id": "GA",
    "ds_accounts": "567890",
    "start_date": "2020-01-01",
    "end_date": "today",
    "fields": "date, impressions",
    "settings": {"no_headers":true},
    "filter": "impressions > 0 AND impressions < 100",
    "order_rows": "impressions desc, date desc",
    "max_rows": 1000
}

Response

PropertyTypeDescription
meta > request_idstring API request ID
meta > schedule_idstring Custom or generated schedule ID for the query
meta > status_codestring Status code for the query
meta > query > start_datestring Query start date in YYYY-MM-DD format, using query timezone. Defaults to null for queries without a date range.
meta > query > end_datestring Query end date in YYYY-MM-DD format, using query timezone. Defaults to null for queries without a date range.
meta > query > ds_accountsstring[] Data source account IDs used in the query
meta > query > ds_segmentsstring[] Data source segment IDs used in the query
meta > query > fields object[] Requested fields in the order they appear in each data row. Ordering is best-effort and excludes dynamic columns from settings or from field values.
meta > query > fields > idstring Field ID from the request
meta > query > fields > field_idstring Field ID the API uses. Note that this value can be different than the requested field ID.
meta > query > fields > field_namestring Field name
meta > query > fields > field_typestring
Field type
dimDimension
metMetric
meta > query > fields > field_splitstring Field split by type
meta > query > fields > data_typestring Field data type. See field data types for more.
meta > query > fields > data_columnint Field value position in each data row as 0-based index. Defaults to null for queries that split by column.
meta > query > fields > visiblebool Whether data for this field is visible in the query result. Defaults to true.
meta > query > compare_typestring Date range comparison type used in query. Defaults to null.
meta > query > compare_showstring Display type for comparison values used in query. Defaults to null.
meta > query > compare_start_datestring Fixed or relative start date for comparison date range. Defaults to null.
meta > query > compare_end_datestring Fixed or relative end date for comparison date range. Defaults to null.
meta > query > settings > * Settings used in query in key-value pairs
meta > query > cache_minutesint Requested maximum age of cache in minutes with minimum and maximum value enforced. Defaults to null.
meta > result > total_columnsint Total amount of columns
meta > result > total_rowsint Total amount of rows in data, including any header rows.
meta > result > run_secondsfloat Number of seconds it took for the query to run. This does not include queuing time.
meta > result > data_sampledbool If data source has provided sampled data for the results. Defaults to null when data source does not provide sampling information.
meta > result > cache_usedbool If cached data was used to partially or to fully generate the query result. This value is best-effort only and does not guarantee real time data when false.
meta > result > cache_timestring ISO 8601 datetime for the most recent cached data used to generate the query result. Defaults to null.
meta > paginate > prevstring When paginated GET request, URL to previous offset, if available. Defaults to null.
meta > paginate > nextstring When paginated GET request, URL to next offset, if available. Defaults to null.
dataany[] Query result rows
HTTP 200 OK
{
    "meta": {
        "request_id": "tDcBg85cRzVZru7mRVQNkQ35tE4DdsPu",
        "schedule_id": "...",
        "status_code": "SUCCESS",
        "query": {
            "start_date": "2020-01-01",
            "end_date": "2021-05-05",
            "ds_accounts": "567890",
            "ds_segments": "segment1",
            "fields": [
                {
                    "id": "date",
                    "field_id": "date",
                    "field_name": "Date",
                    "field_type": "dim",
                    "field_split": "row",
                    "data_type": "string.time.date",
                    "data_column": 0,
                    "visible": true
                },
                {
                    "id": "impressions",
                    "field_id": "impressions",
                    "field_name": "Impressions",
                    "field_type": "met",
                    "field_split": "row",
                    "data_type": "int.number.value",
                    "data_column": 1,
                    "visible": true
                }
            ],
            "compare_type": null,
            "compare_show": null,
            "compare_start_date": null,
            "compare_end_date": null,
            "settings": {
                "no_headers": true,
                "round_metrics_to": 4,
                "no_json_keys": true
            },
            "cache_minutes": null
        },
        "result": {
            "total_columns": 2,
            "total_rows": 25678,
            "run_seconds": 0.391,
            "data_sampled": true,
            "cache_used": true,
            "cache_time": "2020-06-03T10:16:38+00:00"
        },
        "paginate": {
            "prev": null,
            "next": "https://..?json={... \"offset_start\":100, \"offset_end\":199}"
        }
    },
    "data": [
        [
            "2020-01-20",
            4384
        ],
        [
            "2020-01-21",
            38518
        ]
    ]
}
Last updated 2022-11-15 UTC.