Run a report
Learn how to run a report query against the Analytics API.
IMPORTANT
All data availability constraints apply to making requests to the Analytics API.
The /v2/sites/site_id/analytics/queries/ route allows you to query various data sets relating to the performance of your media items, players, and advertising ad breaks.
Query your data
Use the following steps to query your data:
- In a POST https://api.jwplayer.com/v2/sites/{site_id}/analytics/queries/ call, replace the {site_id} with a valid
site_idvalue. - Add your secret to an Authorization header of your API request to authenticate the request.
- Add your analytics query in the JSON payload of your request.
Example report queries
The following examples illustrate how to construct basic and advanced analytics queries.
TIP
You can also use a query tool to run a report or run a report query with Custom Reports from your JW Player dashboard
Example 1: Total plays for media IDs within a defined time frame
User story: As an editor, I want to identify my top content so that I can create similar content or find patterns of recent content. Additionally, I can use this information to prioritize pieces of media for monetization through ads.
Objective: For a property (key: 1A23bCD4), list the total number of plays for each piece of media within the date range of June 1, 2019 - June 2, 2019. The list should be sorted by the number of plays, in descending order.
Constraint: Non-enterprise license
curl -X POST https://api.jwplayer.com/v2/sites/1A23bCD4/analytics/queries/ \
-H 'Authorization: 123Four56==7123Four56==7' \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-d '{"start_date" : "2019-06-01", "end_date" : "2019-06-02", "dimensions" : ["media_id"], "metrics" : [{"operation": "sum", "field": "plays"}], "sort" : [{"field" : "plays", "order": "DESCENDING"}]}'
{
"page": 0,
"page_length": 10,
"data": {
"rows": [
["EUijQ1Ay", 38009],
["oSRD4xzP", 27287],
["iD7vAER7", 27189]
]
},
"type": "query_results",
"metadata": {
"column_headers": {
"dimensions": [{
"type": "string",
"field": "media_id"
}],
"metrics": [{
"field": "plays",
"units": "integer"
}]
}
}
}
Example 2: Total embeds for the top two countries within a defined time frame
User story: As an editor, I want to know from which countries do viewers watch my videos. An embed gives me insight into viewers who have an intent to watch a video on a particular site. By identifying the total embeds for the top two countries, I can understand which areas globally have users with a high intent to watch my videos.
Objective: For a property (key: 1A23bCD4), list the total number of plays for each country code (for the top two countries) within the date range of June 1, 2019 - June 2, 2019. Filter the date for plays that happened on desktop devices.
Constraint: Non-enterprise license
curl -X POST https://api.jwplayer.com/v2/sites/1A23bCD4/analytics/queries/ \
-H 'Authorization: 123Four56==7123Four56==7' \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-d '{"start_date" : "2019-06-01", "end_date" : "2019-06-02", "dimensions" : ["country_code"], "metrics" : [{"operation": "sum", "field": "plays"}], "filter": [{"field": "device_id", "operator": "=", "value": ["Desktop"]}], "page": 0, "page_length": 2, "sort" : [{"field" : "plays", "order": "DESCENDING"}]}'
{
"type": "query_results",
"page": 0,
"metadata": {
"column_headers": {
"dimensions": [{
"type": "string",
"field": "country_code"
}, {
"type": "string",
"field": "device_id"
}],
"metrics": [{
"units": "integer",
"field": "plays"
}]
}
},
"page_length": 2,
"data": {
"rows": [
["US", "Desktop", 37473],
["GB", "Desktop", 5368]
]
}
}
Example 3: Total plays and embeds by device within a defined time frame
User story: As an editor, I want to know on which devices my users are mostly likely to watch my videos: desktop, mobile, or another device. This query shows me the devices likely to be used and helps me to strategically optimize my video player setup for different devices.
Objective: For a property (key: 1A23bCD4), list the total number of plays and embeds by device within the date range of February 1, 2019 - March 1, 2019. The response should include the title and tag metadata.
