Analytics REST API

Access Salesforce reports, dashboards, and analytics data programmatically. Enables embedding analytics into custom applications and automating report generation.

OpenAPI Specification

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openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: Salesforce Sales Cloud Salesforce Analytics REST API
  description: >-
    Access Salesforce reports, dashboards, and analytics data
    programmatically. Enables embedding analytics into custom applications,
    automating report generation, running reports synchronously or
    asynchronously, and managing dashboard components and filters.
  version: 59.0.0
  termsOfService: https://www.salesforce.com/company/legal/agreements/
  contact:
    name: Salesforce Developer Support
    url: https://developer.salesforce.com/
  license:
    name: Salesforce Master Subscription Agreement
    url: https://www.salesforce.com/company/legal/agreements/
externalDocs:
  description: Salesforce Reports and Dashboards REST API Developer Guide
  url: https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.api_analytics.meta/api_analytics/sforce_analytics_rest_api_intro.htm
servers:
  - url: https://{instance}.salesforce.com/services/data/v59.0/analytics
    description: Salesforce Production or Developer Edition
    variables:
      instance:
        default: yourInstance
        description: Your Salesforce instance identifier
security:
  - oauth2: []
  - bearerAuth: []
tags:
  - name: Dashboards
    description: Operations for listing, describing, and refreshing dashboards
  - name: Report Instances
    description: Asynchronous report execution and results retrieval
  - name: Report Types
    description: Report type metadata and discovery
  - name: Reports
    description: Operations for listing, describing, and running reports
paths:
  /reports:
    get:
      operationId: listReports
      summary: Salesforce Sales Cloud List reports
      description: >-
        Returns a list of recently used reports. Each report in the list
        includes the report ID, name, URL, and description.
      tags:
        - Reports
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successfully retrieved list of reports
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: array
                items:
                  $ref: '#/components/schemas/ReportListItem'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
  /reports/{reportId}:
    get:
      operationId: getReport
      summary: Salesforce Sales Cloud Get report metadata
      description: >-
        Retrieves report metadata, including report type, format, groupings,
        filters, and summary fields for the specified report.
      tags:
        - Reports
      parameters:
        - $ref: '#/components/parameters/reportId'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successfully retrieved report metadata
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ReportMetadata'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
    patch:
      operationId: updateReport
      summary: Salesforce Sales Cloud Update a report
      description: >-
        Updates report metadata including filters, groupings, and other
        settings. Only report properties included in the request body are
        updated.
      tags:
        - Reports
      parameters:
        - $ref: '#/components/parameters/reportId'
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              properties:
                reportMetadata:
                  type: object
                  additionalProperties: true
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Report updated successfully
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ReportMetadata'
        '400':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/BadRequest'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
    delete:
      operationId: deleteReport
      summary: Salesforce Sales Cloud Delete a report
      description: >-
        Deletes the specified report. The report must not be currently in use
        by a dashboard component.
      tags:
        - Reports
      parameters:
        - $ref: '#/components/parameters/reportId'
      responses:
        '204':
          description: Report deleted successfully
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
  /reports/{reportId}/describe:
    get:
      operationId: describeReport
      summary: Salesforce Sales Cloud Describe a report
      description: >-
        Retrieves detailed metadata about a report including the report type
        metadata, grouping column information, summary field information,
        and extended metadata. This information can be used to build dynamic
        report filter UIs.
      tags:
        - Reports
      parameters:
        - $ref: '#/components/parameters/reportId'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successfully retrieved report description
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  reportExtendedMetadata:
                    type: object
                  reportMetadata:
                    type: object
                  reportTypeMetadata:
                    type: object
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
  /reports/{reportId}?includeDetails=true:
    post:
      operationId: executeReportSync
      summary: Salesforce Sales Cloud Run a report synchronously
      description: >-
        Runs a report synchronously and returns the report results. Optionally
        apply dynamic filters, aggregates, and groupings. Use includeDetails
        query parameter to include detail rows.
      tags:
        - Reports
      parameters:
        - $ref: '#/components/parameters/reportId'
      requestBody:
        required: false
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              properties:
                reportMetadata:
                  type: object
                  description: Override report metadata for this execution
                  properties:
                    reportFilters:
                      type: array
                      items:
                        $ref: '#/components/schemas/ReportFilter'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Report executed successfully
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ReportResults'
        '400':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/BadRequest'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
  /reports/{reportId}/instances:
    get:
      operationId: listReportInstances
      summary: Salesforce Sales Cloud List report instances
      description: >-
        Returns a list of instances for the specified report that have been
        run asynchronously. Each instance includes the status and completion
        date.
