Dynata Reporting & Analytics API

Python bindings for the Dynata Reporting & Analytics (MarketSight) API

The MarketSight Client API library provides Python bindings for the Dynata Reporting & Analytics API, providing a Pythonic interface for interacting with the underlying platform's RESTful APIs.

Contents

• Installation
  • Dependencies
• Key MarketSight API Features
• Hello, World and Basic Usage
  • 1. Initialize the Library
  • 2. Authorize Against the API
  • 3. Call the API
• Questions and Issues
• License

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Installation

To install MarketSight API Client, just execute:

$ pip install marketsight

Dependencies

• Validator-Collection v.1.5.0 or higher
• simplejson v.3.0 or higher
• bravado v.10.6.0 or higher
• dpath v.2.0.1 or higher

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Key MarketSight API Features

• Ability to manage your Account settings within the Dynata Reporting & Analytics platform.
• Ability to manage data within the Dynata Reporting & Analytics platform.
• Ability to perform high-end statistical analyses on your data in the Dynata Reporting & Analytics platform.
• Ability to produce interactive visualizations of your data and insights.
• Ability to produce and share interactive dashboards to deliver your insights to downstream users.
• Ability to embed or otherwise integrate the MarketSight platform into your applications.

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Hello, World and Basic Usage

1. Initialize the Library

# Import the MarketSight API Client
import marketsight

# Call the "client" factory function.
api = marketsight.client("https://application.marketsight.com/api/v1/swagger/public.json")

2. Authorize Against the API

# Initialize the MarketSight API Client.
api = marketsight.client("https://application.marketsight.com/api/v1/swagger/public.json")

# Connect your instance to the API and authorize as a partner.
api.connect(
    client_id = "MY CLIENT ID GOES HERE",
    client_secret = "MY CLIENT SECRET GOES HERE"
)

3. Call the API

Execute API calls to perform operations, for example:

# Retrieve an Account
account = api.Accounts.retrieve(account_id = "MY ACCOUNT ID GOES HERE")

# Retrieve a User
user = api.Users.retrieve(user_id = "MY USER ID GOES HERE")

# Retrieve a Dataset's Meta-data
dataset = api.Datasets.retrieve(dataset_id = "MY DATASET ID GOES HERE")

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Questions and Issues

You can ask questions and report issues on the project's Github Issues Page

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License

MarketSight Core is made available under an MIT License.