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Overview

This node integrates with the Matomo API to perform various operations related to the 'Custom Report' resource, specifically the 'Get Available Categories' operation among others. It allows users to query Matomo for analytics data, manage custom reports, and retrieve available categories, dimensions, metrics, and report types. This node is useful for automating data retrieval and management tasks in Matomo, such as fetching available report categories for custom reports, which can help in building tailored analytics dashboards or reports.

Use Case Examples

  1. Fetch all available categories for custom reports to understand the types of reports that can be generated.
  2. Retrieve configured custom reports for a site to analyze existing report setups.
  3. Get available metrics and dimensions to customize new reports based on specific data points.

Properties

Name Meaning
Query Parameters A collection of optional parameters to filter or specify the API request details for the custom report operations, such as filtering by category ID, date, site ID, or other Matomo-specific parameters.
Request Body JSON object for POST operations to send data to Matomo API, used in operations that modify or add data.

Output

JSON

  • json - The JSON response from the Matomo API containing data such as available categories, report details, or other requested analytics information.

Dependencies

  • Matomo API credentials (domain and auth token) are required for authentication.

Troubleshooting

  • Ensure that the Matomo API credentials (domain and auth token) are correctly configured; missing credentials will cause errors.
  • Verify that the selected resource and operation are supported and correctly spelled; unknown resources or operations will throw errors.
  • Check the query parameters for correctness and compatibility with the Matomo API; invalid parameters may result in API errors.
  • If the API response is empty or unexpected, verify the Matomo server availability and network connectivity.

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