      tags:
        - Report Instances
      parameters:
        - $ref: '#/components/parameters/reportId'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successfully retrieved report instances
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: array
                items:
                  $ref: '#/components/schemas/ReportInstance'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
    post:
      operationId: executeReportAsync
      summary: Salesforce Sales Cloud Run a report asynchronously
      description: >-
        Runs a report asynchronously. Returns the report instance ID which
        can be used to retrieve the results when the report has finished
        running.
      tags:
        - Report Instances
      parameters:
        - $ref: '#/components/parameters/reportId'
      requestBody:
        required: false
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              properties:
                reportMetadata:
                  type: object
                  description: Override report metadata for this execution
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Report execution started
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ReportInstance'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
  /reports/{reportId}/instances/{instanceId}:
    get:
      operationId: getReportInstanceResults
      summary: Salesforce Sales Cloud Get report instance results
      description: >-
        Retrieves the results of an asynchronous report run using the
        instance ID. If the report is still running, the status is returned
        instead of results.
      tags:
        - Report Instances
      parameters:
        - $ref: '#/components/parameters/reportId'
        - name: instanceId
          in: path
          required: true
          description: The ID of the report instance
          schema:
            type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successfully retrieved report instance results
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ReportResults'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
  /reportTypes:
    get:
      operationId: listReportTypes
      summary: Salesforce Sales Cloud List available report types
      description: >-
        Returns a list of report types available in the org. Each report type
        includes its label and API name.
      tags:
        - Report Types
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successfully retrieved report types
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: array
                items:
                  type: object
                  properties:
                    label:
                      type: string
                    type:
                      type: string
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
  /reportTypes/{reportType}:
    get:
      operationId: describeReportType
      summary: Salesforce Sales Cloud Describe a report type
      description: >-
        Returns metadata about the specified report type including available
        fields, groupable fields, and filterable fields.
      tags:
        - Report Types
      parameters:
        - name: reportType
          in: path
          required: true
          description: The API name of the report type
          schema:
            type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successfully retrieved report type description
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
  /dashboards:
    get:
      operationId: listDashboards
      summary: Salesforce Sales Cloud List dashboards
      description: >-
        Returns a list of recently used dashboards. Each dashboard in the list
        includes the dashboard ID, name, URL, and folder information.
      tags:
        - Dashboards
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successfully retrieved list of dashboards
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  dashboards:
                    type: array
                    items:
                      $ref: '#/components/schemas/DashboardListItem'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
  /dashboards/{dashboardId}:
    get:
      operationId: getDashboard
      summary: Salesforce Sales Cloud Get dashboard metadata and results
      description: >-
        Returns the metadata and cached results for the specified dashboard,
        including component data, status, and filter information.
      tags:
        - Dashboards
      parameters:
        - $ref: '#/components/parameters/dashboardId'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successfully retrieved dashboard
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Dashboard'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
    put:
      operationId: refreshDashboard
      summary: Salesforce Sales Cloud Refresh a dashboard
      description: >-
        Refreshes the specified dashboard by re-running all component reports.
        Dashboard refresh requests are limited to 200 per hour.
      tags:
        - Dashboards
      parameters:
        - $ref: '#/components/parameters/dashboardId'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Dashboard refreshed successfully
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Dashboard'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
    delete:
      operationId: deleteDashboard
      summary: Salesforce Sales Cloud Delete a dashboard
      description: >-
        Deletes the specified dashboard.
      tags:
        - Dashboards
      parameters:
        - $ref: '#/components/parameters/dashboardId'
      responses:
        '204':
          description: Dashboard deleted successfully
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
  /dashboards/{dashboardId}/status:
    get:
      operationId: getDashboardStatus
      summary: Salesforce Sales Cloud Get dashboard refresh status
      description: >-
        Returns the status of the most recent refresh for the specified
        dashboard, including component-level status information.
