Search Tracker Metrics | Yext Hitchhikers Platform
Overview
Search Tracker metrics recognize four different search result types that are commonly shown on search engine results pages. Metrics are also grouped into categories based on how search results are analyzed.
Search Result Types
- Knowledge Card: A separate panel with featured information about a search
- Local Pack: A panel of local business listings that appears in response to search queries, based on the browser location of the user
- Organic Results: Standard blue-link results, not including ads
- Ads: Promoted blue-link results that are surfaced at the top of the SERP
Result types are taken into account when calculating Share of Intelligent Search. See Share of Intelligent Search for more on how Share of Intelligent Search metrics are calculated.
Metric Categories
Category | Metrics | Description |
---|---|---|
Existed | Indicates whether a particular result type existed in the search results. Use these metrics to see how often a Local Pack or Knowledge Card was returned in a search. | |
Presence | Represents the percentage of times your location was found in a particular result type, when that result type existed in search results. | |
Average Position | Indicates the position of the first match of your location on the SERP or within a particular result type. | |
Share of Search | Calculates a percentage representing the likelihood your location will be clicked on a SERP, based on position and result type. |
Ad Matches
Description: The total number of ads matched to the location or one of its competitors.
The Ad Matches and Ad Presence metrics include ads for your locations and competitors. To view data for just your own ads, or to filter to a specific competitor use these metrics with the Competitor dimension and/or filter in Report Builder.
Request ID: IST_AD_MATCHES
Response ID: Ad Matches
Data Type: Integer
Example Response Value 1
Example Response {"Ad Matches": 1, "day": "2017-03-03"}
Compatible Dimensions
WEEK_NUMBER
WEEKS
ACCOUNT_IDS
FOLDER_NAMES
LOCATION_NAMES
MONTHS_RETAIL
Ad Presence
Description: The percentage of searches in which at least one ad appeared for the location or one of its competitors.
The Ad Matches and Ad Presence metrics include ads for your locations and competitors. To view data for just your own ads, or to filter to a specific competitor use these metrics with the Competitor dimension and/or filter in Report Builder.
Request ID: IST_AD_PRESENCE
Response ID: Ad Presence
Data Type: Float
Example Response Value 100
Example Response {"Ad Presence": 100.0, "day": "2017-03-03"}
Compatible Dimensions
WEEK_NUMBER
WEEKS
ACCOUNT_IDS
FOLDER_NAMES
LOCATION_NAMES
MONTHS_RETAIL
Average First Local Pack Match Position
Description: The average position of the first match in the local pack in the search engine results page if one exists.
Request ID: IST_AVERAGE_FIRST_LOCAL_PACK_MATCH_POSITION
Response ID: Average First Local Pack Match Position
Data Type: Float
Example Response Value 0
Example Response {"day": "2017-03-07", "Average First Local Pack Match Position": 0.0}
Compatible Dimensions
WEEK_NUMBER
WEEKS
ACCOUNT_IDS
FOLDER_NAMES
LOCATION_NAMES
MONTHS_RETAIL
Average First Match Position
Description: The average position of the first match in either the local pack or organic results in the search engine results page if one exists.
Request ID: IST_AVERAGE_FIRST_MATCH_POSITION
Response ID: Average First Match Position
Data Type: Float
Example Response Value 0
Example Response {"Average First Match Position": 0.0, "day": "2017-03-07"}
Compatible Dimensions
WEEK_NUMBER
WEEKS
ACCOUNT_IDS
FOLDER_NAMES
LOCATION_NAMES
MONTHS_RETAIL
Average First Organic Match Position
Description: The average position of the first match in the organic results in the search engine results page if one exists.
