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Overview

This node integrates with the Matomo API to perform various analytics operations. Specifically, for the 'Referrer' resource and 'Get Number Of Distinct AI Assistants' operation, it fetches the count of distinct AI assistants that have referred traffic to a specified site. This is useful for understanding the impact and reach of AI-driven traffic sources on your website. Practical use cases include monitoring AI assistant referrals to optimize marketing strategies or analyze traffic sources.

Use Case Examples

  1. A marketing analyst wants to track how many unique AI assistants are driving traffic to their website to evaluate the effectiveness of AI-based referral campaigns.
  2. A website owner wants to monitor the diversity of AI assistants referring visitors to their site to better understand emerging traffic channels.

Properties

Name Meaning
Query Parameters Optional parameters to filter or customize the API request, such as site ID, date range, segment filters, etc.

Output

JSON

  • numberOfDistinctAiAssistants - The count of distinct AI assistants referring traffic to the site.

Dependencies

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

Troubleshooting

  • Ensure that the Matomo domain and authentication token are correctly configured; missing these will cause authentication errors.
  • Verify that the 'idSite' parameter is correctly set in query parameters to specify the website for which data is requested.
  • Check network connectivity to the Matomo instance to avoid request failures.
  • If the API returns unexpected data or errors, confirm that the Matomo instance supports the requested API method and that the user has sufficient permissions.

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