Access filters for tag data

With access filters, you can choose which data on site sessions will be accessible to a Yandex Metrica user. For example, you can filter traffic from a specific ad campaign or location, granting access solely to this traffic.

If a user has access to a tag with an access filter, only the information that matches the filter criteria will be available to them in all reports. No other data will be displayed.

Note. You can only create a single tag access filter in Yandex Metrica. To create more filters, upgrade to Yandex Metrica Pro.

Restrictions for access filters

  • Access filters are only used in reports that include session data.
  • A user with an access filter doesn't have access to reports without any session data (for instance, “Users and customers”, “User parameters”, “Popular”, certain E-commerce reports, and Session Replay reports).
  • Access filters can be applied in the Yandex Metrica interface and the API.
  • A user with an access filter cannot export data via the Logs API.
  • A user can have access to a tag with only a single applicable access filter or without a filter.
  • An access filter can only be applied for the Analytics and View roles.
  • Users with an access filter don't receive weekly data reports.
  • Users with an access filter receive scheduled reports based on their filter criteria.

Managing access filters

Creating an access filter

  1. Open any report that includes session data, such as Sources, summary.
  2. Select the reporting period.
  3. In the report, set filters under the of sessions in which and for people with condition groups.
  4. Select Segment → Save as access filter.
  5. In the window that opened, enter a name for the filter and click Save.

Once the filter is created, it will appear in the Access filters list under Settings → Access.

In the Access filter tab, you'll be able to perform the following actions with the report:

  • To create a similar access filter, click Save as access filter.
  • To change the filter's name, click Rename.
Note. You can create two identical access filters with different names.

Deleting an access filter

  1. Go to Settings → Access.
  2. In the Access filters section, select the required filter and click .
  3. Confirm the deletion.
Note. Once the filter is deleted, all users with this filter will lose access to the tag.

Viewing access filter conditions

Users with any role can view the list of existing filters in any report and see how they are applied to reports.

Note. If a user views filters in reports that don't include any information about sessions, data satisfying the filter criteria won't be displayed.

Click Segment → Saved access filters and select a filter you want to view.

Filters stack: If you've set up an access filter for a user, and that user then views a filter, both filters will apply to the report they're viewing.

If the user removes their filter's conditions, they'll see data with the access filter still applied.

Managing access

Granting access to a tag with an access filter

  1. Go to Settings → Access.
  2. Under Individual access, click Add user.
  3. In the Permissions field, select View or Analytics.
  4. In the Access filters field, select the required filter.

Revoking access to a tag with an access filter

  1. Go to Settings → Access.
  2. In the Individual access section, select a username and click .
Note. The filter is not deleted, even if all users with access have been removed.

Changing access rights

Attention. When you add a filter for a user who already has one, the filters stack.
  1. Go to Settings → Access.
  2. In the Individual access section, select a username and click .
  3. In the window that opens, select another access filter or access without a filter.

To learn more about access to Yandex Metrica tags, see Tag access.