Connecting Bold BI to App Annie data source

Bold BI dashboard designer supports connecting App Annie web services through REST API.

Choose App Annie data source

To configure the App Annie data source, follow the below steps:

Click the Data Sources button in the configuration panel to add a new data connection.
Click CREATE NEW to launch a new connection from the connection panel.
Select the App Annie connection in the connection panel.

NOTE: You can also create a data source from the home page by clicking the Data Sources menu from left menu panel and Create Data Source from the data sources page.

Choose data source from server

Create App Annie data source

Once you click the App Annie data source, the NEW DATA SOURCE configuration panel opens. Follow the below steps to create App Annie data source.

Enter a name and description (optional) for the data source.
Enter a valid App Annie REST API endpoint in the URL textbox. Refer the App Annie API documentation for more details.

Example: https://api.appannie.com/v1.3/accounts
Select GET method for the REST API in Method combo box.
Choose a time interval for Refresh Settings using the combo box, to trigger the Rest API request periodically to keep the data in sync with your dashboard.
Select JSON data type in Data Format combo box.
Replace <:your_api_token> under Headers with a valid bearer token.
Choose None under Authentication Type as authentication is done through header.

You can also edit the connection information set here using the Edit Connection option.

How do I get Bearer Key for connecting App Annie data source?

Login in to App Annie Dashboard.
Select Account -> API Key and find the API Key under ‘Your API Key’ section.

Bearer token

Additional information

Max Rows	Most of the REST APIs return only fewer data on a single API request. To pull the amount of data you need, set a value in this field. Pagination is handled internally and will fetch the amount of data you need.
Refresh Settings	Period of time before next refresh call is triggered. This will automatically trigger a call for the API configured in the data source to keep the data up to date. If you do not want to sync your new data, choose ‘Never’.

Sample queries

Country List

https://api.appannie.com/v1.3/meta/countries

Shared Products List

https://api.appannie.com/v1.3/sharing/products?page_index=0

Preview and data import

Click Preview & Connect to connect with the configurations set.
The Choose Schema(s) dialog opens. The schema represents the key fields of JSON data retrieved from App Annie Rest API request. This dialog displays a list of schemas in treeview and its corresponding values in grid for preview. Select required schema(s) from treeview to use in designer and click Connect.
Now, the data design view page with selected table schema opens. Drag and drop the table.
Click Save to save the data source with a relevant name.