Request ID: IST_AVERAGE_FIRST_ORGANIC_MATCH_POSITION
Response ID: Average First Organic Match Position
Data Type: Float
Example Response Value 2.6
Example Response {"day": "2017-03-07", "Average First Organic Match Position": 2.6}
Compatible Dimensions
WEEK_NUMBER
WEEKS
ACCOUNT_IDS
FOLDER_NAMES
LOCATION_NAMES
MONTHS_RETAIL
Average Local Pack Number of Results
Description: The average number of results in the local pack when it appears in a search engine results page.
Request ID: IST_AVERAGE_LOCAL_PACK_NUMBER_OF_RESULTS
Response ID: Average Local Pack Number of Results
Data Type: Float
Example Response Value 3.71
Example Response {"Average Local Pack Number of Results": 3.71, "day": "2017-03-07"}
Compatible Dimensions
WEEK_NUMBER
WEEKS
ACCOUNT_IDS
FOLDER_NAMES
LOCATION_NAMES
MONTHS_RETAIL
Average Local Pack Position
Description: The average position of the local pack when it appears in a search engine results page.
Request ID: IST_AVERAGE_LOCAL_PACK_POSITION
Response ID: Average Local Pack Position
Data Type: Float
Example Response Value 1.28
Example Response {"Average Local Pack Position": 1.28, "day": "2017-03-07"}
Compatible Dimensions
WEEK_NUMBER
WEEKS
ACCOUNT_IDS
FOLDER_NAMES
LOCATION_NAMES
MONTHS_RETAIL
Event Matches per Search
Description: Matches per Search for Events.
Request ID: ST_EVENT_MATCHES_PER_SEARCH
Response ID: Event Matches per Search
Data Type: Float
Example Response Value 0.5
Example Response {"day": "2018-05-15", "Event Matches per Search": 0.5}
Compatible Dimensions
WEEK_NUMBER
WEEKS
ACCOUNT_IDS
FOLDER_NAMES
LOCATION_NAMES
MONTHS_RETAIL
Event Rich Snippet Presence
Description: The percentage of time your event appeared in an event rich result when one was shown.
Request ID: ST_EVENT_RICH_RESULT_PRESENCE
Response ID: Event Rich Snippet Presence
Data Type: Float
Example Response Value 0
Example Response {"Event Rich Snippet Presence": 0.0, "day": "2018-05-15"}
Compatible Dimensions
WEEK_NUMBER
WEEKS
ACCOUNT_IDS
FOLDER_NAMES
LOCATION_NAMES
MONTHS_RETAIL
Event Share of Intelligent Search
Description: Share of Intelligent Search for your Events. This is an estimate of the percentage of times a user will choose your event from the search results page. See Share of Intelligent Search for more on how Share of Intelligent Search metrics are calculated.
Request ID: ST_EVENT_SHARE_OF_INTELLIGENT_SEARCH
Response ID: Event Share of Intelligent Search
Data Type: Float
Example Response Value 18.81
Example Response {"day": "2018-05-15", "Event Share of Intelligent Search": 18.81}
Compatible Dimensions
WEEK_NUMBER
WEEKS
ACCOUNT_IDS
FOLDER_NAMES
LOCATION_NAMES
MONTHS_RETAIL
Knowledge Card Existed
Description: The percentage of times a knowledge card showed up in search results.
Request ID: IST_KNOWLEDGE_CARD_EXISTED
Response ID: Knowledge Card Existed
Data Type: Integer
Example Response Value 10
Example Response {"day": "2017-03-07", "Knowledge Card Existed": 10}
Compatible Dimensions
WEEK_NUMBER
WEEKS
ACCOUNT_IDS
FOLDER_NAMES
LOCATION_NAMES
MONTHS_RETAIL
Local Pack Existed
Description: The percentage of times a local pack showed up in search results.
Request ID: IST_LOCAL_PACK_EXISTED
Response ID: Local Pack Existed
Data Type: Integer
Example Response Value 9
Example Response {"Local Pack Existed": 9, "day": "2017-03-07"}
Compatible Dimensions
WEEK_NUMBER
WEEKS
ACCOUNT_IDS
FOLDER_NAMES
LOCATION_NAMES
MONTHS_RETAIL
Local Pack Presence
Description: The percentage of times your business appears in a local pack when one was shown.
