Yandex Metrica: direct connection

One of the Yandex Metrica tags that you have access to will be used as the data source. You can view a list of tags available to you at https://metrika.yandex.com/list.

If no tags are available in your list, gain access to a tag or use the Yandex Metrica demo dashboard. It is automatically created when you create a DataLens instance.

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.
3. Edit the chart.

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.

Step 1. Create a connection and a standard dashboardStep 1. Create a connection and a standard dashboard

1. Go to the DataLens home page.

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

3. Select Metrica.

   

4. Click Get token.

   

   If this is your first connection to a Yandex Metrica tag, grant the necessary permissions to the service.

5. Select the tag from the drop-down list.

   

6. Select the accuracy level from the drop-down list.

   

7. Enable Automatically create a dashboard, charts, and a dataset on the connection.

8. Click Create connection.

   

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

   Note

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

9. Go to Dashboard with Yandex Metrica data.

   

Step 2. Edit the standard dashboardStep 2. Edit the standard dashboard

You can change the standard dashboard however you want. For example, you can delete a chart you no longer need.

1. In the top-right corner of the dashboard, click Edit.

   

2. Delete the Page depth chart. To do this, click in the top-right corner of the chart and select Delete.

   

3. Position the Bounce rate and Time on site charts so that they fill in the empty space left after deleting the chart in the previous step. Drag the chart by clicking it. Resize the chart using the triangle in the bottom-right corner.

   

4. Remove the Percentage of visits by browser and Sessions, views, and users by browser charts.

   

5. In the top-right corner, click Save.

   

Step 3. Edit the chartStep 3. Edit the chart

You can edit any chart on the dashboard. For example, change the visualization type for the Sessions by device type and OS chart from the Technologies section.

1. In the top-right corner of the Session by device type and OS chart, click .

2. Select Edit.

   

3. Select a different chart type: Pie chart.

   

4. In the top-right corner, click Save.

   

5. Close the chart editing tab and go back to the dashboard window.

6. Update the dashboard and make sure that the chart changed in the Technologies section.