A report shows the status of a property as a snapshot. It arrives by email with a link. Anyone can open the link without logging in, as long as it is valid.
Set up recipients #
Recipients are team members of your account. An admin sets them once per property:
Open “Settings” and the “Notifications” tab.
Under “Notification Recipients”, click “Add Recipient” and choose a team member.
Invite people who are not team members yet first, see Manage Team and Roles.
Set Up Weekly Report and Notifications explains recipients and the weekly report.
How to send a report #
Click “Share report” at the top right.
Check under “What the report contains” what the report includes. “Open preview” shows it in advance. The preview is not sent.
Tick the people under “Recipients”.
The link is valid for 30 days.
Add a “Message (optional)” if you like.
Click “Create & Send Report”.
What the report contains #
A TL;DR stands for "Too Long; Didn't Read" and refers to a short summary at the start of a longer text that delivers the key message immediately.Open glossary entry →, the three scores with their change, the trend of the last 30 days, the next three steps, important changes of the last seven days, the topics with their scores and disruptions, if there are any. With “Save as PDF” recipients save the report.
The report shows the status at the time it was sent. For a new status, send a new report.
Tip #
Every team member has full access to the property. If you only want to show the status to an external person, forward them the link from the report email.
Next step #
For automated reporting, use the An application programming interface (API) is an interface through which software systems communicate and exchange data. It defines how requests are made and answered.Open glossary entry → and the Looker Studio connector, see API Access and Looker Studio Connector.