Yandex Metrica: direct connection

This tutorial demonstrates how to use Yandex DataLens with Yandex Metrica in direct access mode.

As the data source, use a Yandex Metrica tag you have access to. View the list of available tags here.

If there are no available tags in the list, use the Yandex Metrica demo dashboard.

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

1. Create a workbook.
2. Create a connection and standard dashboard.
3. Edit the standard dashboard.
4. 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.

Create a workbookCreate a workbook

1. Go to the DataLens home page.
2. In the left-hand panel, select Collections and workbooks.
3. In the top-right corner, click Create → Create workbook.
4. Enter a name for the workbook: Metrica Live Demo.
5. Click Create.

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

1. In the top-right corner of the workbook, click Create → Connection.

2. Under Files and services, select the Yandex Metrica connection.

3. Click Get token.

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

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

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

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

7. Click Create connection.

   

   1. Enter the connection name:Demo Connection to Metrica Live.
   2. Click Create.

   When the connection is created, a workbook or folder containing the datasets, charts, and dashboard will open.

   

   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.

Edit the standard dashboardEdit the standard dashboard

You can customize the standard dashboard by deleting, moving, or editing charts.

1. Open Metrica Live Demo Dashboard.

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

3. Delete the Page depth chart. Click in the top-right corner of the chart and select Delete.

   

4. 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:

   

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

6. In the top-right corner of the dashboard, click Save.

Edit the chartEdit 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 page and go back to the dashboard window.

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