AppMetrica: direct connection

You can visualize and explore AppMetrica data in Yandex DataLens using the following methods:

• Direct access.
  DataLens connects directly to AppMetrica. This method is the easiest and fastest but supports a limited set of functions.
• Real-time export of data from AppMetrica to Managed Service for ClickHouse®.
  Raw data is available and its pre-aggregation and post-processing at the DB level are supported. To implement this option, set up data export and create a connection from DataLens to the ClickHouse® database.

In this scenario, direct access is used. An application added to AppMetrica will be used as the data source. You can view a list of applications available to you under Applications.

If you do not have any apps available, then before performing this scenario, add an app or use the standard AppMetrica Dashboard.

To visualize and explore data, set up DataLens and follow the steps below:

1. Create a connection and standard dashboard.
2. Edit the standard dashboard.

Getting startedGetting started

To get started with DataLens:

If you have any technical questions about the service, contact Yandex Cloud support. To ask for advice, discuss the solution to your problem or best practices of the service, write to the DataLens chat in Telegram.

Create a connection and a standard dashboardCreate a connection and a standard dashboard

1. Go to DataLens.

2. In the left-hand panel, select Connections and click Create connection.

3. Select AppMetrica as the connection type.

   

4. Enter a name for the connection: My Metrica, then click Get token.

   

   If this is your first connection to an AppMetrica app, grant the necessary permissions to the service.

5. Select an app from the drop-down list.

   

6. Specify the connection settings:

   

   1. Set the data accuracy (sampling rate). You can change the accuracy after you create the connection.
   2. Select the Direct access connection type.
   3. Enable Automatically create a dashboard on this connection.

7. In the top-right corner, click Create.

   When the connection is created, a folder containing a dashboard and a set of datasets and charts opens.

   Note

   By default, AppMetrica data is exported for the last 60 days. If you add a filter by date to the chart, the AppMetrica filter is reset. We recommend adding a filter by date as an offset relative to the current date.

Edit the standard dashboardEdit the standard dashboard

You can change the standard dashboard however you want. For example, you can delete a chart, change its size, or change the visualization type.

1. Open the dashboard.

2. Click Edit in the top-right corner.

   

3. To delete the Click dynamics widget, click in the top-right corner.

   

4. To change the size of the Installation dynamics widget, drag it by the bottom-right corner.

5. Click Save in the top-right corner to save the dashboard.

   

You can edit any chart on the dashboard. For example, change the visualization type for the Ad networks chart from Attracting users.

To share a dashboard or chart, use one of the following methods:

• Add a user to an organization or cloud and grant them access to a dashboard or chart.
• Export data to a Managed Service for ClickHouse® cluster and use a connection to the ClickHouse® database as a source. To learn more about Managed Service for ClickHouse® pricing, see Pricing.

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