This guide contains all permissions and requirements for connecting your Adobe Analytics and Adobe Analytics 2.0 data to Supermetrics.
You can connect to data sources from the Data sources page on the Supermetrics Hub. On the Hub, you can also share an authentication link to connect to a data source you don't have direct access to.
After you connect to the data source on the Hub, you can use the data source connection in all available destinations.
Required permissions
There are two ways to authenticate Adobe Analytics and Adobe Analytics 2.0:
- Connect with OAuth Server-to-Server (recommended)
- Connect with OAuth
These authentication methods both work differently and have different advantages.
Authentication method | Details |
OAuth Server-to-Server |
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OAuth |
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To connect Supermetrics to Adobe Analytics or Adobe Analytics 2.0 with OAuth Server-to-Server you need:
- A System Administrator or Developer user role in your Adobe account organization.
- It also requires explicit access granted to see the report suites, reports, segments, and custom fields. Visit Adobe’s help center to learn how to change user roles.
When you're ready, follow our detailed guide to create the credentials and connect your Adobe Analytics account to Supermetrics.
To connect Supermetrics Adobe Analytics or Adobe Analytics 2.0 with OAuth, you need:
- An Adobe ID linked to Experience Cloud with Web Service Access enabled
- The linked ID needs access to the report suites, reports, segments, and custom fields you want to use in your reporting. Visit Adobe’s help center to learn about granting and changing account permissions.
Connection instructions
When connecting to Adobe Analytics and Adobe Analytics 2.0, you need to select an authentication method and enter your credentials.
- Select the Adobe Analytics and Adobe Analytics 2.0 data source on the Supermetrics Hub or in the data destination.
- If prompted, choose to make this connection shared or private.
- Select an authentication method and enter your credentials.
- For OAuth, click Start and use your email address and password to log in to Adobe.
- For OAuth Server-to-Server, enter the client ID, client secret, and credential name, and click Start.
- In your data destination, select the accounts and segments to use in your report.
See detailed instructions on how to connect to a data source from the Supermetrics Hub.
You can also connect to Adobe Analytics and Adobe Analytics 2.0 from these destinations:
- Google Sheets: How to log in to a Supermetrics data source in Google Sheets
- Looker Studio: How to connect data sources to Looker Studio
- Excel: How to connect data sources to Excel with Supermetrics
- Power BI: How to create your first Supermetrics query for Power BI (only Adobe Analytics 2.0)
- The Supermetrics API: How to use the Query Manager (only Adobe Analytics 2.0)
- Data warehouse and cloud storage (Hub): How to create a transfer
- BigQuery (marketplace): How to create a BigQuery (marketplace) transfer
More resources
- How to share calculated metrics and segments in Adobe Analytics reports
- How to reauthenticate a data source in Google Sheets, Looker Studio, Excel, or Power BI
- How to reauthenticate a data source in data warehouse, API, or cloud storage platform
- How to manage data source connections on the Supermetrics Hub