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Overview

This node integrates with the Matomo API to retrieve or manipulate data related to various Matomo resources. Specifically, for the Referrer resource with the Get Referrer operation, it fetches referrer data such as websites, search engines, and campaigns referring traffic to a site over a specified period. This is useful for analyzing traffic sources and understanding where visitors come from.

Use Case Examples

  1. Fetch referrer data for a website to analyze traffic sources.
  2. Retrieve campaign referrer information to evaluate marketing effectiveness.

Properties

Name Meaning
Query Parameters A collection of optional parameters to filter or specify the details of the referrer data request, such as site ID, period, date, and other Matomo API parameters.

Output

JSON

  • json - The JSON response from the Matomo API containing referrer data based on the query parameters.

Dependencies

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

Troubleshooting

  • Ensure that the Matomo domain URL and authentication token are correctly provided in the credentials; missing these will cause an error.
  • Verify that the query parameters are correctly formatted and valid for the Matomo API method being called.
  • Check network connectivity to the Matomo instance to avoid request failures.
  • If the API returns an error, review the error message for details on invalid parameters or permissions issues.

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