When to Use Salesforce Analytics REST API

• You can access Analytics assets—such as datasets, lenses, and dashboards—programmatically using the Analytics REST API. 
• Send queries directly to the Analytics Platform. 
• Access datasets that have been imported into the Analytics Platform. 
• Create and retrieve lenses.
• Access XMD information. 
• Retrieve a list of dataset versions. 
• Create and retrieve Analytics applications. 
• Create, update, and retrieve Analytics dashboards. 
• Retrieve a list of dependencies for an application. 
• Determine what features are available to the user. 
• Work with snapshots. 
• Manipulate replicated datasets.

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