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Metrics

Metrics are quantitative indicators that get aggregated and displayed in reports. Unlike dimensions, metrics can be summed and averaged.

What a metric is

A metric answers the question "how much?":

  • Clicks — the number of clicks on an ad
  • Impressions — the number of times an ad was shown
  • Spend — the budget spent
  • Conversions — the number of target actions
  • Revenue — the revenue earned
  • CTR — click-through rate (clicks / impressions × 100%)

Metric categories

Performance metrics

Direct indicators from ad accounts:

MetricTypeDescription
impressionsintegerAd impressions
clicksintegerAd clicks
ctrpercentageCTR = Clicks / Impressions × 100%
cpmmoneyCost per 1000 impressions
cpcmoneyCost per click

Financial metrics

MetricTypeDescription
costmoneySpend (the budget spent)
revenuemoneyRevenue (if available from the source)
profitmoneyProfit = Revenue − Spend
roaspercentageROAS = Revenue / Spend × 100%
romipercentageROMI = (Revenue − Spend) / Spend × 100%
cpamoneyCost per conversion

Conversion metrics

MetricTypeDescription
conversionsintegerThe number of conversions
conversion_ratepercentageCR = Conversions / Clicks × 100%
leadsintegerThe number of leads
dealsintegerThe number of deals

Metric aggregation

When grouping by dimensions, metrics are aggregated according to their type:

MetricAggregation
impressions, clicks, conversionsSUM
cost, revenueSUM
ctrRecalculated: SUM(clicks) / SUM(impressions)
cpcRecalculated: SUM(cost) / SUM(clicks)
roasRecalculated: SUM(revenue) / SUM(cost)

Important: derived metrics (CTR, CPC, ROAS) aren't summed — they're recalculated at the total row level. The sum of CTR across rows doesn't equal the CTR of the total row.

Universal metrics

These metrics are available across all sources:

MetricType
impressionsinteger
clicksinteger
costmoney
ctrpercentage
cpcmoney
cpmmoney

Formatting

  • money1,250.50 ₽
  • percentage3.45%
  • integer1,420

Maintained by the LightLead Documentation Team · Last verified: 2026-07-25