Salesforce Reports and Dashboards REST API Developer Guide

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Analytics Download

Download a .png image of a CRM Analytics dashboard or lens, or Lightning Experience dashboard or report. Download a .pdf file of a CRM Analytics dashboard or lens. Request downloads via browser calls.

Syntax

URI
domain/analytics/download/assetType/assetId.downloadType

To request a download, enter the URI in a browser address bar.

We don't support the use of this API from Apex.

Note

Formats
.png or .pdf
Parameters
Parameter Description
assetType Required. Specifies what type of Analytics asset to download. Valid values are:
  • dashboard
  • lens
  • lightning-dashboard
  • report
assetId

Required. Specifies the Analytics asset id to download.
downloadType Required. Specifies what file type to download the Analytics asset as. Valid values are:
  • png
  • pdf

For Lightning Experience reports, the request works only with png and only if the report has a chart. If you use pdf or if the report doesn’t have a chart, the request returns an error.

Note

Response Body

The response body is binary data of the .png or .pdf representation of the Analytics asset.

For limits on columns and pages in .pdf files, see Analytics Download Limits.

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