Get metadata

GET https://datafa.st/api/v1/analytics/metadata

Return website configuration metadata — domain, timezone, currency, KPI goal, and branding — for building custom dashboards or apps on top of the API. See apps built on the API for examples.

This endpoint has no date range or filters. It always reflects current website settings.

Related: Apps built on the API

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Request

Query parameters

websiteId

string

Required with a dft_ account token on Website API routes. Omit with a df_ website key. Example: ?websiteId=665f0b3c4d2e1a0012345678.

fields

string

Metadata fields to return. Values: domain, timezone, name, logo, kpiColorScheme, kpi, currency. Returns all when omitted. Example: fields=domain,timezone,currency.

Response

Returns a JSON object with status: "success" and endpoint-specific fields in data (and pagination when the endpoint is paginated).

Response fields

data[].domain

string

Tracked website domain.

data[].timezone

string

Timezone used to interpret dates and group analytics buckets. Defaults to the website timezone. Default timezone used for dashboard periods and API aggregation.

data[].name

string

Human-readable name for the resource or event. The exact meaning depends on the endpoint. Website display name configured in DataFast, or an empty string when unset.

data[].logo

string|null

Logo URL when configured.

data[].kpiColorScheme

string

Color scheme used for the KPI card in the dashboard.

data[].kpi

string|null

Goal or metric configured as the website KPI.

data[].currency

string

Currency code for money values, such as USD or EUR.

Authentication

df_ website API key: The website is inferred from the key. You do not need a websiteId query parameter.
dft_ account token: Requires analytics:read permission and ?websiteId= on every request. The token must be allowed to access that website.

Read authentication and scopes for token creation, permission lists, and scoped tokens.

Errors

400 — Invalid fields value.

404 — Website not found.

See API errors for the standard error envelope, auth failures, validation errors, permission errors, and rate limits.

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{ "status": "success", "data": [{ "domain": "example.com", "timezone": "America/New_York", "name": "Example", "logo": null, "kpiColorScheme": "orange", "kpi": "signup", "currency": "USD" }] }