      tags:
        - Dashboards
      parameters:
        - $ref: '#/components/parameters/dashboardId'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successfully retrieved dashboard status
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  componentStatus:
                    type: array
                    items:
                      type: object
                      properties:
                        componentId:
                          type: string
                        refreshDate:
                          type: string
                          format: date-time
                        refreshStatus:
                          type: string
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
components:
  securitySchemes:
    oauth2:
      type: oauth2
      description: Salesforce OAuth 2.0 authentication
      flows:
        authorizationCode:
          authorizationUrl: https://login.salesforce.com/services/oauth2/authorize
          tokenUrl: https://login.salesforce.com/services/oauth2/token
          scopes:
            api: Access and manage your Salesforce data
    bearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      bearerFormat: OAuth 2.0 Access Token
  parameters:
    reportId:
      name: reportId
      in: path
      required: true
      description: The 15 or 18 character Salesforce report ID
      schema:
        type: string
    dashboardId:
      name: dashboardId
      in: path
      required: true
      description: The 15 or 18 character Salesforce dashboard ID
      schema:
        type: string
  schemas:
    ReportListItem:
      type: object
      description: Summary information about a report
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
        name:
          type: string
        url:
          type: string
        describeUrl:
          type: string
        instancesUrl:
          type: string
    ReportMetadata:
      type: object
      description: Metadata describing a report configuration
      properties:
        aggregates:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
        chart:
          type: object
          nullable: true
        crossFilters:
          type: array
          items:
            type: object
        currency:
          type: string
          nullable: true
        description:
          type: string
          nullable: true
        detailColumns:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
        developerName:
          type: string
        division:
          type: string
          nullable: true
        folderId:
          type: string
        groupingsAcross:
          type: array
          items:
            type: object
            properties:
              dateGranularity:
                type: string
              name:
                type: string
              sortAggregate:
                type: string
                nullable: true
              sortOrder:
                type: string
        groupingsDown:
          type: array
          items:
            type: object
            properties:
              dateGranularity:
                type: string
              name:
                type: string
              sortAggregate:
                type: string
                nullable: true
              sortOrder:
                type: string
        hasDetailRows:
          type: boolean
        hasRecordCount:
          type: boolean
        historicalSnapshotDates:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
        id:
          type: string
        name:
          type: string
        reportBooleanFilter:
          type: string
          nullable: true
        reportFilters:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ReportFilter'
        reportFormat:
          type: string
          enum:
            - TABULAR
            - SUMMARY
            - MATRIX
            - MULTI_BLOCK
        reportType:
          type: object
          properties:
            label:
              type: string
            type:
              type: string
        scope:
          type: string
        sortBy:
          type: array
          items:
            type: object
        standardDateFilter:
          type: object
          properties:
            column:
              type: string
            durationValue:
              type: string
            endDate:
              type: string
              nullable: true
            startDate:
              type: string
              nullable: true
    ReportFilter:
      type: object
      description: A filter applied to a report
      properties:
        column:
          type: string
        filterType:
          type: string
        isRunPageEditable:
          type: boolean
        operator:
          type: string
          enum:
            - equals
            - notEqual
            - lessThan
            - greaterThan
            - lessOrEqual
            - greaterOrEqual
            - contains
            - notContain
            - startsWith
            - includes
            - excludes
        value:
          type: string
    ReportResults:
      type: object
      description: Results from running a report
      properties:
        allData:
          type: boolean
        factMap:
          type: object
          additionalProperties:
            type: object
            properties:
              aggregates:
                type: array
                items:
                  type: object
                  properties:
                    label:
                      type: string
                    value:
                      nullable: true
              rows:
                type: array
                items:
                  type: object
                  properties:
                    dataCells:
                      type: array
                      items:
                        type: object
                        properties:
                          label:
                            type: string
                          value:
                            nullable: true
        groupingsAcross:
          type: object
        groupingsDown:
          type: object
        hasDetailRows:
          type: boolean
        reportExtendedMetadata:
          type: object
        reportMetadata:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/ReportMetadata'
    ReportInstance:
      type: object
      description: Information about an asynchronous report execution instance
      properties:
        completionDate:
          type: string
          format: date-time
          nullable: true
        id:
          type: string
        ownerId:
          type: string
        requestDate:
          type: string
          format: date-time
        status:
          type: string
          enum:
            - New
            - Success
            - Running
            - Error
        url:
          type: string
    DashboardListItem:
      type: object
      description: Summary information about a dashboard
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
        name:
          type: string
        statusUrl:
          type: string
        url:
          type: string
        folderId:
          type: string
        folderName:
          type: string
    Dashboard:
      type: object
      description: Full dashboard representation with components and data
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
        name:
          type: string
        description:
          type: string
          nullable: true
        folderId:
          type: string
        folderName:
          type: string
        runningUser:
          type: object
          properties:
            displayName:
              type: string
            id:
              type: string
        components:
          type: array
          items:
            type: object
            properties:
              componentData:
                type: object
              footer:
                type: string
                nullable: true
              header:
                type: string
                nullable: true
              id:
                type: string
              reportId:
                type: string
              type:
                type: string
    ApiError:
      type: object
      properties:
        errorCode:
          type: string
        message:
          type: string
    ErrorResponse:
      type: array
      items:
        $ref: '#/components/schemas/ApiError'
  responses:
    BadRequest:
      description: Invalid request
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
    Unauthorized:
      description: Authentication failed
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
    NotFound:
      description: Resource not found
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'