Constraint: Enterprise license
curl -X POST https://api.jwplayer.com/v2/sites/1A23bCD4/analytics/queries/ \
-H 'Authorization: 123Four56==7123Four56==7' \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-d '{"start_date" : "2019-02-01", "end_date" : "2019-03-02", "dimensions" : ["device_id"], "include_metadata": 1, "metrics": [{"operation": "sum", "field": "embeds"},{"operation": "sum", "field": "plays"}], "sort" : [{"field" : "embeds", "order": "DESCENDING"}]}'
{
"type": "query_results",
"page": 0,
"includes": [{
"type": "media_id",
"iD7vAER7": {
"tag": ["background", "homepage", "jwplayer", "timelapse"],
"title": "Brooklyn Bridge Time Lapse"
}
}, {
"type": "media_id",
"EUijQ1Ay": {
"tag": ["background", "homepage"],
"title": "Jellyfish"
}
}, {
"type": "media_id",
"oSRD4xzP": {
"tag": ["background", "homepage", "smoke"],
"title": "Whiskey Smoke"
}
}],
"data": {
"rows": [
["EUijQ1Ay", 60053, 526600],
["oSRD4xzP", 53571, 401269],
["iD7vAER7", 52965, 401748]
]
},
"page_length": 10,
"metadata": {
"column_headers": {
"dimensions": [{
"type": "string",
"field": "media_id"
}],
"metrics": [{
"units": "integer",
"field": "embeds"
}, {
"units": "integer",
"field": "plays"
}]
}
}
}
Example 4: Play rates and complete rates of videos with "cat" in the title, viewed in one of three countries, within a defined time frame
User story: As an editor, I want to understand the performance of a recent campaign of “cat” videos. Additionally, when the user had the option to view a cat video, at what rate was the video played and completed. This query helps me to understand my content strategy (whether I should focus on pets) or decide to create different types of content for my users.
Objective: For a property (key: 1A23bCD4), list the play rates and complete rates within the date range of February 15, 2019 - May 15, 2019 of all videos that have "cat" in the title. The response should be filtered for Canada, Ireland, and United Kingdom.
Constraint: Enterprise license
curl -X POST https://api.jwplayer.com/v2/sites/1A23bCD4/analytics/queries/ \
-H 'Authorization: 123Four56==7123Four56==7' \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-d '{"start_date":"2019-02-15","end_date":"2019-05-15","dimensions":["page_domain","media_id"],"metrics":[{"operation":"sum","field":"play_rate"},{"operation":"sum","field":"plays"},{"operation":"sum","field":"complete_rate"}],"filter":[{"field":"country_code","operator":"=","value":["CA"]},{"field":"media_id","operator":"LIKE","value":["Cat"]},{"field":"country_code","operator":"=","value":["IE"]},{"field":"country_code","operator":"=","value":["GB"]}],"include_metadata":1,"page":0,"page_length":10}'
{
"data": {
"rows": [
[
"jwpapp.com",
"UnKVpzaZ",
0.000000,
2,
0.500000
]
]
},
"includes": [
{
"UnKVpzaZ": {
"duration_bucket": "SHORT",
"tags": [
"animals",
"cat"
],
"title": "Happy Cat",
"upload_date": "2018-07-29"
},
"type": "media_id"
}
],
"metadata": {
"column_headers": {
"dimensions": [{
"display": "Domain",
"field": "page_domain",
"type": "string"
}, {
"display": "Media",
"field": "media_id",
"type": "string"
}],
"metrics": [{
"display": "Play Rate",
"field": "play_rate",
"units": "percent"
}, {
"display": "Plays",
"field": "plays",
"units": "integer"
}, {
"display": "Complete Rate",
"field": "complete_rate",
"units": "percent"
}]
},
"end_date": "2019-05-15",
"start_date": "2019-02-15"
},
"page": 0,
"page_length": 10,
"type": "query_results"
}
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