About Yandex DataLens
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Updated at May 5, 2025
Yandex DataLens is a business analytics service. allows you to connect to various data sources, visualize data, create dashboards, and share your results.
With Yandex DataLens, you can track your product and business metrics directly from data sources to make data-driven decisions.
Warning
The maximum number of DataLens instances per Yandex Cloud organization or cloud is one.
Relationship between entities
DataLens consists of multiple entities that ensure full data cycle.
DataLens includes the following entities:
- Connection: Parameters for accessing a data source.
- Dataset: Description of a dataset from a source.
- Chart: Data from a data source or a dataset visualized as tables, diagrams, or maps.
- Dashboard: Charts, selectors for data filtering, and text blocks.
You can create the entity objects yourself or use ready-made solutions from DataLens Marketplace.