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This document provides details about various article metrics for authors. The metrics are categorized based on daily, hourly, monthly, quarterly, and yearly periods.

Parameter Table

The parameter table outlines the key parameters required for querying article metrics data. It specifies the date range, available metrics, and dimensions that can be used to analyze the data.

Name	Description
date_start	string, the beginning of the period you want to get the data for in the format YYYY-MM-DD.
date_end	string, the end of the period you want to get the data for in the format YYYY-MM-DD.
metrics	List of metrics that will be returned in the response. Available metrics are listed below.
dimensions	Array of {type: dimensionType} objects. The data of the metric can be split by a specific dimension.

Authors Metrics

Authors Daily Metrics

This section provides daily metrics for authors, allowing us to analyze how authors' content performs on a daily basis.

Name	Dimensions	Aggregation	Metric Description
authors_daily_page_views	site_id, author, period_date	sum	Total page views by authors for each day.
authors_daily_users	site_id, author, period_date	count	Total count of users (distinct domain_userid) by authors for each day.
authors_daily_attention_time	site_id, author, period_date	sum	Total attention time (engaged_time_in_s) by authors for each day.
authors_daily_total_time_spent	site_id, author, period_date	sum	Total time spent (engaged_time_in_s) by authors for each day.
authors_daily_avg_time_spent	site_id, author, period_date	avg	Average time spent (engaged_time_in_s) per user by authors for each day.
authors_daily_source_dist	site_id, author, period_date, referrer	sum	Source distribution of users by authors for each day.
authors_daily_medium_dist	site_id, author, period_date, referrer	sum	Medium distribution of users by authors for each day.
authors_daily_country_dist	site_id, author, period_date, country	sum	Country distribution of users by authors for each day.
authors_daily_exit_page_dist	site_id, author, period_date, exit_page	sum	Exit page distribution of users by authors for each day.

Authors Hourly Metrics

This section presents hourly metrics for authors, allowing us to observe how article performance varies throughout the day.

Name	Dimensions	Aggregation	Metric Description
authors_hourly_page_views	site_id, author, period_date, period_hour	sum	Total page views by authors for each hour.
authors_hourly_users	site_id, author, period_date, period_hour	count	Total count of users (distinct domain_userid) by authors for each hour.
authors_hourly_attention_time	site_id, author, period_date, period_hour	sum	Total attention time (engaged_time_in_s) by authors for each hour.
authors_hourly_total_time_spent	site_id, author, period_date, period_hour	sum	Total time spent (engaged_time_in_s) by authors for each hour.
authors_hourly_avg_time_spent	site_id, author, period_date, period_hour	avg	Average time spent (engaged_time_in_s) per user by authors for each hour.
authors_hourly_source_dist	site_id, author, period_date, period_hour, referrer	sum	Source distribution of users by authors for each hour.
authors_hourly_medium_dist	site_id, author, period_date, period_hour, referrer	sum	Medium distribution of users by authors for each hour.
authors_hourly_country_dist	site_id, author, period_date, period_hour, country	sum	Country distribution of users by authors for each hour.
authors_hourly_exit_page_dist	site_id, author, period_date, period_hour, exit_page	sum	Exit page distribution of users by authors for each hour.

Authors Monthly Metrics

Monthly metrics provide a broader view of authors' performance over time. We can analyze trends, seasonal variations, and long-term user engagement patterns.

Name	Dimensions	Aggregation	Metric Description
authors_monthly_page_views	site_id, author, period_year, period_month	sum	Total page views by authors for each month.
authors_monthly_users	site_id, author, period_year, period_month	count	Total count of users (distinct domain_userid) by authors for each month.
authors_monthly_attention_time	site_id, author, period_year, period_month	sum	Total attention time (engaged_time_in_s) by authors for each month.
authors_monthly_total_time_spent	site_id, author, period_year, period_month	sum	Total time spent (engaged_time_in_s) by authors for each month.
authors_monthly_avg_time_spent	site_id, author, period_year, period_month	avg	Average time spent (engaged_time_in_s) per user by authors for each month.
authors_monthly_source_dist	site_id, author, period_year, period_month, referrer	sum	Source distribution of users by authors for each month.
authors_monthly_medium_dist	site_id, author, period_year, period_month, referrer	sum	Medium distribution of users by authors for each month.
authors_monthly_country_dist	site_id, author, period_year, period_month, country	sum	Country distribution of users by authors for each month.
authors_monthly_exit_page_dist	site_id, author, period_year, period_month, exit_page	sum	Exit page distribution of users by authors for each month.

Authors Quarterly Metrics

This section provides quarterly metrics, enabling us to analyze authors' performance on a broader scale, capturing trends and long-term user engagement patterns.

Name	Dimensions	Aggregation	Metric Description
authors_quarterly_page_views	site_id, author, period_year, period_quarter	sum	Total page views by authors for each quarter.
authors_quarterly_users	site_id, author, period_year, period_quarter	count	Total count of users (distinct domain_userid) by authors for each quarter.
authors_quarterly_attention_time	site_id, author, period_year, period_quarter	sum	Total attention time (engaged_time_in_s) by authors for each quarter.
authors_quarterly_total_time_spent	site_id, author, period_year, period_quarter	sum	Total time spent (engaged_time_in_s) by authors for each quarter.
authors_quarterly_avg_time_spent	site_id, author, period_year, period_quarter	avg	Average time spent (engaged_time_in_s) per user by authors for each quarter.
authors_quarterly_source_dist	site_id, author, period_year, period_quarter, referrer	sum	Source distribution of users by authors for each quarter.
authors_quarterly_medium_dist	site_id, author, period_year, period_quarter, referrer	sum	Medium distribution of users by authors for each quarter.
authors_quarterly_country_dist	site_id, author, period_year, period_quarter, country	sum	Country distribution of users by authors for each quarter.
authors_quarterly_exit_page_dist	site_id, author, period_year, period_quarter, exit_page	sum	Exit page distribution of users by authors for each quarter.

Authors Yearly Metrics

Yearly metrics provide a high-level overview of authors' performance across each year. This enables us to identify long-term trends and changes in user engagement.

Name	Dimensions	Aggregation	Metric Description
authors_yearly_page_views	site_id, author, period_year	sum	Total page views by authors for each year.
authors_yearly_users	site_id, author, period_year	count	Total count of users by authors for each year.
authors_yearly_attention_time	site_id, author, period_year	sum	Total attention time by authors for each year.
authors_yearly_total_time_spent	site_id, author, period_year	sum	Total time spent by authors for each year.
authors_yearly_avg_time_spent	site_id, author, period_year	avg	Average time spent per user by authors for each year.
authors_yearly_source_dist	site_id, author, period_year, referrer	sum	Source distribution of users by authors for each year.
authors_yearly_medium_dist	site_id, author, period_year, referrer	sum	Medium distribution of users by authors for each year.
authors_yearly_country_dist	site_id, author, period_year, country	sum	Country distribution of users by authors for each year.
authors_yearly_exit_page_dist	site_id, author, period_year, exit_page	sum	Exit page distribution of users by authors for each year.