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Overview

This node integrates with the Matomo API to perform various analytics operations based on the selected resource and operation. Specifically, for the 'Insight' resource and 'Get Insights Overview' operation, it fetches an overview of insights for a specified site and period, allowing users to gain summarized analytics insights. This node is useful for users who want to automate the retrieval of analytics data from Matomo, such as insights overview, to monitor website performance or user behavior.

Use Case Examples

  1. A marketing analyst automates the retrieval of insights overview data for multiple websites to track key performance indicators over time.
  2. A data engineer integrates Matomo insights into a dashboard by fetching insights overview data programmatically for real-time analytics.

Properties

Name Meaning
Query Parameters A collection of optional parameters to customize the API request, such as filtering by date, site ID, segment, and other analytics-specific options.

Output

JSON

  • json - The JSON response from the Matomo API containing the insights overview data for the specified site and period.

Dependencies

  • Requires Matomo API credentials including domain URL and authentication token.

Troubleshooting

  • Ensure that the Matomo domain URL and authentication token are correctly configured in the node credentials; missing or incorrect credentials will cause authentication errors.
  • Verify that the selected resource and operation are supported and correctly spelled; unsupported combinations will result in errors.
  • Check the query parameters for correctness and compatibility with the Matomo API; invalid parameters may cause the API to return errors or empty results.
  • If the API response is empty or unexpected, verify the site ID and date range parameters to ensure data exists for the requested period.

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