Blocks dataset

• Label: Blocks
• Description: Analytics for recommendation block requests and conversions.
• Default group key: block_id

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Metrics

• requests (requests)
  • Number of block recommendation requests.
  • Example: COUNT_DISTINCT(requests)
• total_sales (USD)
  • Gross sales from orders traced back to a recommendation block, credited in full to that block. Shown in the dashboard as Attributed Sales. Measures line-item price after line-item discounts, in the store’s own currency: before tax and shipping, and not reduced by refunds or cancellations.
  • Example: SUM(total_sales)
• quantity_purchased (items)
  • Number of items purchased from block recommendation traffic.
  • Example: SUM(quantity_purchased)
• click_sessions (sessions)
  • Sessions where a product from block recommendations was clicked.
  • Example: COUNT_DISTINCT(click_sessions)
• view_sessions (sessions)
  • Distinct sessions in which a product was viewed from block recommendations. Counts sessions, not views. Shown in the dashboard as Viewing Sessions.
  • Example: COUNT_DISTINCT(view_sessions)
• cart_sessions (sessions)
  • Sessions where a product from block recommendations was added to cart.
  • Example: COUNT_DISTINCT(cart_sessions)
• quantity_added_to_cart (items)
  • Items added to cart from block recommendations.
  • Example: SUM(quantity_added_to_cart)

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Dimensions

• block_id: The block identifier.
• block_title: Title of the block at request time.
• anchor_type: Anchor type of the block (product, collection, cart, none).
• strategy_type: Strategy type used (interaction, similar_products, manual).
• strategy_key: Strategy key (e.g., recipe name for interaction strategy).
• num_results: Number of results returned.
• shopping_channel: The shopping channel (web or app).
• locale: Storefront locale code active for the request (e.g., en, fr, pt-br).
• currency: ISO 4217 currency code applied to the request (e.g., USD, EUR).
• session_returning: Session type — new or returning.
• customer_state: Whether the shopper is authenticated — signed_in or guest.
• customer_returning: Customer type — new or returning, based on prior order count.
• b2b_company: Shopify B2B company location identifier for the signed-in company account.
• attribution_token: Token used to attribute downstream events/purchases back to this block request.
• device_type: Device category.
• geo_country: Two-letter country code.
• geo_state: Up to three-letter province code.
• geo_city: City name as captured.
• marketing_source: UTM source.
• marketing_medium: UTM medium.
• marketing_campaign: UTM campaign.

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Examples

FROM blocks
SHOW COUNT_DISTINCT(requests)
GROUP BY block_id
SINCE -7d

FROM blocks
SHOW SUM(total_sales)
GROUP BY strategy_type
SINCE this_month

FROM blocks
SHOW COUNT_DISTINCT(click_sessions), SUM(total_sales)
GROUP BY block_id
WHERE anchor_type = 'product'
SINCE -30d

FROM blocks
SHOW COUNT_DISTINCT(requests), SUM(total_sales)
GROUP BY geo_country
SINCE past_30_days

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Next steps

• LayersQL syntax
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