Request ID: IST_LOCAL_PACK_PRESENCE
Response ID: Local Pack Presence
Data Type: Float
Example Response Value 0
Example Response {"Local Pack Presence": 0.0, "day": "2017-03-07"}
Compatible Dimensions
WEEK_NUMBER
WEEKS
ACCOUNT_IDS
FOLDER_NAMES
LOCATION_NAMES
MONTHS_RETAIL
Local Pack Share of Search
Description: The share of search for all local pack matches in the search engine results page.
Request ID: IST_LOCAL_PACK_SHARE_OF_SEARCH
Response ID: Local Pack Share of Search
Data Type: Float
Example Response Value 0
Example Response {"Local Pack Share of Search": 0.0, "day": "2017-03-07"}
Compatible Dimensions
WEEK_NUMBER
WEEKS
ACCOUNT_IDS
FOLDER_NAMES
LOCATION_NAMES
MONTHS_RETAIL
Matches per Search
Description: The total number of matches on the first page of the search engine results.
Request ID: IST_MATCHES_PER_SEARCH
Response ID: Matches per Search
Data Type: Float
Example Response Value 1.28
Example Response {"Matches per Search": 1.28, "day": "2019-01-04"}
Compatible Dimensions
WEEK_NUMBER
WEEKS
ACCOUNT_IDS
FOLDER_NAMES
LOCATION_NAMES
MONTHS_RETAIL
Organic Share of Search
Description: The share of search for all organic matches in the search engine results page.
Request ID: IST_ORGANIC_SHARE_OF_SEARCH
Response ID: Organic Share of Search
Data Type: Float
Example Response Value 9.49
Example Response {"Organic Share of Search": 9.49, "day": "2017-03-07"}
Compatible Dimensions
WEEK_NUMBER
WEEKS
ACCOUNT_IDS
FOLDER_NAMES
LOCATION_NAMES
MONTHS_RETAIL
Search Requests
Description: The number of search requests that were successfully analyzed.
Request ID: IST_SEARCH_REQUESTS
Response ID: Search Requests
Data Type: Integer
Example Response Value 75
Example Response {"day": "2017-03-07", "Search Requests": 75}
Compatible Dimensions
WEEK_NUMBER
WEEKS
ACCOUNT_IDS
FOLDER_NAMES
LOCATION_NAMES
MONTHS_RETAIL
Share of Intelligent Search
Description: The share of search for all matches in the search engine results page. This is an estimate of the percentage of times a user will choose your location from the search results page.
Share of Intelligent Search calculates the likelihood that a search result is clicked based on weighted criteria, including:
- The position of the result on the SERP (the result is weighted more the closer it appears to the top)
- The result type (knowledge card and local pack results are weighted more than organic results, since they are featured more prominently and therefore more likely to be clicked)
- The quantity and types of other results shown
Clicks on ads in search results do not contribute to Share of Intelligent Search.
Request ID: IST_SHARE_OF_INTELLIGENT_SEARCH
Response ID: Share of Intelligent Search
Data Type: Float
Example Response Value 12.24
Example Response {"Share of Intelligent Search": 12.24, "day": "2017-03-07"}
Compatible Dimensions
WEEK_NUMBER
WEEKS
ACCOUNT_IDS
FOLDER_NAMES
LOCATION_NAMES
MONTHS_RETAIL
Total Matches
Description: The total number of matches on the first page of the search engine results.
Request ID: IST_TOTAL_MATCHES
Response ID: Total Matches
Data Type: Integer
Example Response Value 1297
Example Response {"Total Matches": 1297, "day": "2019-01-04"}
Compatible Dimensions
WEEK_NUMBER
WEEKS
ACCOUNT_IDS
FOLDER_NAMES
LOCATION_NAMES
MONTHS_RETAIL